Duncan C. Wyllie, Chris Mah

eBook, ePUB

Rock Slope Engineering (eBook, ePUB)

Fourth Edition

Beschreibung

The stability of rock slopes is an important issue in both civil and mining engineering. On civil projects, rock cuts must be safe from rock falls and large-scale slope instability during both construction and operation. In open pit mining, where slope heights can be many hundreds of meters, the economics of the operation are closely related to the steepest stable slope angle that can be mined.

This extensively updated version of the classic text, Rock Slope Engineering by Hoek and Bray, deals comprehensively with the investigation, design and operation of rock slopes. Investigation methods include the collection and interpretation of geological and groundwater data, and determination of rock strength properties, including the Hoek Brown rock mass strength criterion. Slope design methods include the theoretical basis for the design of plane, wedge, circular and toppling failures, and design charts are provided to enable rapid checks of stability to be carried out. New material contained in this book includes the latest developments in earthquake engineering related to slope stability, probabilistic analysis, numerical analysis, blasting, slope movement monitoring and stabilization methods. The types of stabilization include rock anchors, shotcrete, drainage and scaling, as well as rock fall protecting methods involving barriers, ditches, nets and sheds.

Rock Slopes: Civil and Mining Engineering contains both worked examples illustrating data interpretation and design methods, and chapters on civil and mining case studies. The case studies demonstrate the application of design methods to the construction of stable slopes in a wide variety of geological conditions. The book provides over 300 carefully selected references for those who wish to study the subject in greater detail. It also includes an introduction by Dr. Evert Hoek.

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Autor

Duncan Wyllie is President of Wyllie & Norrish Rock Engineers based in Vancouver, Canada. He has been working exclusively in the field of applied rock engineering for almost fifty years, initially in underground and open pit mining and then in civil engineering. He has worked on slope, landslide, tunnel, blasting and foundation projects throughout North America, as well as in such countries as India, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Ethiopia, Turkey and Peru. The major portion of this work is for highways, railways and power projects, and involves both new construction and the evaluation and remediation of existing slopes and tunnels. Dr. Wyllie is also the author of Rock Fall Engineering (2014) and Foundations on Rock (1999), both published by CRC Press. He has prepared manuals on rock slope engineering for the Federal Highway Administration, and taught about 80 courses throughout the U.S. for the National Highway Institute in Washington D.C.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Dezember 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351991391
• Artikelnr.: 50529387

Rezensionen

This book is a great learning resource both for academics and professional engineers. The comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of structural geology, material characteristics, design and construction makes it standout from the rest'

-- G.V. Ramana, Indian Institute of Technology

'This book provides key information that is at the forefront of today's rock slope engineering and management.'

-- Reece Gibson, Opus International Consultants, New Zealand

'...addresses the full scope of typical projects by bookending this with a thorough treatment on the collection and analysis of field data leading to analysis, and stabilization and monitoring practices that build on analyses.'

-- Erik Eberhardt, University of British Columbia

'It provides important updates to previous editions... a valuable guide to rock engineering practitioners and educators alike'

-- Mark Goldbach, Golder Associates

'An absolute must for any rock slope practitioner.'

-- John D Duffy, Yeh and Associates, USA

'The book is a comprehensive and detailed work on rock slope engineering and it covers several important aspects of rock mechanics for civil applications.'

-- Anna Giacomini University of Newcastle, Australia