Rock and Soil Mechanics

Type of study	Doctoral
Language of instruction	English
Code	542-0940/03
Abbreviation	MHaZ
Course title	Rock and Soil Mechanics
Credits	10
Coordinating department	Department of Mining Engineering and Safety
Course coordinator	doc. Ing. Jindřich Šancer, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Introduction, basic terminology, genesis of rocks, division of basic properties of rocks and soils.
Methods of sampling and preparation of rock samples.
Physical properties - basic, physico-technical and physico-chemical properties.
Mechanical properties of rocks and soils - basic division of mechanical
properties, strength properties of rocks and soils.
Mechanical properties of rocks and soils - deformation and rheological properties of rocks.
Factors influencing the determination of mechanical properties, recalculation
laboratory strength to massif strength, mechanical anisotropy of rocks.
Technological properties of rocks.
Hypotheses of limit states of rocks and mountain massif.
Rock mass lassification.
Modeling in rock and soil mechanics - methods, software.

E-learning

https://lms.vsb.cz/

Literature

AYDAN, Ömer. Rock mechanics and rock engineering. Volume 2, Applications of rock mechanics - rock engineering. Leiden, The Netherlands: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2020]. .
WITTKE, Walter. Rock mechanics based on an anisotropic jointed rock model (AJRM). Berlin: Ernst, c2014. ISBN 978-3-433-03079-0.
Petroš,V.: Rock and Soil Mechanics VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Mining and Geology, Ostrava 2005, ISBN 80-248-0807-2

Advised literature

Ulusay, R., Hudson, J.A.:The Complete ISRM Suggested Methods for Rock characterization, Testing and monitoring: 1974-2006. Ankara Turkey 2007, ISBN 978-975-93675-4-1
LOOK, Burt. Handbook of geotechnical investigation and design tables. 2nd ed. Leiden: CRC Press, c2014. ISBN 978-1-138-00139-8.

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