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

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Publisher

CRC Press

Year

2010

ISBN

9780203840696

Edition

Topic

Technology & Engineering

Subtopic

Civil Engineering

Index

Technology & Engineering

Front Cover
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Keynotes
Rock slopes from mechanics to decision making
Coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical processes in fault zones during rapid slip
How highly stressed brittle rock failure impacts tunnel design
Some rock mechanics issues in petroleum engineering
Strain-based failure criteria for rocks: State of the art and recent advances
2. Fundamental rock mechanics
Centenary of the first triaxial test – recalculation of the results of Kármán
Experimental artefacts in undrained triaxial testing
Intact rock triaxial compression strength properties of Soma marls withcalcite filled joints, in Turkey
Effect of calcium carbonate content on engineering properties of marl
Deformation characteristics under confined triaxial extension stress
Determination of direct tensile strength and stiffness of intact rocks
Characteristic acoustic emission response of sandstone samples in uniaxial compression
Investigation on the precursors to the failure of composite samples under unixial loading condition
Acoustic emission monitoring of layered sandstone under Brazilian test conditions
Acoustic emission during flexural loading of two Greek marbles
Laboratory experiments on relation between pore pressure changeand acoustic (microseismic) emission
Mechanical testing of hollow cores to determine elastic parameters of anisotropic rocks using the CSIRO HI cell
Rock fabric controls on the failure mode of strongly deformed gneisses
Analysis of multi-stage creep and swelling oedometric tests on a French marl
Creep behavior of Çankırı-Turkey rock salt under uniaxial and triaxial loading conditions
Shear strength of artificially weathered marl
Changes in physico-mechanical properties of ultramafic rocks due to weathering
Geomechanical characteristics of travertine and its natural degradation order in the karst basin of Trebižat
Influences of freeze-thaw process on mechanical properties of some marbles
Mechanical behaviour of a crystalline hard rock subjected to ultra high temperature and consequences for underground opening stability
A micromechanical constitutive model of a porous chalk
Isotropic collapse load as a function of the macroporosity of volcanic pyroclasts
Damage modelling in geotechnics: Micromechanical approach
A preliminary study on elasto-viscoplastic damage constitutive relation of relaxed rock mass
Discrete approach for anisotropic damage modeling in stratified sedimentary rocks
Application of a non-linear confinement sensitive constitutive model to mine scale simulations subject to varying levels of confining stress
Deficiencies in the ubiquitous joint model of layered rocks
A simple approximation to estimate the Hoek-Brown parameter ‘mi’ for intact rocks
Numerical modelling of a triaxial test of homogeneous rocks using the combined finite-discrete element method
OpenMP parallelization of the three-dimensional distinct lattice spring model
A comparison between application of two and three dimensional bonded-particle models for simulation of damage accumulation in rock
Sensitivity analyses on parameters of lab-scale bonded particle models for rock simulations using Plackett-Burman experimental design method
Investigating intact rock strength and rock mass environmenteffects on rock mass deformation modulus using sensitivity analysis of empirical equations
A view on stochastic finite element, geostatistics, uncertainty and risk analysis on parameter’s estimation in rock mechanics
Morphological analysis of natural marble discontinuities
Accounting for the influence of measurement resolution on discontinuity roughness estimates
Joint replica shear testing and roughness degradation measurement
Relation between fracture size and shear behavior of a single fracture in granite
Mechanical behavior of natural marble discontinuities
Effect of normal load on shear behavior and acoustic emissions of rock joints under direct shear loading
Variation of mechanical parameters of a slightly weathered joint in granite estimated from fourteen shear tests
A full scale investigation into the rock joint shear strength (UACEG)
Direct shear test simulation of real rough rock fractures
Investigation of failure mode and shear strength of rock joints using discrete element method
Fluid flow response of JRC exemplar profiles
Estimating the hydraulic conductivity of two-dimensional fracture networks using effective medium theory and power-law averaging
Estimation of fault zone permeability with Fuzzy-Delphi AHP (FDAHP) method
Experimental investigation of crack propagation and coalescence in rock-like materials under uniaxial compression
Analysis of crack coalescence in rock bridges using neural network
Numerical study of dimensions effects on measurement of rock fracture characterizations by using the modified Arcan test specimen
Diameter and load-rate effects on compressive and tensile strength of two granitic rocks
Rheological properties of rocks during vibration (cyclic loading)
Triggering and accumulation of deformations on rock discontinuities due to low amplitude seismic vibrations
Failure scenario estimated by a non-destructive method
Display of resonance properties of the rock massifs in microtremors
Wave propagation in discontinuous media
Analytical study of S-wave propagation across saturated joints in rock masses
Seismic surveying tools for the early detection of rock instability zones
Study of rock anisotropy involved by cracks using combined geophysical methods
Data integration to assess geo-hazards in Maastricht A2 tunnel
