Rock Mechanics and Engineering Volume 2 Laboratory and Field Testing

Table of Contents

Triaxial or True-triaxial Tests under Condition of Loading and Unloading

1 Introductory longer review for rock mechanics testing methods

R. Ulusay & H. Gercek

2 Progress and applications of rock true triaxial testing systems

X. Li, A. Wang & L. Shi

3 Rockburst concept and mechanism

M.C. He, G.L. Zhu & W.L. Gong

4 Laboratory acoustic emission study review

X.L. Lei

5 Damage of rock joints using acoustic emissions

Z. Moradian

Joint Tests

6 Morphological parameters of both surfaces of coupled joints

C. Ping, L. Jie & F. Xiang

7 Rock joints shearing testing system

Y. Jiang

Dynamic and Creep Tests

8 Coupled static and dynamic test

X.B. Li, M. Tao, L. Weng & Z.L. Zhou

9 Dynamic behavior

C. Menna, D. Asprone & E. Cadoni

10 Dynamic rock failure and its containment

T.R. Stacey

11 Tests on creep characteristics of rocks

Ö. Aydan, T. Ito& F. Rassouli

Physical Modeling Tests

12 Physical, empirical and numerical modeling of jointed rock mass strength

P.H.S.W. Kulatilake

13 Some recent progress in physical modeling of rock stability of tunnels or underground caverns in China

W.S. Zhu, Q.Y. Zhang, L.P. Li & Y. Li

Field Testing and URLs

14 Underground research laboratories

J.S.Y.Wang, X-T. Feng & J.A. Hudson

15 The Mont Terri rock laboratory

P. Bossart, F. Burrus, D. Jaeggi & C. Nussbaum

16 Thermal properties and experiment at Äspö HRL

J. Sundberg

17 Excavation response studies at AECL’s underground research laboratory—1982 to 2010

R.S. Read

18 URL and rock mechanics in Finland

E. Johansson

19 The Meuse/Haute-Marne underground research Laboratory: Mechanical behavior of the Callovo-Oxfordian claystone

G. Armand, F. Bumbieler, N. Conil, S. Cararreto, R. De La Vaissière, A. Noiret, D. Seyedi, J. Talandier, M.N. Vu & J. Zghondi

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