Publisher's Synopsis
Rock mechanics is a theoretical and applied science of the mechanical behavior of rock and rock masses; compared to geology, it is that branch of mechanics concerned with the response of rock and rock masses to the force fields of their physical environment. The text Design Analysis in Rock Mechanics treats the basics of rock mechanics in a clear and straightforward manner and discusses important design problems in terms of the mechanics of materials. The purpose of first chapter is to determine the bench slope angle and overall slope of the west wall in Chadormalu mine in points susceptible to rupture. In second chapter, to simulate the fissure development of jointed rock mass under fissure water pressure, we propose a novel numerical model on the basis of secondary development in Lagrangian analysis of continua (FLAC3D), which is an explicit finite difference method (FDM). Study on the constitutive model for jointed rock mass has been presented in third chapter. The aim of fourth chapter is to find out a simple way to calculate the asymmetric rock pressure for design of tunnel lining in super-shallow surrounding rock. Based on the concept of generalized plasticity, fifth chapter proposes a constitutive model to describe the time-dependent behavior and wetting deterioration of sandstone. In sixth chapter, a semivariogram model has been developed along with the kriging model for the reduced level of the rock in the subsurface of Bangalore. The aim of seventh chapter is to propose a method for characterizing the weathering behavior of carbonate lithologies that outcrop in heterogeneous Flysch-like slopes. Eighth chapter proposes two empirical models to estimate hydraulic conductivity of fractured rock mass. In ninth chapter, the base force element method (BFEM) on complementary energy principle is used to analyze the engineering problems of rock mechanics. Three-dimensional numerical model of hydraulic fracturing in fractured rock masses has been focused in tenth chapter. Roughness research of center profile curve on rock fracture surface based on statistical method has been presented in last chapter.
