Goodman, Richard E.  <br/><br/>
Introduction to rock mechanics /   
Richard E. Goodman. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - New York :   John Wiley and Sons,   1989. 
 - xiii, 562 p. 
<br/><br/> Introduction - Classification and index properties of rocks - Rock strength and failure criteria - Initial stresses in rocks and their measurement - Planes of weakness in rocks - Deformability of rocks - Applications of rock mechanics in engineering for underground openings - Applications of rock mechanics to rock slope engineering - Applications of rock mechanics to Foundation Engineering - Stresses - Strains and strain rosettes - Identification of rocks and minerals - Derivations of equations - The use of stereographic projection - Answers to problems . 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0471812005 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>MECANICA DE ROCAS<br/>INGENIERIA DE SUELOS
<br/><br/><label>Universal Decimal Class. No.: </label>624.131