He has been a staff scientist in the earth sciences division of the lawrence berkeley national laboratory, and reader in rock mechanics at imperial college, london. Buy fundamentals of rock mechanics 4rev ed by john jaeger, neville g. Mar 31, 2017 rock falls can be a public safety issue. This is a most important contribution from which both rock mechanics engineers and. Start reading classical mechanics 5th edition on your kindle in under a minute. John hudson, structural geology and rock engineering specifically links structural geological principles with those of rock mechanics. He was elected as imperial college teaching fellow in 1996. Hoek began his research for rock mechanics in 1958 due to problems with brittle rock in deep gold mines in south africa and in 1965 at the university of cape town phd rock fracture under static stress conditions. Laboratory, and reader in rock mechanics at imperial college, london. I obtained my phd degree 2016 in rock mechanics from imperial college. University of karlsruhe english translation, imperial college rock mechanics. Rock mechanics laboratory testing in the context of a. An introduction to the principles is based on the content of the integrated engineering rock mechanics course given at imperial college by the authors.
Your reference list and bibliography imperial college london. Michael roberts principal rock engineering consultant. Morgan 9780471863700 047186370x reinspiring the corporation the seven seminal paths to corporate greatness, mark c. Hudson, bsc, phd, dsc, freng, obtained his bsc degree in mining engineering from the heriotwatt university in edinburgh, scotland, in 1965 and his phd in rock mechanics as applied to both civil and mining engineering from the university of minnesota, usa, in 1970. These teachers provided a diversity of viewpoints of structural geology that was fascinating as well as challenging, and the origins of many of the themes played out in this textbook can be traced directly to their. This book will apeal to rock engineers worldwide as it addresses generic rather than specific topics. Senior lecturer in engineering rock mechanics, imperial college of science. Imperial college london department of earth science and engineering. Rock fall engineering describes first, the theoretical background to rock fall behavior in terms of the impact and trajectory phases of rock falls, and second, how this information is applied to modeling of rock falls and. He has authoredcoauthored six books and more than 150 technical papers, plus a.
Mining magazineapril, june and july 1966 evert hoek this paper is the text of three lectures delivered by the author at the imperial college of science and technology, london in november 1965 as part of the university of london series of special university lectures in mining and metallurgy. Head of petroleum engineering and rock mechanics perm group, 19992006. Imperial college london library, 2010 c when writing a reference for a multimedia item, you would usually use the title of the tv programme or video recording, or title of the film whether on dvd or video as the author. This book provides comprehensive information on identification of these hazards, and design and construction of protection methods. Evert hoek freng is a zimbabweancanadian mechanical engineer specialized geotechnical engineering and a leading international expert in rock mechanics. I work on geomechanics, rock dynamics, hard rock coal mining, unconventional reservoir engineering and resource evaluation, and my main research interests have so far concerned the application of reservoir geomechanics principles to rock engineering, with particular focus on subsurface energy systems and underground.
Rock mechanics is concerned with the response of rock to an applied disturbance, which is recognized in the chapter as an engineering, i. Professor of engineering rock mechanics imperial college of science, technology and. Xiating feng graduated in 1986 from the northeast university of technology and obtained his phd in 1992 at the northeastern university, china. He holds the chamber of mines certificate in rock engineering number 63. Imperial college london library 2010 citing and referencing guide. Home professor martin blunt imperial college london.
The italian geotechnical society agi, on appointment by the isrm international society of rock mechanics, is delighted to announce that turin will host eurock2021 from. International journal of rock mechanics and mining. Price of imperial college introduced him to rock mechanics and the analysis of rock subject to brittle deformation. Phd studentship in nextgeneration fracture modelling info sheet fracture modelling. Rock mechanics and rock engineering dynamic response of pillar workings induced by sudden pillar recoverymanuscript draftmanuscript number.
