Software for Engineering Control of Landslide and Tunnelling Hazards (Hardcover)

PREFACE, PART 1: LANDSLIDE, 1. AN INTRODUCTION TO LANDSLIDE PROGRAMS, 2. INHERENTLY STABLE SUPPORT SYSTEMS IN ROCK ENGINEERING, 3. TYPES OF FAILURES OF ROCK AND SOIL SLOPES, 4. A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO STABILITY ANALYSIS OF SLOPES, 5. THE STRENGTH OF DISCONTINUITIES, 6. SHEAR STRENGTH OF ROCK MASSES IN SLOPES, 7. STEREOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF JOINT DATA ? STEREO, 8. PLANAR SLIDE, 9. A SIMPLE ANALYSIS OF 3D ROCK WEDGE, 10. A RIGOROUS ANALYSIS OF 3D ROCK WEDGE ? WEDGE, 11. TOPPLING FAILURE ? TOPPLE, 12. CIRCULAR SLIDES, 13. DEBRIS SLIDE, 14. A STABILITY ANALYSIS OF SLOPES WITH NON-CIRCULAR SLIP SURFACE AND NON-VERTICAL SLICES ? SANC, 15. WAVES DUE TO A LANDSLIDE IN A RESERVOIR ? WAVE, 16. RETAINING WALLS AND BREAST WALLS ? RETAIN, 17. FOOTING ON SLOPES, 18. SLOPE MASS RATING (SMR), 19. LANDSLIDE HAZARD ZONATION, PART 2: TUNNELLING, 20. AN INTRODUCTION TO SOFTWARE PACKAGES ON UNDERGROUND OPENINGS IN ROCK MASS, 21. ROCK MASS QUALITY (Q)-SYSTEM, 22. TUNNELLING HAZARDS, 23. DEFORMABILITY, STRENGTH AND IN SITU STRESSES, 24. UNDERGROUND WEDGE ANALYSIS ? UWEDGE, 25. SUPPORT PRESSURE IN SQUEEZING GROUND CONDITION ? SQUEEZE, 26. EMPIRICAL DESIGN OF SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR UNDERGROUND OPENING IN ROCK MASS ? TM, 27. CONCRETE LINING IN PRESSURE TUNNELS ? LINING, 28. A TWO-DIMENSIONAL BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD ? BEM, 29. SUBSIDENCE DUE TO MINING ? MSEAMS, 30. WEB SITES IN ROCK ENGINEERING, APPENDIX 1. UNITS USED IN THE COMPUTER PROGRAMS, APPENDIX 2. DO’S AND DON’TS IN CASE OF A LANDSLIDE, APPENDIX 3. SHEAR AND NORMAL STIFFNESS OF ROCK JOINTS, APPENDIX 4. INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE COMPUTER PROGRAM/SOFTWARE CD IN THE WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT, AUTHOR INDEX, SUBJECT INDEX