This course is therefore suitable to the graduate students in geotechnical engineering. The topics introduced in this course cover the major fields in the domain of rock mechanics. The topics include the followings: the mechanical characteristics of rock material and rock mass, the elastic constitutive relations and the elementary theories of rock strengths, the plastic yield surfaces and the plastic constitutive relations, the theory of rock creep, the virgin stress fields and the measurement methods for the stress fields, the methods for measuring stress waves and acoustic emissions of rock mass and their applications in rock engineering, the other technologies in the measurements of rock mechanics, the characteristics of rock mass structures and the mechanical properties of structural planes, the effects of structural planes on rock mass strengths and the features of rock mass strengths, the engineering classification and the quality evaluation of rock mass and their applications in engineering, the numerical methods in rock mechanics (including finite element method for nonlinear elastic problems and for elastic-plastic and creep problems; boundary element method: the fictitious stress method and the direct boundary integral method for elastic problem), the problems of rock mechanics in underground engineering and the methods for analyzing stresses and displacements of surrounding rock (including the loading characteristics in rock engineering, the necessity of excavation simulation, the comparison and the discussion on tow mechanical calculation models for excavation analysis, the optimum axis ratio of cavity with elliptic section and its significance in underground engineering, the elastic-plastic solutions of cavity with circular section in the deep stratum, analytical methods for creep problems in rock mechanics, the analyses of sheared area and surrounding rock stresses for cavity with circular section, the classification of surrounding rock pressure, analytical calculations of rock loosening pressure and rock deformation pressure, the mechanical effects of lock bolt support with shotcrete and the principles of modern supporting), the problems of rock mechanics in rock slope engineering(including the classification of failure modes for rock slopes, the methods for analyzing the stability of rock slopes, the factors influencing the stability of rock slopes and the measures for reinforcing rock slopes), the problems of rock mechanics in rock foundation engineering for buildings or structures (including the analyses of stresses in rock foundation, the calculations of foundation settlements, the determination of the bearing capacity of rock foundation, the methods for analyzing the stability of rock foundation and the measures for reinforcing rock foundation), and the latest developments such as new theories and new technologies in rock mechanics. The combination of the theories and the relevant practices will be emphasized in this course. The purpose of the course is to introduce the fundamentals of rock mechanics to students, to strengthen the students’ capability for analyzing problems, and to show the students how to solve practical problems in underground engineering, rock slope engineering and rock foundation engineering. The course is also helpful to the students in their thesis work and in their future practices.
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