Structural geology and rock mechanics imperial college london. Use search variables to create custom lists and map to view a list of tall buildings around the world. Rock mechanics research at imperial college london asce. Some rock mechanics issues in petroleum engineering, invited keynote talk, european rock mechanics symposium eurock 2010, lausanne, switzerland, 1518 june 2010. Imperial college, and president 20072011, international society for rock mechanics. Download rock mass classification a practical approach in civil engineering by b. International journal of rock mechanics and mining sciences 104, 1146, 2018. All of our msc courses last one calendar year, comprising two terms of taught material followed by a research dissertation. University of the witwatersrand, imperial college, london phd, msc rock mechanics activities and societies. Issuing body compiled by rock mechanics information service, imperial college of science and technology. Rock mass classification a practical approach in civil. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. United with international journal of rock mechanics and mining sciences to form. Ctbuh tall building database the skyscraper center.
It provides an international forum for the publication of high quality papers on the subject of rock mechanics and the application of rock mechanics principles and techniques to mining and civil engineering projects built on or in rock masses. As stated in the book preface the authors made a special attempt to present the principles of rock mechanics and then to place them in the engineering context. Rock mechanics and engineering, 5 volume set 1st edition xiating. The author assembles and refers to a large body of literature concerned with experimental and theoretical studies in which both rock mechanics and geophysics at all scales are involved. Thesaurus of rock and soil mechanics terms is a book of synonym, including terms used in geology, mining, hydrology, engineering, and similar fields. Fellow southern african institute of mining and metalurgy.
The book covers the necessary understanding and the key techniques supporting the rock engineering design of structural foundations, dams, rock slopes, wellbores, tunnels. Barton has 50 years of experience from hundreds of rock mechanics and rock. Hoek, professor of rock mechanics, imperial college, london p. Thesaurus of rock and soil mechanics terms sciencedirect. John a hudson, emeritus professor, imperial college, and president 20072011, international society for rock mechanics. Rock mechanics an introduction for the practical engineer. Evert hoek was born in zimbabwe, graduated in mechanical engineering from the university of cape town and became involved in rock mechanics in 1958 when he started working in research on problems of brittle fracture associated with very deep mines in south africa. A study of groundwater flow in jointed rock and its influence on the stability of rock masses issue 10 of rock mechanics research report.
Professor harrison joined the department of civil engineering and the lassonde mineral engineering program in october 2010 from imperial college, uk, as the keck chair of engineering rock mechanics. John cosgrove, professor of structural geology, imperial college, london. He is currently professor of engineering geology at the royal institute of technology in stockholm, and coeditor of the international journal of rock mechanics. Structural geology and rock engineering world scientific. The book covers the basic rock mechanics principles. International consultant, rock engineering barton has 50 years of experience from hundreds of rock mechanics and rock engineering projects in a total of 40 countries. It provides an international forum for the publication of high quality papers on the subject of rock mechanics and the appl. These notes cover some of the same material as does chapter 5 of the 4th edition of fundamentals of rock. I consider this book to be an invaluable reference for studying and. President of the international society for rock mechanics isrm 20072011. Widely regarded as the most authoritative and comprehensive book in its field, the fourth edition of fundamentals of rock mechanics includes new and substantially updated chapters to. During his time at imperial college, he taught rock mechanics. Imperial college, london 7 sw7 2az, united kingdom 8 corresponding author.
Part of the international centre for mechanical sciences book series cism. It contains illustrative worked examples of engineering rock. Based on professors cosgrove and hudsons university teaching at imperial college london, as well as relevant short course. A study of groundwater flow in jointed rock and its influence on the stability of rock masses rock mechanics research report imperial college of science and technologyunknown binding january 1, 1969. This is a most important contribution from which both rock mechanics engineers and geophysicists will benefit immensely. Many questions agitated our minds is classification. Fluid flow in porous media, world scientific, 2018. Hudson, imperial college, london, uk publishing high quality papers on the subject of rock mechanics and the application of rock mechanics principles and techniques to mining and civil engineering projects built on or in rock. Some new developments in modeling failure, fracture and fragmentation of rocks, invited keynote talk, 7 th asian rock mechanics symposium arms 2012, seoul, korea, 15. I strongly recommend this book to anyone studying, researching or using rock mechanics. Rock mechanics and rock engineering an excellent book, very well presented.
