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The Rock Engineering Practice course was recorded by Professor Zhao Jian, an ISRM fellow, of Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, and contains 21 lectures divided in three parts.

Part 1. Site Investigation and Testing
Part 2. Rock Slope Engineering
Part 3. Rock Foundation Engineering
Part 4. Underground Rock Excavations

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Professor Zhao Jian also recorded the Rock Mechanics Principles Course. Click to go back to the complete list of ISRM courses.

Part 1. Site Investigation and Testing

Session 0 - Course Overview
Session 1.1 - Planning and Methods of Site Investigation
Session 1.2 - Geophysical Exploration
Session 1.3 - Drilling and Logging
Session 1.4 - Field and Laboratory Tests
Session 1.5 - Site Investigation and Geotechnical Reports

Part 2. Rock Slope Engineering

Session 2.1 - Introduction to Rock Slopes
Session 2.2 - Slope Failure Modes and Analysis Methods
Session 2.3 - Analytical Methods for Slope Analysis
Session 2.4 - Slope Analysis by Projection Method
Session 2.5 - Rock Mass Rating for Slope
Session 2.6 - Rock Slope Excavation
Session 2.7 - Rock Slope Support

Part 3. Rock Foundation Engineering

Session 3.1 - Introduction to Rock Foundation
Session 3.2 - Bearing Capacity of Foot Foundations
Session 3.3 - Settlement of Foot Foundations
Session 3.4 - Rock Socketed Piles
Session 3.5 - Tension Foundations

Part 4. Underground Rock Excavations

Session 4.1 - Rock Tunnels and Underground Mines
Session 4.2 - Underground Excavation Failure Mechanisms
Session 4.3 - Underground Rock Support Mechanisms
Session 4.4 - Rock Support Design using Q-System Mechanisms
Session 4.5 - Rock Support Design using RMR
Session 4.6 - Support Design based on Ground Pressure
Session 4.7 - Mechanised Underground Excavation Mechanised Excavation
Session 4.8 - Drill Blast Excavation
Session 4.9 - Sequential Excavation
Session 4.10 - Rock Reinforcement Support
Session 4.11 - Underground Excavation Monitoring
Session 4.12 - Naturally Supported Underground Mining
Session 4.13 - Artificially Supported Mining
Session 4.14 - Longwall Mining in Soft and Hard Rocks
Session 4.15 - Caving Mining Methods
Session 4.16 - Rock Cavern and Shaft

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