Fundamentals of Rock Mechanics - Hardcover

John Jaeger; N. G. Cook; Robert Zimmerman

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0632057599 ISBN 13: 9780632057597

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2007

Synopsis

Widely regarded as the most authoritative and comprehensive book in its field, the fourth edition of Fundamentals of Rock Mechanics includes new and substantially updated chapters to this highly praised text.

• Extensively updated throughout, this new edition contains substantially expanded chapters on poroelasticity, wave propogation, and subsurface stresses
  
• Features entirely new chapters on rock fractures and micromechanical models of rock behaviour
  
• Discusses fundamental concepts such as stress and strain
  
• Offers a thorough introduction to the subject before expertly delving into a fundamental, self-contained discussion of specific topics
  
• Unavailable for many years, now back by popular demand.

 

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Reviews:

“With this attention to detail, and rigorous adherence to clarity and exactness in description, this edition will consolidate the standing achieved by the earlier editions as a most authoritative and comprehensive book in its field. It will continue to serve as a leading reference work for geoscientists interested in structural geology, tectonics and petrophysics as well as for civil, mining and petroleum engineers.” (Petroleum Geoscience)

"...I consider this book to be an invaluable reference for studying and understanding the fundamental science at the base of rock mechanics. I believe this to be a must-have textbook and I strongly recommend it to anyone, student or professional, interested in the subject." (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering)

"An excellent book, very well presented, and is a must for the shelves of serious engineers and scientists active or interested in the fields of rock mechanics and rock engineering.... Highly recommended." (South African Geographical Journal, 2008)

About this title

Book Description:

Since the publication of the first edition in 1969, Fundamentals of Rock Mechanics has been widely regarded as the most authoritative and comprehensive book in its field. Out of print for many years, this classic book is now available in its revised 4th edition. Extensively updated throughout, this new edition contains substantially expanded chapters on poroelasticity, wave propagation, and subsurface stresses, as well as entirely new chapters on rock fractures and micromechanical models of rock behavior. Beginning with a detailed discussion of fundamental concepts such as stress and strain, this text offers a thorough introduction to the subject before expertly delving into a fundamental, self-contained discussion of specific topics. Unmatched in the breadth of its treatment of rock mechanics, the new edition of this highly praised text is an invaluable resource for all geologists, geophysicists, and geotechnical engineers working in the field today.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0632057599
• ISBN 13: 9780632057597
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 488