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Rock Stress and Its Measurement

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  • © 1997

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Authors:
  1. Bernard Amadei

    1. Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

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  2. Ove Stephansson

    1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    • Bernard Amadei, Ove Stephansson
    Pages 1-21

  3. Estimating in situ Stresses

    • Bernard Amadei, Ove Stephansson
    Pages 23-94

  4. Methods of in situ Stress Measurement

    • Bernard Amadei, Ove Stephansson
    Pages 95-120

  5. Hydraulic Methods

    • Bernard Amadei, Ove Stephansson
    Pages 121-199

  6. Relief Methods

    • Bernard Amadei, Ove Stephansson
    Pages 201-276

  7. Jacking Methods

    • Bernard Amadei, Ove Stephansson
    Pages 277-288

  8. Strain Recovery Methods

    • Bernard Amadei, Ove Stephansson
    Pages 289-302

  9. Borehole Breakout Method

    • Bernard Amadei, Ove Stephansson
    Pages 303-325

  10. Case Studies and Comparison between Different Methods

    • Bernard Amadei, Ove Stephansson
    Pages 327-360

  11. Monitoring of Stress Change

    • Bernard Amadei, Ove Stephansson
    Pages 361-385

  12. The State of Stress in the Earth’s Crust: From Local Measurements to the World Stress Map

    • Bernard Amadei, Ove Stephansson
    Pages 387-417

  13. Using Stresses in Rock Engineering, Geology and Geophysics

    • Bernard Amadei, Ove Stephansson
    Pages 419-460

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 461-490
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Rock masses are initially stressed in their current in situ state of stress and to a lesser natural state. Whether one is interested in the extent on the monitoring of stress change. formation of geological structures (folds, faults, The subject of paleostresses is only briefly intrusions, etc. ), the stability of artificial struc­ discussed. tures (tunnels, caverns, mines, surface excava­ The last 30 years have seen a major advance our knowledge and understanding of rock tions, etc. ), or the stability of boreholes, a in the in situ or virgin stress field, stress. A large body of data is now available on knowledge of along with other rock mass properties, is the state of stress in the near surface of the needed in order to predict the response of rock Earth's crust (upper 3-4km of the crust). masses to the disturbance associated with those Various theories have been proposed regarding structures. Stress in rock is usually described the origin of in situ stresses and how gravity, within the context of continuum mechanics. It is tectonics, erosion, lateral straining, rock fabric, defined at a point and is represented by a glaciation and deglaciation, topography, curva­ second-order Cartesian tensor with six compo­ ture of the Earth and other active geological nents. Because of its definition, rock stress is an features and processes contribute to the current enigmatic and fictitious quantity creating chal­ in situ stress field.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

    Bernard Amadei

  • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

    Ove Stephansson

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