An analytical study to predict underground explosion-induced ground motion
Prevention and control of rocky slope instabilities induced by blasting vibration in tunneling – application to Núria rack railway
Simulation of vibration generated by underwater blasting using statistical analysis and numerical modelling
Seismo-acoustic array monitoring of large quarry drill and blast activity close to a natural park, Tuscany (Italy)
3. Tunnels and underground structures
Measurement of spalling parameters from laboratory testing
Experimental determination of spalling initiation in hard rock
Rock strength obtained from core samples and borehole wall instabilities – the effect of drilling induced damage
A method for predicting the unstable zone around underground spaces based on crack initiation threshold and crack growth theories
Triggering swelling potential of anhydrite clay rocks by brittle failure processes
The anhydrite surface – cause of problems in tunnel constructions (new results based on measurements and observations)
Why the convergence confinement method is not much used in practice
Preliminary assessment of longitudinal deformation profiles for tunnels excavated in strain-softening rock masses
Investigation of plastic zones around circular tunnels in strain-softening rock mass
Yielding support design in Ceneri Base Tunnel
Time-dependent loads on tunnel final linings
Cavity expansion in anisotropic rock
A discrete anisotropic plasticity method for horizontally laminated sedimentary rocks: Development and back analysis
Displacement analytical solution of a deep tunnel with arbitrary cross section in transversely isotropic rock mass
A load and load transfer model for pipe umbrella support
Design methodology for intersection of underground openings
Investigating the effects of different horizontal stress to vertical stress ratio (K) on the stress and displacement fields around underground constructions
Effect of excavation of tunnels in the convex slopes using distinct element method
Performance prediction of hard rock TBM using rock mass classification
Geological controls on the breakthrough of tunnel boring machines in hard rock crystalline terrains
Development of a portable rock cutting rig for rock cuttability determination
Selection and design of mechanical excavators and some recent projects from Turkey
Numerical modelling of indenter/rock interaction under various indenter profiles
Modelling dynamic fracture in mechanical rock cutting using SPAM
Abrasivity of rocks at depth
Determining rock abrasivity in the laboratory
A new laboratory test to evaluate the problem of clogging in mechanical tunnel driving with EPB-shields
Using slurry TBM in excavating a high overburden rock tunnel
Tests, design and fully mechanised installation of mesh system for underground support
Fibre sprayed concrete – Relevant tests for characterizing the correct fibre for the correct use
Thin sprayed liners – an approach with numerical models
A tunnel and cavern intersection in fault zones at 1240m depth
Tunnel liner design in heterogeneous or anisotropic ground
Performance monitoring and analysis of a yield-control support system in squeezing rock
Design and execution of the primary support system of the HEPP Mostarsko Blato headrace tunnel
The new Linth-Limmern hydro-power plant – design of caverns under 500m overburden
Static and dynamic analysis of underground structures in jointed rock mass
Subsidence induced by shallow tunnels construction: A simplified approachto the risk-of-damage band evaluation
Drill and blast tunnel in Inwood Marble under Harlem River in NewYork City
Construction of the Serrières Tunnel on an urban site
Design and construction of a mined station in weak rock on the Kadikoy-Kartal metro line of Istanbul
Three-dimensional modelling of the tunnel intersections in weak rock mass on the Kadikoy-Kartal metro line of Istanbul
The Oudayas tunnel (Morocco): A challenging passage under historical buildings
The accident at the Pinheiros underground station of line 4 of São Paulo’s metropolitan subway: A case of local geological conditions that led to an unforeseen geomechanical behaviour
Complicated excavation altering an existing tunnel – the west portal of the Visp by-pass tunnel, Switzerland
Geomechanical design aspects and construction experience in excavating the overburden above a masonry tunnel of the Ittertunnel in Tirol/Austria
Construction of shallow caverns in blocky ground
Restoration of the Vengeron stream diversion project
Investigation and analysis procedures for tunnel refurbishment
4. Slopes and landslides
A new classification system and movement solutions for wedge failure
The Dual Grid Method for stability analysis of sliding blocks and slopes
Applicability of earthquake response analysis by multiple yield model for discontinuous rock
Seismic stability and permanent displacement of rock slope along the pre-existing joint plane
Selecting shear strength models for joints – experience with modeling of complex rock slope failure in UDEC
Stability of slope based on shear strain criterion and its dependency on shear strength
Effects of model parameters in DEM on slope failure simulation
Numerical analysis of landslide behavior induced by tunnel excavation
FLAC3D and adaptive Kalman-filtering – A new way to install effective alarm systems for landslides?
Reliability based assessment of rock slope stability
Prediction of rock mass failure-time of geo-hazards
Numerical simulation of gravel unconstrained flow experiments: A comparison between DAN-3D and RASH-3D codes
Numerical and experimental analysis of debris flow protection fence efficiency
Modelling of the rock slope stability at the controlled failure
In situ non conventional shear tests for the mechanical characterisation of a bimrock
