They are the means for most easily and economically interpreting what lies beneath the visible surface. A relationship between joint roughness and joint shear strength. Rock mechanics, rock mass characterization, tunnel and cavern support, shear strength of rock joints, tbm prognosis. Rock mechanics, loen, norway, 46 june 1990 1 by barton, nick, stephansson, ove isbn.
Nick barton has over 40 years of international experience in rock engineering, and has been involved in numerous important and iconic tunnel, cavern and rock slope projects. Proceedings of a regional conference of the international society for rock mechanics, loen, 46 june 1990. Barton and bandissome effects of scale on shear strength of rock joints. News dr nick barton to present on rock mechanics at bga. Nick barton was the 2011 recipient of the distinguished muller award, an award that honours the memory of professor leopold muller, the founder of the isrm international society of rock mechanics, and awarded in recognition of distinguished contributions to the profession of rock mechanics and rock engineering. University of london, kings college,1966 bsc eng honours, in civil engineering. All content in this area was uploaded by nick ryland barton on dec 20, 2019. Nick barton crossdisciplinary in nature, this book traces an everaccelerating path through an important part of the earth sciences, describing seismic behaviour at many scales, and appropriate rock mechanics. This unique book describes seismic behaviour at many scales, and provides the appropriate interpretation in terms of rock mechanics. International consultant, rock engineering barton has 50 years of experience from hundreds of rock mechanics and rock engineering projects in a total of 40 countries. Characterization and modeling of the shear strength, stiffness and hydraulic behavior of rock joints for engineering purposes with nick r. Authorcoauthor of more than 300 papers in technical journals and conference proceedings. Imperial college, london, 1971 phd in rock mechanics, on rock slope stability and shear strength of fractures. Rock quality, seismic velocity, attenuation and anisotropy.
Author of book on tbm tunnelling in jointed and faulted rock, 2000. Barton s principal contributions to rock mechanics is his work related to discontinuities in the rock mass. International society for rock mechanics norwegian rock mechanics group norges geotekniske institutt. In the isrm website you will find information about the activities of the society as well as information and services useful to the rock mechanics practitioners, such as a conference directory, isrm publications, discussion forums and a virtual library. Chapters 1 through 9 in part i pertain to civil engineering scales and applications, whereas chapters 10 through 16 in part ii pertain to large. Qslope method and its intended use within civil and mining engineering. A model study of the behaviour of steep excavated rock slopes. Rock joints 1st edition by nick barton editor, ove stephansson editor isbn. This encyclopedic monograph expresses nearly 40 years of nick barton s research interests in engineering classification of rock masses. Engineering in jointed and faulted rock aims to provide the background knowledge, necessary tools, and guidelines for rationalized and consistent engineering approaches to design and construction in and on jointed and faulted rock. Seismic measurements take many forms, and have a universal role in the earth sciences.
A low strength material for simulation of the mechanical properties of intact rock in rock mechanics models. By nick barton rock quality, seismic velocity, attenuation and anisotropy by nick barton seismic measurements take many forms, and appear to have a universal role in the earth sciences. View the whole profile of nick barton and his work in the last 50 years. It expresses the quality of the rock mass in the socalled qvalue, on which are based design and support recommendations for underground excavations. Bandis this chapter addresses the characterization and quantification of the first smallerscale set of physical attributes in detail, and the effect each of them can have on the. The qsystem for rock mass classification is developed by barton, lien, and lunde. It consists of five categories of topics on the science and practice of rock engineering.
He has developed many tools and methods, such as the widely used qsystem, for rock classification and support selection and the bartonbandis constitutive laws for rock joint computer modeling. Author of book on tbm tunnelling in jointed and faulted rock, 2000, and on rock quality, seismic velocity, attenuation and anisotropy, 2006. The british geotechnical association bga is pleased to announce that dr nick barton, developer of the qsystem for classifying rock masses and renowned expert in rock mechanics, will present to a joint evening meeting of the bga and the engineering group of the geological society eggs at the institution of civil engineers in february 2020. Nick barton was educated at the university of london from 1963 to 1970 and has a b. Dr nick barton is selected as the recipient of the distinguished muller award, an award that honours the memory of professor leopold muller, the founder of the isrm international society of rock mechanics and in recognition of distinguished contributions to the profession of rock mechanics and rock engineering. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Where is the nonlinear rock mechanics in the linear geomechanics of gas shales. Most have concerned hydropower tunnelling and caverns, metro tunnels and station caverns, motorway tunnels, rock slope stability, and major dam abutment characterization. Tbm tunnelling in jointed and faulted rock edition 1 by. Although rock mechanics addresses many of the rock mechanics issues which arise in underground mining engineering, it is not a text exclusively for mining applications. Tbm performance, prognosis and risk caused by faulting. V p values have been correlated to the rock quality q system barton 1991, which is used worldwide for the analysis of rock mass and for the estimation of support systems in. The qslope method for rock slope engineering in faulted rocks and fault zones.
Between these extremes lie seismic investigation of rock joints, boreholes, block tests, dam and bridge foundations, quarry blasting, canal excavations, hydropower and transportation tunnels, machine bored tbm tunnels, subsea sediment and midocean ridge measurements, where the emphasis is on velocitydepthage models. Reviewing examples of seismic measurements from numerous fields in civil. Engineering classification of rock masses for the design of tunnel support. Rock quality, seismic velocity, attenuation, and anisotropy is a major step toward overcoming the boundaries and crossdiscipline complications to provide a comprehensive reference book that addresses important topics for civil engineers and engineering geologists, petroleum engineers, and tectonophysicists. Expert witness on tunnel damage in insurance claim in south africa.
Barton and choubeythe shear strength of rock joints. Isrm 14th international congress of rock mechanics presentation 879. All content in this area was uploaded by nick ryland barton on nov 28, 2017. Nick barton developed the widely used qsystem for classifying rock masses and for selecting rock tunnel and cavern support in 1974, and was codeveloper of the barton bandis constitutive laws for rock joint computer modelling in 1982. Consultant to dazeb engineering consultants concerning stability analyses for planned k2 dam, and to iwpc concerning unusual structural geology of planned ahwaz dam. Engineering in jointed and faulted rock by nick barton.
The book is uniquely dedicated to the theme of engineering in jointed rock to a much greater degree than earlier texts in rock mechanics and rock engineering, and there will be fundamental treatment and examples of the characterization, strength, deformability and permeability of joints and, in separate chapters, the same for rock masses. Tbm tunnelling in jointed and faulted rock 1st edition. There are huge rewards to be gained from seeing below the earths surface. Description of the nonlinearity has been a goal of many in rock.
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