Engineering Geology Case Histories Number 3: Symposium on Rock Mechanics

Prepared by the Case Histories Committee for the Engineering Geology Division of the Geological Society of America, these histories are intended as reference material for the practicing geologist and for the college student. The Symposium on Rock Mechanics, edited by Parker D. Trask, is the third volume on the series. It contains the following papers: Some engineering studies of rock movement in the Niagara area; Rock mechanics in the investigation and construction of T.1 Underground Power Station, Snowy Mountains, Australia; Importance of geological information as a factor in tunnel-lining design; and Effect of the elastic properties of rocks on civil-engineering design.