The overall slope angles for these pits range from near vertical for shallow pits in good quality rock to. Rock slope engineering civil engineering i am menglim. Dilatancy in a rock mass is unconstrained near slopes as normal stress on joints is small due to. Rock slope engineering covers the investigation, design, excavation and remediation of manmade rock cuts and natural slopes, primarily for civil engineering applications. 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 pdf interpretation of geological and groundwater data, and determination of rock strength properties, including the. Readers will undoubtedly recognize the similarity of this book to rock slope engineering by dr evert hoek and dr john bray.
The case studies demonstrate the application of design methods to the construction of stable slopes in a wide variety of geological conditions. Rock slope stability download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Intended for use in reinforcementfree road or railway cuttings or in. Jun 22, 2016 rock slope engineering involves the assessment of the risk of instability, the consequences of failure and remedial measures that can be taken in stabilizing rock slopes. The course covers rock engineering and geotechnical design methodologies, building on those already taken by the students covering introductory rock mechanics and advanced rock mechanics rock mechanics. Geological engineering program at the university of british columbia v c d th k i i d vancouver, canada. College of science and technology, london, england. Revised 2nd edition, the institution of mining and metallurgy, london. Rock slopes, rock slope engineering, 1979, fhwats79208, pb80. Pdf a short course in soil and rock slope engineering. Jonathan d bray this classic handbook deals with the geotechnical problems of rock slope design.
Qslope is an empirical rock slope engineering method for assessing the stability of excavated rock slopes in the field. Slope stability analysis using equivalent mohrcoulomb and. It has been written for the nonspecialist mining or civil engineer, with worked examples, design charts, coverage of more detailed analytical methods, and of the collection and interpretation of geological and groundwater information and tests for the mechanical properties of rock. Soil slopes 1 effective stress, strength and stability effective stress strength the applicability of shear test data to field stability problems factors affecting the evaluation of field stability summary 2 short term stability, undrained strength of clays short term stability. Rock slope engineering revised t h i rd ed ition evert hoek d.
Estimating hoekbrown rock mass strength parameters from rock. Like its acclaimed companion volume a short course in foundation engineering, this book focuses on the essentials, explaining simple methods of stability analysis and applying them to a wide range. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. This extensively updated version of the classic text, rock slope engineering by hoek and bray, deals comprehensively with the investigation. Hoekbrown rock mass strength parameters m, s, and oc are suggested. Erik eberhardt university of british columbia geological engineeringearth and ocean sciences, ubc, 6339 stores rd. Sep 08, 2019 the institute of mining and metallurgy and e.
Although thorough engineering analysis should be performed, it is important to note that engineering analysis, in itself does not eliminate uncertainties in defining all of the. Rock slope engineering duncan c wyllie by maude tabolt issuu. Sep 14, 2014 the overall slope angles for these pits range from near vertical for shallow pits in good quality rock to. Q slope is an empirical rock slope engineering method for assessing the stability of excavated rock slopes in the field. This new addition to the short course series combines both soil and rock slope engineering in effect, two short courses in one concise volume. On civil projects, rock cuts must be safe from rock falls and largescale slope instability during both construction and operation. The geological strength index gsi was introduced by hoek in 1994 and this index was. Landslide cartography at the region of nabeulhammamet based on geographic information system and geomatic. The hoekbrown criterion was introduced in 1980 to provide input for the design of underground excavations in rock. Revised 3rd edition, the institution of mining and metallurgy, london, 3451. Rock slope engineering by hoek, evert, 1933publication date 1981 topics. Caltrans geotechnical manual california department of.
Download rock slope engineering civil and mining fourth edition by duncan c. Goel, in engineering rock mass classification, 2011. Rocscience is proud to host a library on rock engineering from the worldrenowned expert, dr. Based on rock slope engineering third edition, 1981 by. It presents design information on structural geology, shear strength of rock and ground water, including weathered rock. Because the rock mass behind each slope is unique, there are no standard recipes or routine solutions which are guaranteed to produce the right answer each time they are applied. Geotechnical investigation of slopes along the national highway nh1d from kargil to leh, jammu and kashmir india. Hoek bray rock slope engineering 1 free ebook download as pdf file. In this method, pre and post peak behavior of rock mass is assumed linear and the modified hoek and browns criteria is used to estimate principle stresses hoek 1994 hoek, 2000hoek et al. 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.
A short course in soil and rock slope engineering book summary. Pri ncipal, go lder assoc iates, 224 w 8th avenue, vancouver, b. Planar failure in rock in which a intersecting discontinuities with discontinuity daylights the a line of intersection which slope face daylights the slope figure 151 facing pages types of rock slope failures. Investigation methods include the collection and interpretation of geological and groundwater data, and determination of rock strength properties, including the hoek. Rock slope engineering civil and mining fourth edition by. Rock slope stability analysis utilization of advanced. It has been written for the nonspecialist mining or civil engineer, with worked examples, design charts, coverage of. Brown the hoekbrown failure criterion was originally developed for estimating the strengths of hard rock masses. In this method, pre and post peak behavior of rock mass is assumed linear and the modified hoek and browns criteria is used to estimate principle stresses hoek 1994hoek, 2000hoek et al. Rock slope engineering 3e cl usually ships within 6 to 10 days. The lnstitut ion of mining and metallurgy, london 1981. Yang xl, yin jh 2010 slope equivalent mohrcoulomb strength parameters for rock masses satisfying the hoekbrown criterion.
Pdf stability charts for rock slopes based on the hoekbrown. The criterion now incorporates both intact rock and discontinuities, such as joints, characterized by the geological strength index gsi, into a system designed to estimate the mechanical behaviour of typical rock masses encountered in tunnels, slopes and foundations. The purpose of rock slope engineering is to produce a slope that is stable for the duration of its working life see vol. Evert hoek is the author of rock slope engineering 3. This classic handbook deals with the geotechnical problems of rock slope design. Rock slope engineering by wyllie and mah 4th edition 2004 51, and rock slope engineering by hoek and bray 1980 34. Evert hoek was born in zimbabwe, graduated in mechanical engineering from the university of cape town and became involved in rock mechanics in 1958 when he started working in research on problems of brittle fracture associated with very deep mines in south africa. Because of the lack of suitable alternatives, the criterion has been applied to a variety of rock masses including very poor quality. Rock slope engineering the objective of this course is to provide a background on numerical modelling for rock slope stability analysis using various rocscience software tools dips, rocplane, swedge, rocfall. Rock slope stability analysis utilization of advanced numerical techniques dr. Estimating hoekbrown rock mass strength parameters from. The hoekbrown failure criterion and gsi 2018 edition.
Rock slope engineering the objective of this course is to provide a background on numerical modelling for rock slope stability analysis using various rocscience software tools. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. To incorporate the results of practical applications of the failure criterion under real engineering conditions, hoek and brown proposed equations to estimate rock mass strength pa rameters from classifications. Practical estimates of rock mass strength geoplanning. The stability of rock slopes is an important issue in both civil and mining engineering.
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