Walter Wittke ... 900 pages - Publisher: Ernst&Sohn; (May, 2014) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 3433030790 - ISBN-13: 978-3433030790. This book focuses on the fundamentals of rock mechanics as a basis for the safe and economical design and construction of tunnels, dam foundations and slopes in jointed and anisotropic rock.It is divided into four main parts: Fundamentals and models - Analysis and design methods - Exploration, testing and monitoring - Applications and case histories. The rock mechanical models presented account for the influence of discontinuities on the stress-strain behavior and the permeability of jointed rock masses.