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Fundamentals of Acoustic Emission in Geotechnical Engineering

  • 1st Edition - January 1, 2027
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Ru Zhang, Zetian Zhang, Ting Ai, Anlin Zhang
  • Language: English

Fundamentals of Acoustic Emission in Geotechnical Engineering provides a comprehensive overview of acoustic emission (AE) theory and its practical applications in unders… Read more

Description

Fundamentals of Acoustic Emission in Geotechnical Engineering provides a comprehensive overview of acoustic emission (AE) theory and its practical applications in understanding rock behavior within geotechnical contexts. The book begins by introducing the basic principles of acoustic emission and its relevance to monitoring rock damage and failure processes. It presents experimental studies that capture AE signals throughout the entire progression of rock damage, offering insights into the mechanisms driving material degradation. The text explores the distinct acoustic emission characteristics associated with various rock damage modes, enhancing the ability to identify and differentiate failure processes. It further investigates the patterns and laws governing the evolution of rock damage as revealed by AE data, emphasizing the importance of temporal and spatial analysis. Fractal analysis techniques are applied to describe the complex spatiotemporal evolution of acoustic emissions, providing a quantitative framework for interpreting AE signals in rock mechanics. A significant focus is placed on the prediction of rockbursts, a critical hazard in underground mining and tunneling, using acoustic emission monitoring techniques. By integrating theoretical foundations with experimental findings, the book offers valuable methodologies for early warning and risk mitigation in geotechnical engineering projects. This volume serves as an essential resource for engineers, researchers, and practitioners seeking to apply acoustic emission techniques to improve the safety, monitoring, and understanding of rock mass behavior in geotechnical settings.

Key features

  • Integrates damage mechanics and fractal nonlinear theory into acoustic emission research, providing readers with a unified theoretical framework
  • Offers a structured summary that spans acoustic emission mechanisms, theoretical models, experimental methods, testing standards, and engineering practices
  • Incorporates at least one case study per chapter along with visual elements such as flow diagrams, comparison tables, and end-of-chapter summaries

Readership

Graduate students, faculty, researchers, and engineers in Rock Mechanics, Geotechnical Engineering, and Geophysics

Table of contents

1. Introduction

2. Fundamentals of Acoustic Emission Theory

3. Experimental Studies on Acoustic Emission during the Entire Process of Rock Damage Evolution and Failure

4. Acoustic Emission Characteristics of Rocks under Different Damage Modes

5. Preliminary Study on the Evolution Law of Rock Damage Based on Acoustic Emission

6. Fractal Characteristics of Spatiotemporal Evolution of Rock Acoustic Emission

7. Rockburst Prediction Based on Acoustic Emission

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 1, 2027
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Ru Zhang

Professor Ru Zhang is a Distinguished Professor at Sichuan University. Her research is driven by the major strategic demands of national deep-earth exploration and the frontiers of science. She has long been engaged in both fundamental and applied studies in deep-earth rock mechanics and engineering safety, as well as in-situ exploration and intelligent construction in deep geological environments. Professor Zhang has established a solid academic foundation and accumulated extensive expertise in the field of acoustic emission associated with rock fracture.

Affiliations and expertise
Distinguished Professor, Sichuan University, China

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Zetian Zhang

Dr. Zetian Zhang is an associate professor at Sichuan University, China. He served as a council member and deputy secretary-general of the Deep Space Detection and Development Branch of Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering. His main interests cover basic scientific research on the deep rock mass seepage mechanics, in situ multi-physical fields detection, and multi-field coupling mechanisms in deep underground engineering.

Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Sichuan University, China

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Ting Ai

Dr. Ting Ai is a Senior Research Engineer at Sichuan University, China. With expertise in experimental rock mechanics, her research primarily focuses on acoustic emission testing and novel characterization methods for rock damage, alongside studying the depth-dependent mechanical behavior of rocks under simulated in-situ environments.
Affiliations and expertise
Sichuan University, China

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Anlin Zhang

Dr. Anlin Zhang is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Sichuan University, China. He has been awarded the Fellowship of the China National Postdoctoral Program for Innovation Talents. His research focuses extensively on both experimental and theoretical investigations in deep rock mechanics, with particular emphasis on the mechanical properties, failure mechanisms, and engineering disturbance responses of rocks under deep in-situ geotechnical conditions.

Affiliations and expertise
Sichuan University, China