1 Introduction -- 2 Back analysis and forward analysis -- 3 Modelling of rock masses in back analysis -- 4 Observational method -- 5 Critical strains of rocks and soils -- 6 Environmental effects on critical strain of rocks -- 7 General approach for assessing tunnel stability -- 8 Back analyses used in tunnel engineering practice -- 9 Universal back analysis method -- 10 Initial stress of rock masses determined by boundary element method -- 11 Back analysis for the plastic zone occurring around underground openings -- 12 Back analysis considering anisotropy of rocks -- 13 Laboratory experiments -- 14 Constitutive equations for use in back analyses -- 15 Cylindrical specimen for the determination of material properties -- 16 Applicability of anisotropic parameter for back analysis -- 17 Assessing the stability of slopes -- 18 Back analysis of slopes based on the anisotropic parameter -- 19 Back analysis method for predicting a sliding plane -- 20 Back analysis of landslides -- 21 Back analysis for determining the strength parameters -- 22 Application of back analysis for assessing the stability of slopes -- 23 Monitoring of slope stability using GPS in geotechnical engineering
Summary
"This book provides practicing engineers working in the field of design, construction and monitoring of rock structures such as tunnels and slopes with technical information on how to design, how to excavate and how to monitor the structures during their construction. Based on the long-term engineering experiences of the author, field measurements together with back analyses are presented as the most powerful tools in rock engineering practice. This book is the first to describe an observational method in rock engineering practice, which implies that the potential readers of this book must be practicing engineers working on rock engineering projects."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
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