NPTEL : NOC:Rock Engineering (Civil Engineering)

Co-ordinators : Prof. Priti Maheshwari


Lecture 1 - Introduction

Lecture 2 - Minerals and Rock Classes

Lecture 3 - Mineral Identification Procedure

Lecture 4 - Rock Identification Procedure

Lecture 5 - Geological Structures and Discontinuities

Lecture 6 - Spherical Representation of Geological Data - 1

Lecture 7 - Spherical Representation of Geological Data - 2

Lecture 8 - Spherical Representation of Geological Data - 3

Lecture 9 - Application of Graphical Representation of Geological Data

Lecture 10 - Laboratory Testing of Rocks - Sampling

Lecture 11 - Laboratory testing of Rocks - Preperations and UCS

Lecture 12 - Factors Influencing UCS and Modes of Failure in Compression

Lecture 13 - Failure Mechanism and Post-Failure Behaviour in Compression, Indirect Method for UCS

Lecture 14 - Indirect Method for UCS, Brazilian Test, Schnidt Rebound Hardness Test

Lecture 15 - Sound Velocity Test, Slake Durability Test, Swelling Pressure and Free Swell Test and Void Index Test

Lecture 16 - Shear Tests - 1

Lecture 17 - Shear Tests - 2

Lecture 18 - Engineering Classification of Intact Rocks, Concept of Rock Mass, RQD

Lecture 19 - Concept of Rock Mass, Factors Affecting Discontinuities

Lecture 20 - Factors Affecting Discontinuities

Lecture 21 - Classification of Rock Mass: Rock Mass Rating (RMR) - 1

Lecture 22 - Classification of Rock Mass: Rock Mass Rating (RMR) - 2

Lecture 23 - Classification of Rock Mass: Rock Mass Quality (Q-system) - 1

Lecture 24 - Classification of Rock Mass: Rock Mass Quality (Q-system) - 2

Lecture 25 - Classification of Rock Mass: Geological Strength Index (GSI)

Lecture 26 - Strength Criteria for Isotropic and Anisotropic Rock - 1

Lecture 27 - Strength Criteria for Isotropic and Anisotropic Rocks -2, Mohr’s Failure Theory

Lecture 28 - Mohr-Coulomb Failure Criterion

Lecture 29 - Mohr-Coulomb Failure Criterion, Coulomb Navier Failure Criterion

Lecture 30 - Concept of Instantaneous c and φ: Balmer Approach

Lecture 31 - Empirical Failure Criteria: Basics of Regression Analysis

Lecture 32 - Hoek and Brown Criterion (1980)

Lecture 33 - Parameters of Failure Criteria

Lecture 34 - Failure Criteria for Rock Mass

Lecture 35 - Tunneling: Underground Excavations

Lecture 36 - Tunneling: Ground Conditions

Lecture 37 - Elastic Stress Distribution Around Circular Tunnels - 1

Lecture 38 - Elastic Stress Distribution Around Circular Tunnels - 2

Lecture 39 - Elastic Analysis of Circular Tunnels - Displacements

Lecture 40 - Thick Wall Cylinder in Biaxial Stress Field

Lecture 41 - Elasto-Plastic Stress Distribution Around Circular Tunnel

Lecture 42 - Underground Excavation Failure Mechanisms

Lecture 43 - Structurally Controlled Failure: Roof Failure

Lecture 44 - Structurally Controlled Failure: Sidewall Failures - 1

Lecture 45 - Structurally Controlled Failure: Sidewall Failures - 2

Lecture 46 - Rock Mass Support Interaction Analysis - 1

Lecture 47 - Rock Mass Support Interaction Analysis - 2

Lecture 48 - Rock Slope Stability

Lecture 49 - Rock Slope Stability - Plane Failure

Lecture 50 - Rock Slope Stability - Wedge Failure

Lecture 51 - Rock Slope Stability - Circular Failure

Lecture 52 - Rock Slope Stability - Toppling Failure - 1

Lecture 53 - Rock Slope Stability - Toppling Failure - 2

Lecture 54 - Rock Slope Stability - Toppling Failure - 3

Lecture 55 - Rock Slope Stabilization

Lecture 56 - Foundations on Weak Rocks

Lecture 57 - Ultimate Bearing Capacity Using Bell’s Approach

Lecture 58 - Bearing Capacity from Classification Approaches and Based on UCS

Lecture 59 - Bearing Capacity Based on Plate Load test; Treatment of Foundations

Lecture 60 - Dam Foundation Problems