Rock Engineering Design

A practical guide on new rock engineering design methodologies, this book covers recent advances in site investigation techniques, computing, access to information and monitoring, plus the current emphasis on safety, accountability and sustainability. It introduces an up-to-date approach for the design of all types of rock engineering projects, both surface or underground. The authors provide guidance on the modelling to support design and inlcude a procedure for technical auditing the modelling and design together with the related protocol sheets.

Given the recent advances in site investigation techniques, computing, access to information and monitoring, plus the current emphasis on safety, accountability and sustainability, this book introduces an up-to-date methodology for the design of all types of rock engineering projects, whether surface or underground. Guidance is provided on the nature of the modeling to support design and the information required for design; also included is a procedure for technical auditing of the modeling and design together with the related protocol sheets. Written by two eminent authors, clearly structured and containing many illustrations, this volume is intended for consulting engineers, contractors, researchers, lecturers and students working on rock engineering projects.