Engineering rock mechanics : an introduction to the principles / John A. Hudson, John P. Harrison.

1. Introduction
1.1 The subject of rock mechanics
1.2 Content of this book

2. Geological setting
2.1 Rock as an engineering materials
2.2 Natural rock environments
2.3 The influence of geological factors on rocks and rock masses

3. Stress
3.1 Why study stress in rock mechanics and rock engineering
3.2 The difference between a scalar, a vector and a tensor
3.3 Normal stress components and shear stress components
etc

4. In site stress
4.1 Why determine in situ stress ?
4.2 Presentation of in situ stress state data
4.3 Methods of stress determination
etc

5. Strain
5.1 Finite strain
5.2 Examples of homogenous finite strain
5.3 Infinitesimal strain
etc

6. Intact rock
6.1 The background to intact rock testing
6.2 The complete stress strain curve in uniaxial compression
6.3 Soft, stiff and servo- controlled testing machines
etc

7. Discontinuities
7.1 The occurrence of discontinuities
7.2 Geometrical properties of discontinuities
7.3 Mechanical properties

8. Rock masses
8.1 Deformability
8.2 Strength
8.3 Post peak strength behaviour

9. Permeability
9.1 Fundamental definition
9.2 Primary and secondary permeability
9.3 Flow through discontinuities
etc

10. Anisotropy and inhomogeneity
10.1 Definition
10.2 Anisotropy
10.3 Inhomogeneity
etc

11.Testing techniques
11.1 Access to the rock
11.2 Tailoring testing to engineering requirements
11.3 Test on intact rock

12. Rock mass classification
12.1 Rock mass (RMR) system
12.2 Q-system
12.3 Application of rock mass classification system
etc

13 Rock dynamic and time dependent aspects
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Stress waves
13,3 Time dependency
etc

14. Rock mechanics interaction and rocking engineering systems (RES)
14.1 Introduction to the subject
14.2 Interaction matrices
14.3 Interaction matrices in rock mechanics
etc

15. Excavation principles
15.1 The excavation process
15.2 Rock blasting
15.3 Specialised blasting techniques
etc

16. Stabilisation principles
16.1 The effect of excavation on the rock mass environment
16.2 The stabilization strategy
16.3 Rock reinforcement
etc

17. Surface excavation instability mechanisms
17.1 Slope instability
17.2 Foundation instability

18. Data and analysis of surface excavation
18.1 Kinematic analysis of slope instability mechanism
18.2 Combined kinematic analysis of complete excavation
18.3 Foundation : stress distribution beneath variably loaded areas
etc

19. Underground excavation instability mechanism
19.1 Structurally controlled instability mechanism
19.2 Stress controlled instability mechanism
19.3 A note on time dependency and weathering

20. Design and analysis of underground excavation
20.1 Design against structurally controlled instability
20.2 Design against stress controlled instability
20.3 Integrated design procedures

Index : p441-444.