Content: EDITORIAL BOARD, Page ii INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD, Page ii Front Matter, Page iii Copyright, Page iv Preface, Page ix Contributors to Volume 3, Pages xi-xiii Contents of All Volumes, Pages xv-xix 1 - Rock Properties, Testing Methods and Site Characterization, Pages 1-39 2 - The Measurement and Estimation of Basic Rock Strength, Pages 41-66 3 - Uniaxial Strength Testing, Pages 67-85 4 - Triaxial Testing for Rock Strength, Pages 87-104 5 - Hardness Tests for Rock Characterization, Pages 105-117 6 - Time-dependent Behavior of Rocks, Pages 119-149 7 - Characterizing Clay Shales, Pages 151-165 8 - The Collection and Analysis of Discontinuity Orientation Data for Engineering Design, with Examples, Pages 167-192 9 - Modern Developments in Discontinuity Analysis – The Persistence–Connectivity Problem, Pages 193-213 10 - Pattern Analysis and Simulation of Joints for Rock Engineering, Pages 215-239 11 - Construction of Equivalent Discontinuum Models for Fracture Hydrology, Pages 241-295 12 - Stresses in Rock and Rock Masses, Pages 297-327 13 - CSIRO Triaxial Stress Measurement Cell, Pages 329-394 14 - The Hydraulic Fracturing Method of Stress Measurement: Theory and Practice, Pages 395-412 15 - The HTPF and the Integrated Stress Determination Methods, Pages 413-432 16 - Measuring In Situ Rock Stress by Borehole Slotting, Pages 433-443 17 - Rock Stress in the Fennoscandian Shield, Pages 445-459 18 - Rock Stress and Rock Stress Problems in Norway, Pages 461-471 19 - Rock Stresses and Rock Stress Monitoring in Canada, Pages 473-496 20 - Case Studies of Hydraulic Fracture Stress Measurement in Australia, Pages 497-520 22 - Classification of Rock Masses for Engineering: The RMR System and Future Trends, Pages 553-573 23 - A Geomechanical Classification for Slopes: Slope Mass Rating, Pages 575-600 24 - Dynamic Elastic Tests for Rock Engineering, Pages 601-618 25 - Seismic Investigation for Rock Engineering, Pages 619-634 26 - Geophysical Testing for Rock Engineering, Pages 635-650 27 - The Use of Cross Well Seismology to Characterize and Monitor a Steamed Oil Reservoir, Pages 651-669 28 - Borehole Dilatometer Testing for Rock Engineering, Pages 671-682 29 - How Do Some Field Tests Really Work? The Case of the NX-Borehole Jack, Pages 683-692 30 - The Phenomenon and Examples of Rock Creep, Pages 693-708 31 - The Importance of Creep and Time-dependent Dilatancy, as Revealed from Case Records in China, Pages 709-744 32 - Laboratory Experiments: Their Role in the Problem of Rock Burst Prediction, Pages 745-771 33 - Modern Surveying Techniques for Mining and Civil Engineering, Pages 773-809 34 - Case Study of Hydraulic Fracture Experiments at the Multiwell Experiment Site, Piceance Basin, Colorado, USA, Pages 811-837 35 - Rock Mass Investigations in Hydroengineering, Pages 839-861 36 - Rock Mass Response to Thermal Loading and Unloading at the Spent Fuel Test, Pages 864-881 37 - Design, Execution and Analysis of a Large-scale In Situ Thermomechanical Test for Siting High-level Nuclear Waste Repository, Pages 881-913 38 - The Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Underground Research Laboratory: An Overview of Geomechanics Characterization, Pages 915-950 Subject Index, Pages 951-982 This five-volume set is an up-to-date, comprehensive work of reference containing information with regard to those wishing to build on or in rock using rock mechanics. Arranged in five volumes under themes including: fundamentals; analysis and design methods; excavation, support and monitoring. v. 1. Fundamentals / Edwin T. Brown v. 2. Analysis and design methods / Charles Fairhurst v. 3. Rock testing and sit characterization / John A. Hudson v. 4. Excavation, support, and monitoring / John A. Hudson v. 5. Surface and underground case histories / Evert Hoek.
