Design Analysis In Rock Mechanics

Design Analysis in Rock Mechanics BALKEMA - Proceedings and Monographs in Engineering, Water and Earth Sciences Design Analysis in Rock Mechanics William G. Pariseau Malcolm McKinnon Endowed Chair, Department of Mining Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA LONDON / LEIDEN / NEW YORK / PHILADELPHIA / SINGAPORE This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2006. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.” © 2007 Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business All rights reserved. No part of this publication or the information contained herein may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, by photocopying, recording or otherwise, without written prior permission from the publishers. Although all care is taken to ensure integrity and the quality of this publication and the information herein, no responsibility is assumed by the publishers nor the author for any damage to the property or persons as a result of operation or use of this publication and/or the information contained herein. Published by: Taylor & Francis/Balkema P.O. Box 447, 2300 AK Leiden,The Netherlands e-mail: [email protected] www.balkema.nl, www.tandf.co.uk, www.crcpress.com British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Pariseau,W. G. Design analysis in rock mechanics / W.G. Pariseau. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Rock mechanics – Textbooks. I. Title. TA706.P37 2006 624.1
5132–dc22 ISBN10: 0–415–40357–X (hbk) ISBN10: 0–415–41381–8 (pbk) ISBN10: 0–203–96825–5 (ebk) 2006020260 ISBN13: 978–0–415–40357–3 (hbk) ISBN13: 978–0–415–41381–7 (pbk) ISBN13: 978–0–203–96825–3 (ebk) Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1 2 Introduction xi xv 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 A practical design objective Problem solving Units Background information Rock mechanics literature Mechanical properties of rock 1.5 Problems Basics Review of stress Review of strain and elasticity 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 10 Slope stability 15 2.1 18 18 31 38 60 68 70 72 73 73 78 81 85 Translational rock slope