Engineering properties of rocks

by Zhang, Lianyang

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Full title :Engineering properties of rocks / Lianyang Zhang.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2016, ©2017.
Edition:2nd ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Butterworth-Heinemann
Place of Publication:Oxford, United Kingdom
Language:eng
Publication Date:2016, ©2017.

Notes

6.2. Deformability of Intact Rock.

Includes index.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (396 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780128028766, 0128028769
oclc:ocn958565862
LC Classification:TA706
Dewey Decimal:624.1/5132

Front Cover; Engineering Properties of Rocks; Copyright; Contents; About the Author; Preface to the Second Edition; Series Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1. Rock Engineering Problems; 1.2. Determination of Engineering Properties of Rocks; 1.3. Examples on Determining Engineering Properties of Rocks; 1.4. Rock Expert System for Evaluation of Rock Engineering Properties; 1.5. Content of the Book; References; Chapter 2: In Situ Stresses; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Strategy for Determining In Situ Rock Stresses; 2.3. World Stress Map (WSM).

2.4. Variation of In Situ Stresses With Depth2.4.1. Vertical Stress; 2.4.2. Horizontal Stresses; 2.5. Comments; References; Chapter 3: Intact Rock; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Classification of Intact Rocks; 3.2.1. Geological Classification; 3.2.1.1. Rock-Forming Minerals; 3.2.1.2. Elementary Rock Classification; 3.2.2. Engineering Classification; 3.3. Index Properties of Intact Rocks; 3.3.1. Porosity; 3.3.2. Density; 3.3.3. Wave Velocity; 3.3.4. Point Load Index; 3.3.5. Schmidt Hammer Rebound Number; 3.3.6. Slake Durability Index; 3.3.7. Cerchar Abrasivity Index (CAI).

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