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1 Rock mechanics and mining engineering.- 2 Stress and infinitesimal strain.- 3 Rock mass structure.- 4 Rock strength and deformability.- 5 Pre-mining state of stress.- 6 Methods of stress analysis.- 7 Excavation design in massive elastic rock.- 8 Excavation design in stratified rock.- 9 Excavation design in jointed rock.- 10 Energy changes accompanying underground mining.- 11 Rock support and reinforcement.- 12 Mining methods and method selection.- 13 Naturally supported mining methods.- 14 Artificially supported mining methods.- 15 Longwall and caving mining methods.- 16 Mining-induced surface subsidence.- 17 Blasting mechanics.- 18 Monitoring rock mass performance.- Appendix 1 Basic constructions using the hemispherical projection.- A1.1 Projection of a line.- A1.2 Projection of the great circle and pole to a plane.- A1.3 Determination of the line of intersection of two planes.- A1.4 Determination of the angle between two lines in a plane.- A1.5 Determination of dip direction and true dip.- A1.6 Rotation about an inclined axis.- Appendix 2 Stresses and displacements induced by point and infinite line loads in an infinite, isotropic, elastic continuum.- A2.1 A point load (the Kelvin equations).- A2.2 An infinite line load.- Appendix 3 Calculation sequences for rock-support interaction analysis.- A3.1 Scope.- A3.2 Required support line calculations.- A3.3 Available support line calculations.- Appendix 4 Limiting equilibrium analysis of progressive hangingwall caving.- A4.1 Derivation of equations.- A4.2 Calculation sequence.- Answers to problems.- References.