Mining magazine april, june and july 1966 evert hoek this paper is the text of three lectures delivered by the author at the imperial college of science and technology, london, in november 1965 as part of the university of london series of special university lectures in mining and metallurgy. Hudson, emeritus professor, imperial college london, uk. Fluid mechanics of planets and stars 2020 le bars, michael, lecoanet, daniel. Rock mechanics research at imperial college london. Evert hoek freng born in 1933 in southern rhodesia, now zimbabwe is a zimbabweancanadian mechanical engineer specialized geotechnical engineering and a leading international expert in rock mechanics. The imperial college lectures in petroleum engineering.
The msc in soil mechanics and engineering geology focuses on the solution of engineering problems connected with the study of geological factors, such as soil, rock, groundwater and other natural conditions. International journal of rock mechanics and mining sciences. He has written extensively and is author or coauthor of fifty four technical papers and a number of technical books. Rock mechanics and engineering, 5 volume set book cover. Hoek began his research for rock mechanics in 1958 due to problems with. A study of groundwater flow in jointed rock and its influence on the stability of rock masses rock mechanics research report imperial college of science and technology unknown binding january 1, 1969. This journal is concerned with original research, new developments, site measurements and case studies in rock mechanics and rock engineering. John a hudson, emeritus professor, imperial college, and president 20072011, international society for rock mechanics the bible of rock mechanics has been updated with several new chapters on topics that were in their infancy at the time of the last edition of this book. Mar 12, 2009 he has been a staff scientist in the earth sciences division of the lawrence berkeley national laboratory, and reader in rock mechanics at imperial college, london. An introduction to the principles by the same authors. Rock quality, seismic velocity, attenuation and anisotropy. Hudson department of earth science and engineering, imperial college london, uk, xiating feng institute of rock and soil mechanics, chinese academy of sciences, wuhan, china. Imperial college london geomechanics of carbon sequestration robert zimmerman. Isrm book ser rock engineering risk by xiating feng and.
Advances in atomic, molecular, and optical physics, volume 69 2020 susanne yelin, louis dimauro, helene perrin. Rock mechanics an introduction for the practical engineer parts i, ii and iii first published in mining magazineapril, june and july 1966 evert hoek this paper is the text of three lectures delivered by the author at the imperial college of. These notes are from the former engineering rock mechanics ms course at imperial college. Rock mechanics and mining sciences over 210,000 articles were downloaded from sciencedirect in 2003 editorinchief. He became a fellow of the american rock mechanics association in 2009. Professor of rock mechanics imperial college london. A novel approach to optimising well trajectory in heterogeneous reservoirs based. The growing need for this book rock mass classifications a practical approach in civil engineering has been the authors motivation for many years. Wenzhuo cao research associate imperial college london. With focus on rock engineering projects, structural geology and rock engineering uses case studies and an integrated engineering approach to provide an understanding of projects constructed on or in rock masses. Show more show less education university of the witwatersrand, imperial college, london phd, msc rock mechanics. Professor, imperial college london, 1999head of department of earth science and engineering, imperial college london, 20062011. A study of groundwater flow in jointed rock and its influence on the stability of rock masses.
Proceedings of the international symposium of the international society for rock mechanics. Home professor of rock mechanics imperial college london. Rocscience is proud to host a library on rock engineering from the worldrenowned expert, dr. The book covers the necessary understanding and the key. Hudson graduated from the heriotwatt university, uk, and. Most have concerned hydropower tunnelling and caverns, metro tunnels and station caverns, motorway tunnels, rock slope stability, and major dam abutment characterization. Illustrative worked examples can be used as an independent book or alternatively it complements an earlier publication called engineering rock mechanics. He is the author of the monograph compressibility of sandstones elsevier, 1991, author of the textbook fluid flow in porous media world scientific, 2018, and. We focus predominantly on the subsurface upstream end of the industry, including flow in porous media, reservoir. Rock mechanics an introduction for the practical engineer parts i, ii and iii first published in mining magazine april, june and july 1966 evert hoek this paper is the text of three lectures delivered by the author at the imperial college of science and technology, london, in november 1965 as part of the university of london. Example of a chapter in an edited book which is not a first edition. The terms are organized alphabetically with preferred terms in bold and nonpreferred terms in italic. Serbo published by oxford university press isbn 9780198853794 added on 10022021. From 1965 he was at imperial college, where he set up at the royal school of mines one facultywide center for rock mechanics.
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