Download or read book Instability Mechanism and Disaster Prevention of the Jointed Rockmass written by Shuren Wang and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2024-06-13 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discontinuities such as cracks, fissures, bedding planes, etc. resulting from different geological processes are commonly found in rock masses and often play a critical role in the initiation, propagation, and coalescence of new cracks due to stress redistribution caused by engineering activities and natural disturbances. It is challenging to determine the instability mechanism of jointed rock masses but it is vital for estimating instability disasters in jointed rock engineering.