Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Preface to the first edition
- Part 1 Introduction to rock mechanics
- Part 2 Rock material and rock masses
- Part 3 Rock mechanics and engineering
- Part 4 Case histories
- 12 Dam foundations and tunnelling
- 13 Incidents, accidents, dam disasters
- 14 The Vajont rock slide
- 15 Two examples of rock slopes supported with cables
- 16 Three examples of large underground hydro-power stations
- References
- Appendix 1 Comments on the bibliography
- Appendix 2 Measurement conversion tables
- Appendix 3 Table of geological formations and earth history
- Appendix 4 Some petrographic properties of rocks
- Author Index
- Index of geographical names, dam sites, reservoirs, tunnels and caverns
- Subject Index
13 - Incidents, accidents, dam disasters
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 August 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Preface to the first edition
- Part 1 Introduction to rock mechanics
- Part 2 Rock material and rock masses
- Part 3 Rock mechanics and engineering
- Part 4 Case histories
- 12 Dam foundations and tunnelling
- 13 Incidents, accidents, dam disasters
- 14 The Vajont rock slide
- 15 Two examples of rock slopes supported with cables
- 16 Three examples of large underground hydro-power stations
- References
- Appendix 1 Comments on the bibliography
- Appendix 2 Measurement conversion tables
- Appendix 3 Table of geological formations and earth history
- Appendix 4 Some petrographic properties of rocks
- Author Index
- Index of geographical names, dam sites, reservoirs, tunnels and caverns
- Subject Index
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- Rock Mechanics and Engineering , pp. 379 - 401Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1979