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Concept
Rock mechanics
Summary
Rock mechanics is a theoretical and applied science of the mechanical behavior of rocks and rock masses.
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.
Background
Rock mechanics is part of a much broader subject of geomechanics, which is concerned with the mechanical responses of all geological materials, including soils.
Rock mechanics is concerned with the application of the principles of engineering mechanics to the design of structures built in or on rock. The structure could include many objects such as a drilling well, a mine shaft, a tunnel, a reservoir dam, a repository component, or a building. Rock mechanics is used in many engineering disciplines, but is primarily used in Mining, Civil, Geotechnical, Transportation, and Petroleum Engineering.
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