Rock Mechanics detailed syllabus for Civil Engineering (Civil) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Civil students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
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Course Objectives:
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Unit I
CLASSIFICATION OF ROCKS 9 Types of Rocks – Index properties and classification of rock masses, competent and incompetent rock – value of RMR and ratings in field estimations.
Unit II
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Unit III
INSITU STRESSES IN ROCKS 9 In-situ stresses and their measurements, Hydraulic fracturing, flat jack, over coring and under coring methods – stress around underground excavations – Design aspects of openings in rocks.
Unit IV
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Unit V
ROCK STABILIZATION 9 Stabilization of rocks-rock support and rock reinforcement-active and passive supports-ground response curve-support reaction curve-reinforcement of fractured and joined rocks-Shotcreting-bolting-anchoring-installation methods.
Course Outcomes:
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Reference Books:
- Goodman, R.E., Introduction to rock mechanics, John Willey and Sons, 1989.
- Hudson, A. and Harrison, P., Engineering Rock mechanics – An introduction to the principles, Pergamon publications, 1997.
- Hoek, E and Bray, J., Rock slope Engineering, Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, U.K. 1981.
- Hoek, E and Brown, E.T., Underground Excavations in Rock, Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, U.K. 1981.
- Obvert, L. and Duvall, W., Rock Mechanics and the Design of structures in Rock, John Wiley, 1967.
- Bazant, Z.P., Mechanics of Geomaterials Rocks, Concrete and Soil, John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, 1985.Wittke, W., Rock Mechanics. Theory and Applications with case Histories, Springerverlag, Berlin, 1990.
- Waltham, T, Foundations of Engineering Geology, Second Edition, Spon Press, Taylor & Francis Group, London and New York, 2002.
- Ramamurthy T., Engineering in Rocks for Slopes Foundations and Tunnels, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., 2007.
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