Rock is the main ingredient in planet Earth. Nearly everything under your feet is rock. It may be buried out of sight, but it’s always there. Rocks are full of surprises and secrets. They give us precious gems, gold, and vital resources such as iron and glass. Written into rock is a record of Earth’s fascinating history, preserved as fossils. <...>

Rock dynamics has become one of the most important topics in the field of rock mechanics and rock engineering (e.g. Aydan et al., 2011; Aydan, 2016; Zhou and Jiao, 2011). The spectrum of rock dynamics is very wide and it includes, the failure of rocks, rock masses and rock engineering structures such as rockbursting, spalling, popping, collapse, toppling, sliding, blasting, non-destructive testing, geophysical explorations, and, impacts (see Figure 1.1). <...>

This book is a peer-reviewed and edited volume that contains keynote lectures and extended abstracts of papers that were received for EUROCK 2014 – The 2014 ISRM European Symposium, which will be held in the city of Vigo SPAIN on 27–29 May, 2014.

Lecture 1: Intriduction

Lecture 2: Phenomenological Methodologies & Observational Approach

Lecture 3: Rock Mass Classification & Empirical Design

Lecture 4: Kinematic Analysis I (Slopes)

Lecture 5: Kinematic Analysis II (Underground)

Lecture 6: Limit Equilibrium

Lecture 7: In Situ Stresses & Stress Measurement

Lecture 8: Stress Analysis around Underground Openings