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INSTRUCTORS: Fulvio Tonon, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE
Sponsored by ASCE's Geo-Institute and ASCE Continuing Education.
In their professional assignments, civil engineers frequently encounter rock as an engineering material; however, rock mechanics are almost never taught at the undergraduate level, and it is rarely taught at the graduate level. This webinar is a very first orientation to the field of rock mechanics and engineering that civil engineering professionals may use as a stepping stone in furthering their education in the field. It discusses the mechanical and hydraulic properties of intact rock, rock fractures and rock masses. It also discusses the difficulties in rock mass characterization and modeling.
Primary Discussion Topics
- Mechanical/hydraulic properties of the intact rock
- Mechanical/hydraulic properties of rock fractures
- Mechanical/hydraulic properties of rock masses
Learning Outcomes
- Gain a base knowledge of what rock mechanics entails
- Understand the main mechanical/hydraulic behavior of the intact rock, rock fractures, and rock masses
- Appreciate the continuum/discontinuum approaches to rock mass modeling
Webinar Benefits
- Learn some key components of rock mechanics
- Expand your nomenclature to start a more fruitful dialogue with an applied geologist
- Appreciate the difficulties in rock mass characterization and modeling
Webinar Outline
- Introduction
- Intact rock
- Quantitative description of fractures
- Mechanical/hydraulic properties of fractures
- Rock masses
- Conclusions
Intended Audience
- Geotechnical engineers
- Structural engineers
- Public Agency engineers