03083nam a2200361Ii 4500991003213679707536080124s1999 ne a sb 001 0 eng d97800804301330080430139b13649772-39ule_instBibl. Dip.le Aggr. Ingegneria Innovazione - Sez. Ingegneria Innovazioneeng624.15122Singh, Bhawani627274Rock mass classification[e-book] :a practical approach in civil engineering /Bhawani Singh & R.K. GoelAmsterdam ;New York :Elsevier,1999xiii, 267 p. :ill. ;25 cmIncludes bibliographical references and indexesChapter headings and selected papers: Philosophy of Quantitative Classifications. Present day practice. Shear Zone Treatment in Tunnels and Foundations. Treatment for tunnels. Rock Material. Uniaxial compression. Rock Quality Designation. Weighted joint density. Terzaghi's Rock Load Theory. Modified Terzaghi's theory for tunnels and caverns. Rock Mass Rating (RMR). Applications of RMR. Prediction of Ground Conditions for Tunnelling. Empirical approach. Rock Mass Quality (Q) - System. The Q-system. Rock Mass Number. Inter-relation between Q and RMR. Rock Mass Index. Scale effect. Rate of Tunnelling. Classification of ground/job conditions for rate of tunnelling. Support System in Caverns. Precautions. Strength Enhancement of Rock Mass in Tunnels. Residual strength parameters. Strength of Discontinuities. Shear strength of joints. Shear Strength of Rock Masses in Slopes. Mohr-Coulomb strength parameters. Types of Rock Slope Failures. 3D wedge failure. Slope Mass Rating (SMR). Support measures. Landslide Hazard Zonation. A case history. Allowable Bearing Pressure for Building Foundations. Allowable bearing pressure. Method of Excavation. Excavation techniques. Rock Drillability. Other approaches. Permeability and Groutability. Permeability. Gouge Material. Gouge. Engineering Properties of Hard Rock Masses. Half - tunnels. Geological Strength Index (GSI). Modulus of deformation. Evaluation of Critical Rock Parameters. Critical parameters. <IT>In situ</IT> Stresses. Need for <IT>in situ</IT> stress measurement. Author index. Subject index.Engineering geologyRocksClassificationRock mechanicsRocksClassificationUnderground constructionElectronic books.localGoel, R. K.,1960-Referexhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080430133An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for informationPublisher descriptionhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0602/99232835-d.htmlTable of contents onlyhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0602/99232835-t.html.b1364977205-04-2224-01-08991003213679707536Rock mass classification1213208UNISALENTOle02624-01-08m@ -engne 00