Comprehensive rock engineering/ 3, Rock Testing and Site Characterization. Principles, Practice and Projects

Content: 
EDITORIAL BOARD, Page ii
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Page vii, JOHN A. HUDSON
Contributors to Volume 4, Pages ix-x
Contents of All Volumes, Pages xi-xv
1 - The Construction Process, Pages 1-37, JOHN A. HUDSON
2 - Mechanisms of Rock Fragmentation by Blasting, Pages 39-69, W.L. FOURNEY
3 - Methods of Improving Blasting Operations, Pages 71-94, CAMERON K. McKENZIE
4 - Blast Monitoring: Regulations, Methods and Control Techniques, Pages 95-110, DOUGLAS A. ANDERSON
5 - Blast Vibration Monitoring for Rock Engineering, Pages 111-135, CHARLES H. DOWDING
6 - Computer Modeling and Simulation of Percussive Drilling of Rock, Pages 137-154, BENGT LUNDBERG
7 - The Mechanics of Rock Cutting, Pages 155-176, ROBERT JOHN FOWELL
8 - Theoretical and Practical Rules for Mechanical Rock Excavation, Pages 177-227, ERIC P. DELIAC
9 - The Use of Water Jets for Rock Excavation, Pages 229-260, MICHAEL HOOD
10 - TBM Performance Analysis with Reference to Rock Properties, Pages 261-291, PRISCILLA P. NELSON
11 - The Effects of Rock Properties on the Economics of Full Face TBMs, Pages 293-311, DAVID F. FAWCETT
12 - The Design of Support for Underground Excavations, Pages 313-348, PIERRE CHOQUET, JOHN HADJIGEORGIOU
13 - Development of Tunnel Support Philosophy, Pages 349-368, ALAN M. MUIR WOOD
14 - An Overview of Tunnel, Underground Excavation and Boreholes Collapse Mechanisms, Pages 369-412, VINCENT MAURY
15 - Overview of Rock Anchorages, Pages 413-450, STUART LITTLEJOHN
16 - Rock Reinforcement – Technology, Testing, Design and Evaluation, Pages 451-484, CHRISTOPHER R. WINDSOR, ALAN G. THOMPSON
17 - Rock Mass Response to Large Blast Hole Open Stoping, Pages 485-511, BENGT L. STILLBORG
18 - Coal Mine Support Systems, Pages 513-542, BARRY N. WHITTAKER
19 - Back Analysis in Rock Engineering, Pages 543-569, SHUNSUKE SAKURAI
20 - Decision Making in Tunneling Based on Field Measurements, Pages 571-606, KALMAN KOVARI, CHRISTIAN AMSTAD
21 - Deformation Monitoring for Stability Assessment of Underground Openings, Pages 607-629, PETER K. KAISER
22 - Rock Mass Behavior During Large-scale Cavern Excavation, Pages 631-651, SATOSHI HIBINO, MUTSUMI MOTOJIMA
23 - Predictive Calculation and Monitoring of Rock Stress and Displacement Induced by Ore Extraction, Pages 653-670, YOSHIAKI MIZUTA
24 - A Method for Monitoring Rib and Lining Pressure, Pages 671-693, PETER FRITZ, KALMAN KOVARI
25 - Dynamic Indications of Rock Mass Failure, Pages 695-714, THOMAS VLADUT
26 - Infrared Thermographic Observations of Rock Failure, Pages 715-730, MINH PHONG LUONG
27 - In Situ Testing and Monitoring of a Test Drive in an Underground Coal Mine, Pages 731-750, MICHAEL J. PENDER, KENNETH W. MILLS
28 - Subsidence Behavior of Rock Structures, Pages 751-780, BARRY N. WHITTAKER, DAVID J. REDDISH
29 - Ground Surface Movements Due to Underground Excavation in the People\'s Republic of China, Pages 781-817, LIU BAOCHEN
Subject Index, Pages 819-849