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Chapter 1 Rock mass strength
1．1 Rockmass classification systems
1．2 Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion
1．3 Strength anisotropy and size
1．4 Generalised Hoek Brown failure criterion

Chapter 2 Rock engineering design
2．1 Introduction
2．2 Data collection， data uncertainty and data variability
2．3 Factor of safety and probability of failure

Chapter 3 Rock excavation methods
3．1 Introduction
3．2 Drill & blast
3．3 Blasting damage in rock
3．4 Mechanical excavation in rock

Chapter 4 Rock excavation and support
4．1 Bolts，dowels and cables
4．2 Shotcrete
4．3 Support design

Chapter 5 Rock engineering design
5．1 Structurally-controlled instability
5．2 Stress analysis & underground openings

Chapter 6 Rock mechanics design （underground）
6．1 Pillar supported mining methods
6．2 Longwall mining
6．3 Stope stability & the stability graph method

Chapter 1 Rock mass strength
1．1 Rockmass classification systems
1．2 Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion
1．3 Strength anisotropy and size
1．4 Generalised Hoek Brown failure criterion

Chapter 2 Rock engineering design
2．1 Introduction
2．2 Data collection， data uncertainty and data variability
2．3 Factor of safety and probability of failure

Chapter 3 Rock excavation methods
3．1 Introduction
3．2 Drill & blast
3．3 Blasting damage in rock
3．4 Mechanical excavation in rock

Chapter 4 Rock excavation and support
4．1 Bolts，dowels and cables
4．2 Shotcrete
4．3 Support design

Chapter 5 Rock engineering design
5．1 Structurally-controlled instability
5．2 Stress analysis & underground openings

Chapter 6 Rock mechanics design （underground）
6．1 Pillar supported mining methods
6．2 Longwal] mining
6．3 Stope stability & the stability graph method