Rock mechanics

Rock mechanics is a theoretical and applied science of the mechanical behavior of rocks and rock masses.[1]

Compared to geology, it is the branch of mechanics concerned with the response of rock and rock masses to the force fields of their physical environment.[1]

Grus sand, and the granitoid from which it is derived.
Rock bolting technique being used to reinforce a rock.
Reinforced Earth with gabions supporting a multilane roadway, Sveti Rok, Croatia.
Illustration of borehole mining.
Sandhogs in New York City's East Side Access
  1. ^ a b Rock Mechanics for underground mining. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands. 2004. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-2116-9. ISBN 978-1-4020-2064-3.