404 Questions 2.7-2.70: geological setting
Figure Q2.2in an opencast coal mine. What evidence is there here of geological
disruption to the rock strata?42.4 A site investigation was conducted in a granitic rock mass
(Fig. Q2.4). One side of fracture #300 in the core is shown to the
right. What does this fracture indicate about the rock mass history and
what significance does this have for rock mechanics design of slopes and
tunnels in the rock mass?
42.5 In the first Glossop Lecture on geology for engineers, Fookes
(1997) quotes from Glossop’s 1968 Rankine Lecture: ”What you look for
should be suggested by the natural environment and by the nature of
the construction problem to be solved.” Explain why this quotation is
critically important for rock mechanics and rock engineering.