Evaluating roadside rockmasses for rockfall hazards from lidar data: Optimizing data collection and processing protocols
Assessment of rockslide and rockfall problems in an active quarry: Case study of the Arvel quarry (Western Switzerland)
Structural and stability analyses of a rock cliff based on digital elevation model: The Obermatt quarry (Switzerland)
Pocket cards for analyzing slopes and quarry rock size by stereo and Cartesian graphics
Deformation rebound in a blast-damaged cutback rock slope
Light emitting sensors as new visual tool for rock structure monitoring
Development and testing of a Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) monitoring system for subsurface deformations
Rockfall motion characteristics on natural slopes of eastern Australia
Findings from large-scale field tests of spiral rope nets for rock protection
Mega rockslides in Canary Islands: The role of the geomechanical properties of the submarine rocks in the stability of the flanks of Tenerife
Landslide Brus, translational block sliding in flysch rock mass
Three-dimensional mixed continuum-discontinuum numerical simulation ofthe Beauregard Landslide
Influence of the behaviour of soft rocks on cliff evolution
Numerical modeling applied to a cultural heritage site threatened by rock falls in Tuscany (Italy)
Rock slope accident in Aalesund, 2008; stability issues and support design
Design methodology of remedial work in two rail cuttings
Road cut stability analysis along NH-22 in Luhri area, Himachal Pradesh
Mechanism analysis and treatment simulation study of Shanwang Temple landslide
Stability analysis on the reservoir bank slope in Pubugou hydropower project
Open pit mining through active landslides
Assessment of the as-is-state and risk analysis of an one hundred years old torrent control structure in the Bernese Alps
5. Resources, environment and others
Estimation of regional stress state andYoung’s modulus by analyzing mining induced deformation
Exploration of the recent stress fields in the Czech part of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin
Deformation measurements at the 1200m deep Kristineberg mine using total station, laser scanning and 3D imaging
Numerical analysis of geomechanical processes in coal mining using the Velenje mining method
Multi-scale, non-linear numerical analysis of mining induced deformation in complex environments
Lessons learned from mining-induced seismicity in two deep coal mines
Monitoring of ground failures in subsurface complex cavities
Large-scale salt cavern collapse: Multi-parameter monitoring from precursor signs to general failure
Hydraulic behaviors characterization for the design of unlined underground LPG storage cavern in fractured rock mass
Forty-five years of geotechnical engineering feedback in underground caverns
Preliminary 3D numerical modeling of a hypothetical LNG storage cavern having an irregular geometry
Modeling of fracture and collapse initiation gradients in presence of mud cake
Wellbore stability in shale: Experiment, theory and case study
Geomechanical analysis of the turbidite sandstone in the Soledad field, Chicontepec Basin, Mexico
Laboratory test and logging campaign for geomechanical application in SAGD process for heavy oil reservoirs in Venezuela
Geomechanical studies utilizing petrophysical properties in a Middle-Eastern Reservoir
Theoretical and experimental studies of the filtration regime control in a productive stratum by applying nonsteady effect to host rock block mass
A comparison of stress orientations determined by two independent methods in a deep drilling project
Medium resolution X-Ray computed tomography of hollow cylindrical samples of Boom Clay
Insight into the mechanical behavior of Opalinus Clay
Anisotropic features of the mechanical behaviour of Opalinus Clay
Modelling benchmark of a laboratory drying test in Opalinus Clay
Modelling of drying and cracking initiation in a gallery excavated in shale
Influence of pre-existing discontinuities on ground behavior in the Opalinus Clay – a new mine-by project at the Mont Terri rock laboratory
Geotechnical feedback of the new galleries excavation at the ANDRA underground research laboratory – Bure (France)
Stress effects on nuclide transport in fractured rocks: A numerical study
Modeling the Äspö pillar stability experiment
Foundation stability analysis of arch dams
Dynamic analysis of Choar earth-fill dam
Rock behavior in plunge pools of high-head dams
Estimation of rock mass deformation modulus from laboratory experiments in Karun dam
Index properties of ophiolitic rocks at theYakakayi dam site, Eskisehir, Turkey
General method for estimating the active and passive earth pressures on retaining walls assuming different strength criteria
Numerical approach for rock splitting with electric discharge impulse crushing method
Field and laboratory studies on performance of chain saw machines
Performance assessment of water jet cutting for Italian granite
Importance of geological and geotechnical properties of Kandira stone in civil engineering applications
Analysis of the parameters affecting the slip angle of surface-processed natural stones
Influence of extraction methods on the raw material physicomechanical properties of fillers
Representing rock engineering system to analyse sand production in perforation tunnels
Field measurement and evaluation of thermal characteristics of the ground and the boundary for the utilization of cold source within the ground
Mechanism and modeling of seismic events induced by reservoir stimulation in an Enhanced Geothermal System
Collaborative projects between two USA-France national subsurface laboratories to improve imaging of fractured-porous rocks properties and coupled THMCB processes
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