Rock engineering /

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Author / Creator:Franklin, John A.
Imprint:New York : McGraw-Hill, c1989.
Description:x, 600 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1027932
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Other authors / contributors:Dusseault, Maurice B.
ISBN:0070218889
Notes:Includes bibliographies and index.
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Summary:Textbook for advanced undergraduate students. Discusses alternative approaches for rock mass stabilization; rock exploration by drilling, geophysics, mapping, sampling, and testing; how to test unpredictable rock formations in the field or in the laboratory; and the technology involved with such procedures as rock excavation, blasting, drilling and cutting, reinforcement, drainage, and grouting. Acidic paper. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Physical Description:x, 600 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographies and index.
ISBN:0070218889