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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.

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