Underground excavations in rock /
E. Hoek, E. T. Brown.
- London : The Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, 1980.
- 527 p.
Planning considerations - Classification of rock masses - Geological data collection - Graphical presentation of geological data - Stresses around underground excavations - Strength of rock and rock masses - Underground excavation failure mechanisms - Underground excavation support design - Rockbolts, shotcrete and mesh - Blasting in underground excavations - Instrumentation - Appendix.