CEE 586
Rock Mechanics and Behavior

Credit:  4 hours.


Physical properties and classification of intact rock, theories of rock failure, state of stress in the earth's crust, stresses and deformations around underground openings assuming elastic, plastic, and time-dependent behavior; effect of geologic discontinuities on rock strength; and introduction to stability analyses in rock. Prerequisite: CEE 483, GEOL 550, and TAM 451.