Development of Rock Engineering
Rocscience Inc. The following video provides a brief history by Dr. Evert Hoek of the field of rock engineering, with a look at a number … Read more
Rock mechanics
Crazy Rock Fall
crazyweathernews Crazy Rock Fall and Landslide in Taiwan Badouzi on August 31, 2013. Almost accident with a car. Shocking video!
Removing unstable rocks with a helicopter
NapalmNewt A sophisticated method to remove unstable rocks and protect the road below.
Point load test
“Point load testing is used to determine rock strength indexes in geotechnical practice. The point load test apparatus and procedure enables economical testing of core … Read more
Massive Rock Falls in Himalaya
YouTube Channel: Mofeed Muhanna Massive rock slide in Himalaya. Tons of rocks flowing like a river!
Huge rock collapse in China
euronews (in English) Caught on tape: Huge rocks collapse, fall on highway in China. A rockfall blocked a section of highway in the southwestern Chinese … Read more
Brazilian Test – Tensile Failure of Concrete in Slow Motion
ExpeditionWorkshed This film shows the Brazilian test, which is designed to measure the tensile strength of concrete or rocks. For more detailed information on this … Read more
World record for rockfall protection
Geobrug AG New RXE-8000 rockfall barrier stops a boulder of 20 metric tons in a free fall of 43 meters in Geobrugg’s test facility Lochezen … Read more
Rock mechanics – Papers
Rock mechanics: an introduction for the practical engineer Evert Hoek. “This paper is the text of three lectures delivered by the author at the Imperial … Read more