Rock Mechanics

Code:

MMSEG1202

Acronym:

MROCH

Instance: 2004/2005 - 2T

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://paginas.fe.up.pt/~menezes/aulas/mr/mecanica_das_rochas.htm
Responsible unit:	Department of Civil and Georesources Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MMSEG	1	Oficial 2000	1	1	3	-
PMSEG	0	Oficial2004	1	1	3	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Study of the physical and mechanical properties of rock. Structural description of rock masses. Study of the mechanical behaviour of discontinuities. Study of water flow in rocks and rock masses. Initial stress in rock masses and its measurement. Behaviour laws. Reflexion on the impact of Rock Mechanics upon the environment and the society.

Program

- Basic concepts; fields of application of Rock Mechanics and its relation with other disciplines.
- Rocks and rock masses; main structural types.
- Physical properties of rock; index properties of rock.
- Mechanical behaviour of rock; strength and deformability; behaviour models; experimental characterization.
- Rock mass description; quantification and presentation of structural data.
- Mechanical behaviour of discontinuities; behaviour models; specific tests for rock joints.
- Classification of rocks and rock masses.
- Mechanical properties of rock masses; constitutive models; strength and deformability of discontinuous masses.
- Hydraulic and hydromechanical behaviour of rocks and rock masses; experimental characterization.
- In situ stress factors and evaluation techniques; current experience in stress and displacement measurement.
- Rock Mechanics and environmental protection.

Mandatory literature

José Eduardo T. Quintanilha de Menezes; Complementos de Mecânica das Rochas, 2004
Goodman, Richard E.; Introduction to rock mechanics. ISBN: 0-471-61718-0
Priest, Stephen D.; Discontinuity analysis for rock engineering. ISBN: 0-412-47600-2
Evert Hoek; Practical Rock Engineering, 2000

Complementary Bibliography

Wyllie, Duncan C.; Foundations on Rock. ISBN: 0-419-23210-9
Coates, D. F.; Rock mechanics principles
González de Vallejo, Luis I. 070; Ingeniería geológica. ISBN: 84-205-3104-9
Jaeger, John Conrad; Fundamentals of rock mechanics

Teaching methods and learning activities

Application of interactive teaching methods in the classes.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Subject Classes	Participação presencial	0,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Minimal score of 9.5 in the final exam.

Calculation formula of final grade

Proposed assignments have a maximum score of 1.5. This is added to the final exam evaluation if its score is at least 9.5.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Some assignments will be proposed for development outside the classes, namely bibliographical research, test results analyses and resolution of Rock Mechanics problems.

Classification improvement

Final exam (assignment evaluation is not valid for classification improvement).