Structural Mechanics of Rocks and Rock Masses
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Civil Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 July 2022) | Viewed by 15986
Special Issue Editors
Interests: structural geology; tectonics; applied geology; rock mechanics; geological field mapping
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Interests: applied geology; engineering geology; rock mechanics; rock mass classification
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Interests: applied geology; microstructures; rock mechanics; evaporitic rocks
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The definition of suitable geostructural and geomechanical models is fundamental in many engineering applications. The design of civil infrastructures built on or in rock masses (tunnels, mines, quarries, foundations, dams, rock slope instability mitigation, geothermal systems, etc.) strictly depends on the properties of the rock mass itself and on the geological setting of the site.
The mechanical behavior and properties of the rock mass are controlled by textural features of the intact rock and by any types of mechanical weakness surfaces and zones (foliations, fractures, shear zones, etc.) with their geometrical interactions (i.e., fracture network).
This Special Issue welcomes original research, reviews, and case studies concerning any aspects related to the geostructural and geomechanical properties of the rock masses and their influence on engineering rock mechanics as obtained by multiscale and multidisciplinary approaches (laboratory experiments, field investigations, remote sensing analysis, etc.).
Dr. Pietro Mosca
Dr. Sabrina Bonetto
Dr. Chiara Caselle
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- rock mass characterization
- rock properties
- rock mechanics and rock engineering for infrastructures
- structural geology
- fracture network
- field investigations
- rock testing methods
- mining rock mechanics and rock engineering
- geophysics in rock mechanics
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