Harmonising rock engineering and the environment : proceedings of the 12th ISRM International Congress on Rock Mechanics, Beijing, China, 18-21 October 2011 /

Harmonising Rock Mechanics and the Environment comprises the proceedings (invited and contributed papers) of the 12th ISRM International Congress on Rock Mechanics (Beijing, China, 18-21 October 2011). The contributions cover the entire scope of rock mechanics and rock engineering, with an emphasis...

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Corporate Authors: ISRM International Congress on Rock Mechanics Beijing, China, Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Qian, Qihu, Zhou, Yingxin
Format: Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Leiden, The Netherlands : CRC Press, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Organisation; Müller lecture; From empiricism, through theory, to problem solving in rock engineering; Rocha Medal lecture; Reduction of blast-induced vibration in tunnelling using barrier holes and air-deck; Invited lectures on ISRM 50th anniversary; Fifty years of the ISRM and associated progress in rock mechanics; The next 50 years of the ISRM and anticipated future progress in rock mechanics; New developments of rock engineering and technology in China; Keynote lectures; New rock mechanics developments in China
  • Rock strength and failure: Some common and uncommon issuesDiscontinuum models for dam foundation failure analysis; Discontinuous deformation analysis: Advances and challenges; Synthetic rock mass applications in mass mining; How to select rock mass parameters for analysis and design; Risk oriented design and construction of tunnels; Support of excavations subjected to dynamic (rockburst) loading; Advances in rock dynamics modelling, testing and engineering; Analysis and design methods
  • Mine-by experiment performed in the Callovo-Oxfordian claystone at the Meuse Haute Marne underground research laboratory (France)Burgers rock creep around axisymmetric tunnels; Multi-parameter responses of soft rocks during deformation and fracturing and their implications in geomechanics and geoengineering; Fractal approach to determine rock mass strength and deformation; A theoretical analysis of core extrusion and squeezing behaviour in tunnelling; Applications of strain based damage criterion in geotechnical engineering
  • Solving some problems of geomechanics on the base of defining relations of post-limit deformation of rocksThe structural geology contribution to rock mechanics modelling and rock engineering design; Rock mass instability caused by incipient block rotation; Attempt to advanced observational construction considering predictive analysis of long-term deformation; Vector sum method: A new method for anti-sliding stability analysis; Design of a railway tunnel parallel to an existing tunnel
  • Shear failure mechanism in oil wells due to reservoir compaction ""A case study in Gachsaran formation, Iran""Fractal analysis on the fracture development of sandstone using AE measurement; Static and dynamic response analyses of rock mass considering joint distribution and its applicability; Numerical study on zonal disintegration of rock mass around deep underground openings; The secondary lining design of subsea tunnel due to water inflow; An assessment of rock pillar considering excavation damaged rock zone