LEADER 03083nam a2200337Ii 4500 001 991003216469707536 008 070802s1995 ne ab sb 001 0 eng d 020 $a9780444896131 020 $a0444896139 035 $ab13650142-39ule_inst 040 $aBibl. Dip.le Aggr. Ingegneria Innovazione - Sez. Ingegneria Innovazione$beng 082 04$a624.15132$222 100 1 $aPusch, Roland$0521540 245 10$aRock mechanics on a geological base$h[e-book] /$cR. Pusch 260 $aAmsterdam ;$aNew York :$bElsevier,$c1995 300 $axix, 498 p. :$bill. (some col.), maps ;$c25 cm 440 0$aDevelopments in geotechnical engineering ;$v77 504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index 520 $aUntil a few years ago, hydropower, road tunneling and mining were the main fields interested in rock mechanics. Now, however, rock mechanics is becoming increasingly important in many more branches - the most significant globally being the disposal of hazardous, especially radiaoctive, waste in deeply located repositories. This has raised a number of new aspects on the mechanical behaviour of large rock masses hosting repositories and of smaller rock elements forming the nearfield of tunnels and boreholes with waste containers. The geological background and above all rock structure form the basis of this book. The structural scheme proposed is referred to explain the scale-dependent behaviour of rock. Thus, the reason for differences in strength and strain properties of different types and volumes of rocks is shown in a very clear fasion, using simple material models and very basic numerical models.

The author's academic background in both geology and soil and rock mechanics and his long experience in practical design and construction work has led to an unusually pedagogic way of dealing with the subject. The book is intended for use by consultants in engineering geology and waste disposal and by students of these subjects. However, engineers and geologists with a limited background in stress/strain and fracture theory and computer-based calculation methods will also find the book attractive 533 $aElectronic reproduction.$bAmsterdam :$cElsevier Science & Technology,$d2007.$nMode of access: World Wide Web.$nSystem requirements: Web browser.$nTitle from title screen (viewed on July 25, 2007).$nAccess may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions 650 0$aRock mechanics 650 0$aEngineering geology 655 7$aElectronic books.$2local 776 1 $cOriginal$z0444896139$z9780444896131$w(DLC) 95003973$w(OCoLC)31969934 856 40$3Referex$uhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780444896131$zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information 856 42$zPublisher description$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0602/95003973-d.html 907 $a.b13650142$b03-03-22$c24-01-08 912 $a991003216469707536 996 $aRock mechanics on a geological base$91213467 997 $aUNISALENTO 998 $ale026$b24-01-08$cm$d@ $e-$feng$gne $h0$i0