Trans Tech Publications, 1986. - 144 p.
Series on Rock and Soil Mechanics, Vol. 12This handbook is not a substitute for experience nor for detailed textbooks. Rather, it sets out to identify those procedures and methods which are appropriate to feasibility evaluations with very limited data.
This book is intended for use as an everyday-tool – as a user manual rather than a summary textbook. It is assumed that the reader will have a general rock mechanics awareness, but the use of this handbook should not be limited to rock mechanics personnel. A civil contractor, for example, can make use of the handbook to assist in understanding and evaluating an excavation design; a mine manager may use it to prepare pertinent questions and to evaluate technical input to the everyday operation of his mine.
A major use of the handbook will be for prefeasibility evaluations. It is a common failing in many projects that exploration, investigation and design activities proceed to far before a practical evaluation is carried out. This handbook can be used prior to the acquisition of any detailed geotechnical data.
Introduction
Stability
Support
Appendix: Data Acquisition
References
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
Subject Index
