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Fundamentals of rock mechanics /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jaeger, J. C. (John Conrad), 1907-1979
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors: Cook, Neville G. W., Zimmerman, Robert Wayne
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2007.
Edition:4th ed.
Subjects:
Rock mechanics.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Rock as material
  • Analysis of stress and strain
  • Friction on rock surfaces
  • Deformation and failure of rock
  • Linear elasticity
  • Laboratory testing of rocks
  • Poroelasticity and thermoelasticity
  • Streses around cavities and excavations
  • Inelastic behavior
  • Micromechanical models
  • Wave propagation in rocks
  • Hydromechanical behavior of fractures
  • State of stress underground
  • Geological applications.