W. Wittke – Rock Mechanics Based on an Anisotropic Jointed Rock Model

Автор: W. Wittke
Название книги: Rock Mechanics Based on an Anisotropic Jointed Rock Model
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Геология и Геодезия
Страницы: 891
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

This book focuses on the fundamentals of rock mechanics as a basis for the safe and economical design and construction of tunnels,
dam foundations and slopes in jointed and anisotropic rock.
It is divided into four main parts:

– Fundamentals and models
– Analysis and design methods
– Exploration, testing and monitoring
– Applications and case histories.

The rock mechanical models presented account for the influence of discontinuities on the stress-strain behavior and the permeability of jointed rock masses.
This book is for:
– Civil- and Mining-Engineers
– Geologists
– Students in the related fields

In 1984, my book on Rock Mechanics was published. Some years later, it was translated
into English and Chinese and to a larger part also into Russian.
Since then, together with my co-workers, I have extended our anisotropic jointed rock
model (AJRM) and the corresponding analysis methods to a wider spectrum of rock
types. Furthermore, our design approach has been applied to many projects in tunneling,
dam and slope design. Monitoring and back analyses have helped us to gain a far
better understanding of rock mass behavior and to assess the corresponding properties.
Therefore, I decided to publish a new book with the title
Rock Mechanics
based on an
Anisotropic Jointed Rock Model
AJRM
I hope that many colleagues will follow this design method in order to achieve safer
and more economic solutions.
In Part A, the fundamentals of our modeling concept are outlined and in part B our
means of analyzing structures in and on jointed rock are presented. Part C is devoted
to exploration, testing and monitoring and in Part D applications and case studies
are presented.
I would like to thank Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Phys. Johannes Kiehl for his valuable contribution
to this book. He has carefully studied and summarized the recent literature
related to a number of chapters of parts A and C, and he has compiled the material
gathered in WBI Worldwide Engineering over many years.
Furthermore, I would like to thank Dipl.-Ing. Christa Mühlen-Senz for contributing the
excellent figures to this book and Mrs. Ute Kratz for compiling the whole manuscript.
My thanks also go to my former and present colleagues in the WBI Company for
their contributions to the development of models and computer programs and to the
design of the related engineering projects.
In this context, I would specially mention Dr.-Ing. Bernd Pierau, Dr.-Ing. Claus Erichsen,
Dr.-Ing. Bettina Wittke-Schmitt, Dr.-Ing. Patricia Wittke-Gattermann, Dr.-Ing. Martin
Wittke, as well as Dipl.-Ing. Dieter Schmitt and Dipl.-Ing. Meinolf Tegelkamp.
Finally, I want to thank my wife Lilian for the many years of personal support and
understanding.
Walter Wittke