Course detail
Rock Mechanics
FAST-BFA006Acad. year: 2024/2025
Appreciation of the rock environment as co-operative background with the structure. Physical-mechanical and technological properties verified by laboratory and in situ tests. Strain and stress in rock mass. Special field measuring, instrumentation and monitoring. Stability of rock and weak rock slopes and walls. Anchorage into rocks.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
3
Mode of study
Not applicable.
Guarantor
Department
Institute of Geotechnics (GTN)
Entry knowledge
Students must have a basic knowledge of at least: Geology, soil mechanics, building materials, basic structural mechanics and elasticity and plasticity theory.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.
Aims
Student gains basic checking of rocky environment (rock and weak rocks) as co-operative background with the structure. The student will be acquainted with physical, mechanical and technological properties of rocks and their verification by laboratory and in situ tests in stress state of rocky massive. The student will be able to propose special in situ tests, measurements and monitoring and to do basic check of stability of rock slopes and design of rock anchors.
Student gains basic checking of rocky environment (rock and weak rocks) as co-operative background with the structure. The student will be acquainted with physical, mechanical and technological properties of rocks and their verification by laboratory and in situ tests in stress state of rocky massive. The student will be able to propose to do basic check of stability of rock slopes and design of rock anchors.
Student gains basic checking of rocky environment (rock and weak rocks) as co-operative background with the structure. The student will be acquainted with physical, mechanical and technological properties of rocks and their verification by laboratory and in situ tests in stress state of rocky massive. The student will be able to propose to do basic check of stability of rock slopes and design of rock anchors.
Study aids
Not applicable.
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable.
Basic literature
GOODMAN, Richard E. Introduction to Rock Mechanics, 2nd Edition. John Wiley & Sons, 1989. (EN)
MALGOT, Josef, KLEPSATEL, František a TRÁVNÍČEK, Ivan. Mechanika hornín a inžinierska geológia. Alfa Bratislava, 1990. ISBN 80-05-00940-2. (SK)
PAULI, Jiří a HOLOUŠOVÁ, Taťana. Mechanika hornin. Laboratorní zkoušky hornin. Vydavatelství ČVUT Praha, 1994. ISBN 80-01-001126-7. (CS)
PRUŠKA, Jan. Geomechanika. Mechanika hornin. Vydavatelství ČVUT. Praha, 2002. (CS)
MALGOT, Josef, KLEPSATEL, František a TRÁVNÍČEK, Ivan. Mechanika hornín a inžinierska geológia. Alfa Bratislava, 1990. ISBN 80-05-00940-2. (SK)
PAULI, Jiří a HOLOUŠOVÁ, Taťana. Mechanika hornin. Laboratorní zkoušky hornin. Vydavatelství ČVUT Praha, 1994. ISBN 80-01-001126-7. (CS)
PRUŠKA, Jan. Geomechanika. Mechanika hornin. Vydavatelství ČVUT. Praha, 2002. (CS)
Recommended reading
Not applicable.
Classification of course in study plans
Type of course unit
Lecture
13 hod., optionally
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
- 1. Physical, mechanical and technological properties of rocks verified in laboratory I.
- 2. Physical, mechanical and technological properties of rocks verified in laboratory II.
- 3. In situ tests in Rock Mechanics I.
- 4. In situ tests in Rock Mechanics II. Strain and stress in rock mass and their checking.
- 5. Special field measuring, instrumentation and monitoring.
- 6. Stability of rock and weak rock slopes and walls.
- 7. Anchorage into rocks.
Exercise
13 hod., compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
- 1. Introduction to the discipline, videos - "Field tests of rock mechanics" and "Laboratory of rock mechanics"
- 2. Work in the laboratory of rock mechanics. Determination of the rock sample.
- 3. Field plate test. Evaluation.
- 4. Field shear test. Evaluation.
- 5. The stability of rock walls.
- 6. Anchoring in rock mass.
- 7. Control of a credit.