Engineering Rock Mass Classifications: A Complete Manual for Engineers and Geologists in Mining, Civil, and Petroleum Engineering

This reference work on rock mass classification contains previously unpublished material and authoritative case studies. It includes the fundamental concepts of classification schemes and critically appraises their practical applications in industrial projects such as mining.
This first authoritative reference on rock mass classification contains previously unpublished material and authoritative case studies. It includes the fundamental concepts of classification schemes and critically appraises their practical application in industrial projects such as tunneling and mining. The text will benefit geotechnical engineers, geologists and geology students.