This book focuses on the fundamentals of rock mechanics as a basis for the safe and economical design and construction of tunnels, dam foundations and slopes in jointed and anisotropic rock. It is divided into four main parts: -Fundamentals and models -Analysis and design methods -Exploration, testing and monitoring -Applications and case histories. The rock mechanical models presented account for the influence of discontinuities on the stress-strain behavior and the permeability of jointed rock masses. This book is for: -Civil-and Mining-Engineers -Geologists -Students in the related fields

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