Geomechanics

Type of study	Doctoral
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	542-0970/02
Abbreviation	G
Course title	Geomechanics
Credits	10
Coordinating department	Department of Mining Engineering and Safety
Course coordinator	doc. Ing. Jindřich Šancer, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Primary and secondary (by mining activity) induced stress field.
Stress field changes around tunnels and mining roads.
Stress field changes around excavations.
Rock mass classification.
Support design for tunels.
Support design for mining works and excavations.
Dimensioning of rock pillars.
Numerical modeling in geomechanics.
Rockburst protection and prevention.
Geomechanical monitoring.

Literature

WITTKE, Walter. Rock mechanics based on an anisotropic jointed rock model (AJRM). Berlin: Ernst, c2014. ISBN 978-3-433-03079-0.
HUDSON, J.A., HARRISON, J.P.: Engineering Rock Mechanics: an Introduction to the Principles and Applications. Elsevier Science 1997
HOEK, Evert, Peter Konrad KAISER a W. F. BAWDEN. Support of underground excavations in hard rock. Rotterdam: A.A. Balkema, 1995. ISBN 90-5410-186-5.
AYDAN, Ömer. Rock mechanics and rock engineering. Volume 2, Applications of rock mechanics - rock engineering. Leiden, The Netherlands: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2020]. .

Advised literature

DUNNICLIFF, John. Geotechnical instrumentation for monitoring field performance. New York: Wiley, c1993. ISBN 0-471-00546-0.
PETROŠ, Vladimír. Mining geomechanics. Ostrava: VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, 2004. ISBN 80-248-0809-9.

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