Rock Mechanics : For underground mining - Brady, Barry H.G.; Brown, E.T.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2006)
Rock mechanics and mining engineering -- Stress and infinitesimal strain -- Rock mass structure and characterisation -- Rock strength and deformability -- Pre-mining state of stress -- Methods of stress analysis -- Excavation design in massive elastic rock -- Excavation design in stratified rock -- Excavation design in blocky rock -- Energy, mine stability, mine seismicity and rockbursts -- Rock support and reinforcement -- Mining methods and method selection -- Pillar supported mining methods -- Artificially supported mining methods -- Longwall and caving mining methods -- Mining-induced surface subsidence -- Blasting mechanics -- Monitoring rock mass performance.
Keywords: Geotechnical engineering; Economic geology; Structural geology; Mineral resources; Fossil fuels; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences; Economic Geology; Structural Geology; Mineral Resources; Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).