Prefaces and Acknowledgements |
Rock mechanics and mining engineering |
Stress and infinitesimal strain |
Rock mass structure and characterization |
Rock strength and deformability |
Pre-mining state of stress |
Methods of stress analysis |
Excavation design in massive elastic rock |
Excavation design in stratified rock |
Excavation design in blocky rock |
Energy, mine stability, mine seismicity and rockbursts |
Rock support and reinforcement |
Mining methods and method selection |
Pillar supported mining methods |
Artificially supported mining methods |
Longwall and caving mining methods |
Mining-induced surface subsidence |
Blasting mechanics |
Monitoring rock mass performance |
Appendices: Basic construction using the hemispherical projection |
Stresses and displacements induced by point and infinite line loads in an infinite, isotropic, elastic continuum |
Calculation sequences for rock-support interaction analysis |
Limiting equilibrium analyses of progressive hangingwall caving |
Answers to problems |
References |
Index |
Prefaces and Acknowledgements |
Rock mechanics and mining engineering |
Stress and infinitesimal strain |
Rock mass structure and characterization |
Rock strength and deformability |
Pre-mining state of stress |