Rock Indentation

Ch. S. N. Murthy joined NITK, Surathkal (formerly known as KREC, Surathkal) in August 1987 as a lecturer and presently working as professor in the Department of Mining Engineering. He did B.E. (Mining Engg.) from Kothagudem School of Mines, Osmina University in 1980. He joined in M/s. The Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd. In July 1980 and worked in underground coal mines for 5 year and 6 months. He got M.Tech (Mine Planning & Design) from Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad in 1987. He completed Ph.D in Mining Engineering from I.I.T, Kharagpur in 1999. His areas of interest for research are Rock Drilling, Mine Planning & Design, Underground Coal Mining, Ground Control, Mine Surveying and Rock Excavation Engineering. He actively involved in research activities and completed 4 R&D Projects as PI/CO-investigators and 1 project is in progress. He organised more than 20 training programmes/short term courses/workshops. He organised one National Seminar in 2008 and one International Symposium in 2010 jointly with DGMS. He guided 8 Ph.D. scholar and another 10 Ph.D. scholar are carrying out research work. He published more than 150 technical papers in International Journal/ National Journal/ International Symposium/ National Seminar. He visited USA, Canada, Australia, Malaysia, and Singapore. He is life member of The Institutions of Engineers (India), Mining Geological & Metallurgical Society of India and Mining Engineering Association of India (MEAI).

Chapter 1 Introduction. Chapter 2 Static and Impact Indentation Tests. Chapter 3 Mechanics of Indentation Fracture .Chapter 4 Indentation of Rocks and Stress Fields. Chapter 5 Analytical Models for Rock Indentation. Chapter 6 Indentation Indices and Their Correlation with Rock Properties. Chapter 7 Specific Energy in Rock Indentation. Chapter 8 Development of Models to Predict Specific Energy. Chapter 9 Numerical Modeling of Rock Indentation.