Discontinuous Deformation Analysis (DDA) is a numerical evolving method in rock mechanics practice. While the theory is covered in Shi’s book which was published in 1993, the verification, validation,
Rock dynamics has become an important area in the field of rock mechanics and engineering. Related subjects include the failure of rocks and rock masses in the form of rockbursting, spalling, popping,
This book is concerned with time-dependency in rock mechanics and rock engineering, whose spectrum is very wide. While the term “time-dependency” involves time-dependent behavior/rate-dependent behavi
A follow-on from "Rock Engineering Design" by X.T. Feng and J.A. Hudson, published by CRC Press / Balkema in 2011, this book covers the important subject of rock engineering risk, an
Dr Dakota Thomas isn't prepared for the gunshot victim who rolls through his ER doors. Michael Ricco looks like a young Marine who found a lot of trouble, but his dog tags tell a different story. Why
Cassidy Hart is your typical High School graduate: a little shy, a little sarcastic, and a little naive. But when an electromagnetic pulse takes down the United States, she's forced to kick into full
