LECTURE NOTES

Lecture Notes 1: Introduction
Definitions, Fields of Application, Objectives, Historical Development, Rock as Engineering     Material, Rock and Rock Mass Classifications.
Appendix distributed in class.

Lecture Notes 2: Physical Properties of Rock
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Lecture Notes 3: Stresses and Strains - a Review.
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Lecture Notes 4: Thermal and Hydraulic Properties of Intact Rock

Lecture Notes 5: Deformability Properties of Rocks and Rock Masses
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Lecture Notes 6: Applications of Theory of Elasticity in Rock Mechanics
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Lecture Notes 7: Visco-elasticity and Rock Mechanics
Distributed in class

Lecture Notes 8: Strength Properties of Rocks and Rock Masses
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Lecture Notes 9: Ground-Support Interaction and NATM Concepts for the Design of Underground Excavations in Rock
Notes distributed in class

Lecture Notes 10: Rock Discontinuities

Lecture Notes 11: Hemispherical Projection Methods

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