Professionals and students in any geology-related field will find this an essential reference. It clearly and systematically explains underground engineering geology principles, methods, theories and case studies. The authors lay out engineering problems in underground rock engineering and how to study and solve them. The book specially emphasizes mechanical and hydraulic couplings in rock engineering for wellbore stability, mining near aquifers and other underground structures where inflow is a problem.

Rock properties and mechanical behaviors.- Sedimentary environments and geologic structures.- In-situ stress and pore pressure.- Rock strength experiments and failure criteria.- Sedimentary rock masses and discontinuities.- Double porosity poroelasticity and its finite element solution.- Wellbore/borehole stability.- Stress-dependent permeability.- Strata failure and mining under surface and ground water.- Water inrush and mining above confined aquifers.- Stability of underground excavations.