Rock Engineering in Difficult Ground Conditions - Soft Rocks and Karst

Rock Engineering in Difficult Ground Conditions - Soft Rocks and Karst
Author: Ivan Vrkljan
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 860
Release: 2009-10-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1482288842

Rock Engineering in Difficult Ground Conditions - Soft Rocks and Karst contains the Proceedings of the Regional Symposium of the International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM), which was held 29 to 31 October 2009 in Cavtat near Dubrovnik, Croatia. It is a continuation of the successful series of regional ISRM symposia for Europe, which began in 1

Rock Engineering in Difficult Ground Conditions - Soft Rocks and Karst

Rock Engineering in Difficult Ground Conditions - Soft Rocks and Karst
Author: Ivan Vrkljan
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-10-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780415804813

Rock Engineering in Difficult Ground Conditions – Soft Rocks and Karst contains the Proceedings of the Regional Symposium of the International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM), which was held 29 to 31 October 2009 in Cavtat near Dubrovnik, Croatia. It is a continuation of the successful series of regional ISRM symposia for Europe, which began in 1992 in Chester, UK. EUROCK 2009 was organized by the Croatian Geotechnical Society. Rock Engineering in Difficult Ground Conditions – Soft Rocks and Karst contains 7 keynote lectures and 129 papers classified in 7 themes as follows: - Geological and hydrogeological properties of karst regions; - Rock properties, testing methods and site characterization; - Design methods and analyses; - Monitoring and back analysis; - Excavation and support; - Environmental aspects of geotechnical engineering in karst regions; and - Case histories. Rock Engineering in Difficult Ground Conditions – Soft Rocks and Karst will be of interest to professionals, engineers, and academics involved in rock mechanics and rock engineering.

TBM Excavation in Difficult Ground Conditions

TBM Excavation in Difficult Ground Conditions
Author: Nuh Bilgin
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 359
Release: 2016-11-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3433607222

The book relates experience of TBM drives in difficult geology, making use of case studies from Turkey to demonstrate the influence of the local geotechnical conditions on the selection of a tunnel boring machine and the selection of tools. There is an extensive description how various geological phenomena, such as for example transition zones, dikes, rock discontinuities, blocky ground, squeezing ground, swelling clays and high strength and abrasive rocks, can reduce the advance rate and what countermeasures can be introduced. There is also a discussion of necessary advance probing and safety measures. Since the presented practical experience from Turkey can also be applicable for other tunnel projects in difficult geology, the book represents a valuable source of knowledge for every tunneler.

Handbook of Research on Trends and Digital Advances in Engineering Geology

Handbook of Research on Trends and Digital Advances in Engineering Geology
Author: Ceryan, Nurcihan
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 788
Release: 2017-07-12
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1522527109

Engineering geologists face the task of addressing geological factors that can affect planning with little time and with few resources. A solution is using the right tools to save time searching for answers and devote attention to making critical engineering decisions. The Handbook of Research on Trends and Digital Advances in Engineering Geology is an essential reference source for the latest research on new trends, technology, and computational methods that can model engineering phenomena automatically. Featuring exhaustive coverage on a broad range of topics and perspectives such as acoustic energy, landslide mapping, and natural hazards, this publication is ideally designed for academic scientists, industry and applied researchers, and policy and decision makers seeking current research on new tools to aid in timely decision-making of critical engineering situations.

Rock Mechanics in Civil and Environmental Engineering

Rock Mechanics in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Author: Jian Zhao
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 882
Release: 2010-05-19
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0203840690

During the last two decades rock mechanics in Europe has been undergoing some major transformation. The reduction of mining activities in Europe affects heavily on rock mechanics teaching and research at universities and institutes. At the same time, new emerging activities, notably, underground infrastructure construction, geothermal energy develo

Engineering Properties of Rocks

Engineering Properties of Rocks
Author: Lianyang Zhang
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2016-09-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0128028769

More often than not, it is difficult or even impossible to obtain directly the specific rock parameters of interest using in situ methods. The procedures for measuring most rock properties are also time consuming and expensive. Engineering Properties of Rocks, Second Edition, explores the use of typical values and/or empirical correlations of similar rocks to determine the specific parameters needed. The book is based on the author's extensive experience and offers a single source of information for the evaluation of rock properties. It systematically describes the classification and characterization of intact rock, rock discontinuities, and rock masses, and presents the various indirect methods for estimating the deformability, strength, and permeability of these components as well as the in situ rock stresses. - Presents a single source for the correlations on rock properties - Saves time and resources invested on in situ testing procedures - Fully updated with current literature - Expanded coverage of rock types and geographical locations

The ISRM Suggested Methods for Rock Characterization, Testing and Monitoring: 2007-2014

The ISRM Suggested Methods for Rock Characterization, Testing and Monitoring: 2007-2014
Author: R. Ulusay
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2014-07-25
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319077139

This book is a collection of ISRM suggested methods for testing or measuring properties of rocks and rock masses both in the laboratory and in situ, as well as for monitoring the performance of rock engineering structures. The first collection (Yellow Book) has been published in 1981. In order to provide access to all the Suggested Methods in one volume, the ISRM Blue Book was published in 2007 (by the ISRM via the Turkish National Group) and contains the complete set of Suggested Methods from 1974 to 2006 inclusive. The papers in this most recent volume have been published during the last seven years in international journals, mainly in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. They offer guidance for rock characterization procedures and laboratory and field testing and monitoring in rock engineering. These methods provide a definitive procedure for the identification, measurement and evaluation of one or more qualities, characteristics or properties of rocks or rock systems that produces a test result.

Rock Mechanics for Resources, Energy and Environment

Rock Mechanics for Resources, Energy and Environment
Author: Marek Kwasniewski
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 995
Release: 2013-09-11
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1482229072

The emphasis in Rock Mechanics for Resources, Energy and Environment is on the application of rock mechanics to the extraction of natural resources, securing energy supplies and protecting the environment surrounding rock that is subject to engineering activities. The book will be of interest to rock mechanics researchers as well as to professionals who are involved in the various branches of rock engineering.

Advances in Groundwater Flow and Solute Transport: Pushing the Hidden Boundary

Advances in Groundwater Flow and Solute Transport: Pushing the Hidden Boundary
Author: Hongbin Zhan
Publisher: MDPI
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2019-10-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3039210742

In recent decades, the study of groundwater flow and solute transport has advanced into new territories that are beyond conventional theories, such as Darcy’s law and Fick’s law. The studied media have changed from permeable porous and fractured ones to much less permeable ones, such as clay and shale. The studied pore sizes have also changed from millimetres to micro-meters or even nano-meters. The objective of this Special Issue is to report recent advances in groundwater flow and solute transport that push the knowledge boundary into new territories which include, but are not limited to, flow and transport in sloping aquifer/hillslopes, coupled unsaturated and saturated flow, coupled aquifer-vertical/horizontal/slant well flow, interaction of aquifer with connected and disconnected rivers, non-Darcian flow, anomalous transport beyond the Fickian scheme, and flow and transport in extremely small pore spaces such as shale and tight sandstones. Contributions focusing on innovative experimental, numerical, and analytical methods for understanding unconventional problems, such as the above-listed ones, are encouraged, and contributions addressing flow and transport at interfaces of different media and crossing multiple temporal and spatial scales are of great value