Numbering Code	U-ENG23 33529 LE73 U-ENG23 33529 LE77	Year/Term	2022 ・ Second semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	Lecture
Target Year		Target Student
Language	English	Day/Period	Tue.2
Instructor name	KISHIDA KIYOSHI (Graduate School of Engineering Professor) PIPATPONGSA, Thirapong (Graduate School of Engineering Associate Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	Unlike soil, rock is strong and hard materials consisting of solid aggregates of various minerals. Still, rock mass is different from concrete because it is not merely a mixture of materials binding together but it has undergone geological proces and formed structural discontinuities. Therefore, strength of rock mass is controlled by planes of weakness and extents of fractures. Moreover, water can have impact on rocks, not by breaking rock into pieces, but rather breaking rock into blocks through permeable discontinuities. Design and construction technology of rock structures (such as tunnel, rock slope, dam), geology, mechanical properties of rock and rock fracture, laboratory tests and field measurements of rock and rock mass are introduced in this lecture.
Course Goals	This lecture aims to provide basic understanding of engineering properties of rock and rock masses for applications in both civil engineering works and mining operations. Design exercise of rock structure is also introduced.
Schedule and Contents	1) Introduction to Rock Engineering 2) Strength of intact rock 3) Discontinuity and surface roughness 4) Description of discontinuous planes 5) Griffith and Hoek-Brown failure criteria 6) Fractures in rock mass 7) Hydro-mechanical behaviors in rock 8) Mid-term examination 9) Geological survey and geophysics 10) Seepage in fractured rock 11) Subsurface stresses and measurements 12) Application to tunnel & Rock mass rating system 13) Application to plane failure of slope 14) Application to wedge failure of slope 15) Evaluation of understanding
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Mid-term exam (35%), Final exam (40%), report and classworks (25%)
Course Requirements	None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	Quiz during lecture encourages students to review lecture contents before class.
Textbooks	Textbooks/References	Some handouts are distributed thru KULASIS or PanDA.
References, etc.	“Introduction to Rock Mechanics”, R.E. Goodman, John Wiley & Sons isbn{}{0471617180} “Engineering Rock Mechanics”, J.A. Hudson and J.P. Harrison, Pergamon isbn{}{9780080438641} “Fundamentals of Rock Mechanics”, J.C. Jaeger, N.G.W. Cook and R.W. Zimmerman, Blackwell Publishing isbn{}{9780632057597} “Rock Mechanics”, Society of Materials Science, Japan (in Japanese) isbn{}{4765516288}
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