This graduate textbook introduces rock mechanics fundamentals simply way and with a strong practical bias, and can also suit undergraduates and engineers. This new edition brings in a completely new chapter on tunneling as well as more on numerical analysis and software, and sections on slope failure mechanisms and petroleum geology.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Author(s): Peter To
Illustration(s): 22 Tables, black and white; 10 Line drawings, color; 133 Line drawings, black and white; 12 Halftones, color; 34 Halftones, black and white; 22 Illustrations, color; 167 Illustrations, black and white