Published Papers

During recent years, I have received many requests for copies of papers that I have published. I have undertaken the compilation of as many of the most significant papers as possible into the electronic database below.

You may download the papers from this list on the understanding that their use should be personal only and that these papers will not be distributed or re-published. These restrictions are necessary in order to conform to copyright agreements with the original publishers. – Evert Hoek

Lectures

• Fundamentals of Slope Design 2009
• Hoek, E. 2009.
• Fundamentals of Slope Design. Keynote address at Slope Stability 2009, Santiago, Chile, 9 - 11 November 2009.
• Tunnelling in Overstressed Rock 2009
• Hoek, E. 2009., P.G. Marinos 2009.
• Keynote address presented at EUROCK2009, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 29-31 October 2009.
• 2008 Kersten Lecture
• Hoek, E., Carranza-Torres, C., Diederichs, M.S. and Corkum, B. 2008.
• Integration of geotechnical and structural design in tunnelling. Proceedings University of Minnesota 56th Annual Geotechnical Engineering Conference. Minneapolis, 29 February 2008, 1-53
• 2001 Terzaghi Lecture
• Hoek, E, 2001.
• Big tunnels in bad rock, 2000 Terzaghi lecture. ASCE Journal of Gotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 127, No. 9, Sept 2001, pages 726-740.
• 1999 Glossop lecture
• Hoek, E, 2001.
• Putting Numbers to Geology - an Engineer's Viewpoint. The Second Glossop Lecture, Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology, 32, No. 1, 1-19, 1999.
• 1992 Muller lecture
• Hoek, E, 2001.
• When is a design in rock engineering acceptable? - 1991 Muller lecture. Proc. 7th Congress Intnl.. Soc. Rock Mech., Aachen. Rotterdam : A.A. Balkema. 3.
• 1983 Rankine lecture
• Hoek, E. 1983
• Strength of jointed rock masses, 23rd. Rankine Lecture. Geotechnique. 33 (3), 187-223.
• 1982 Werhner lecture
• Hoek, E. 1982
• Geotechnical considerations in tunnel design and contract preparation, 17th Sir Julius Werhner Memorial Lecture. Trans. Inst. Min. Metall 91, A101-A109.
• 1974 ISRM General Report
• Hoek, E. and Londe, P. 1974
• The design of rock slopes and foundations. General Report on Theme III. Proc. Third Congress Intnl. Soc. Rock Mech., Denver. 1(A), 613-752.

Significant Papers

• Overcoming squeezing in the Yacambú-Quibor tunnel, Venezuela
• Hoek, E., Guevara, R. 2009.
  2009.
• Empirical Strength Criterion for Rock Masses
• Hoek, E., and E. T. Brown. 1980.
  Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 106 (GT9): 1013Ð1035.
• A brief history of the development of the Hoek-Brown failure criterion. Soils and Rocks, No. 2
• Hoek, E. and Marinos, P. 2007.
  November 2007.
• The construction of the Egnatia Highway through unstable slopes in northern Greece. Proc. XI Conference on Rock Mechanics, Turin
• Marinos, P and Hoek, E. 2006.
  November 2006.
• Greece’s Egnatia Highway Tunnels. Tunnels & Tunnelling International
• Hoek, E., Marinos, P., Kazilis, N., Angistalis, G., Rahaniotis, N., Marinos, V.
  September 2006
• Support Decision Criteria for Tunnels in Fault Zones. Felsbau
• Goricki, A., Rachaniotis, N., Hoek, E., Marinos, P., Tsotsos, St., Schubert, W.
  2006
• Variability of the engineering properties of rock masses quantified by the geological strength index: the case of ophiolites with special emphasis on tunnelling. Bull. Eng. Geol. Env., 65/2, 129-142
• Marinos, P., Hoek, E., Marinos, V.
  2006.
• Empirical estimation of rock mass modulus. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 43, 203–215
• Hoek, E and Diederichs, M.S.
  2006.
• Characterization and engineering properties of tectonically undisturbed but lithologically varied sedimentary rock masses. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 42/2, 277-285
• Hoek, E., Marinos, P., Marinos, V.
  2005.
• The geological Strength index: applications and limitations”. Bull. Eng. Geol. Environ, 64, 55-65
• Marinos, V., Marinos, P., Hoek, E.
  2005
• EPB-TBM 2005. Face support control in the Metro do Porto project, Portugal. RETC, Seattle.
• Babendererde, S., Hoek, E., Marinos, P., Cardoso, A.S.
• Thissavros hydropower plant: managing geotechnical problems in construction. Proc. Fifth Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering.
• Anastassopoulos, K., Hoek, E., Milligan, V. and Riemer, W.
  New York, April 13-17, 2004.
• Geological risk in the use of TBMs in heterogeneous rock masses – The case of “Metro do Porto” and the measures adopted. Presented at Course on Geotechnical Risks in Rock Tunnels, University of Aveiro, Portugal, 16-17 April, 2004.
• Babendererde, S., Hoek, E., Marinos, P and Silva Cardoso, A. 2004.
• Characterization of Granite and the Underground Construction in Metro do Porto, Portugal. Proc. International Conference on Site Characterization, Porto, Portugal, 19-22 September, 2004.
• Babendererde, S., Hoek, E., Marinos, P and Silva Cardoso, A. 2004.
• Hoek-Brown criterion – 2002 edition. Proc. NARMS-TAC Conference, Toronto, 2002, 1, 267-273.
• Hoek, E., Carranza-Torres, C. and Corkum, B. 2002.
• The role of experts in tunneling – experience from Greece and the world, Keynote lecture, Egnatia Odos Tunnelling Conference
• Hoek, E, 2001.
  December 2001.
• Estimating the geotechnical properties of heterogeneous rock masses such as flysch. Bulletin of the Engineering Geology & the Environment (IAEG), 60, 85-92.
• Marinos. P, and Hoek, E. 2001
• Rock mass properties for underground mines. in Underground Mining Methods: Engineering Fundamentals and International Case Studies. (Edited by W. A. Hustrulid and R. L. Bullock), Littleton, Colorado: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME) 2001.
• Hoek, E. 2001.
• GSI – A geologically friendly tool for rock mass strength estimation. Proc. GeoEng2000 Conference, Melbourne. 1422-1442.
• Marinos, P and Hoek, E. 2000
• Rock-Mass properties for surface mines. In Slope Stability in Surface Mining (Edited by W. A. Hustralid, M.K. McCarter and D.J.A. van Zyl), Littleton, CO: Society for Mining, Metallurgical and Exploration (SME), pages 59-70.
• Hoek, E. and Karzulovic, A.
  2000
• Predicting Tunnel Squeezing. Tunnels and Tunnelling International. Part 1 – November 2000, Part 2
• Hoek, E. and Marinos, P.
  December, 2000.
• Rock slopes in civil and mining engineering. Published in Proceedings of the International Conference on Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, GeoEng2000
• Hoek, E., Read, J., Karzulovic, A and Chen Z.Y. 2000. 19-24 November, 2000, Melbourne.
• Support for very weak rock associated with faults and shear zones Distinguished lecture for the opening of the International Symposium on Rock Support and Reinforcement Practice in Mining
• Hoek, E. 1999. , Kalgoorlie, Australia, 14-19 March, 1999.
• Reliability of Hoek-Brown estimates of rock mass properties and their impact on design. Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci. 35(1), 63-68.
• Hoek, E. 1998.
• Tunnel support in weak rock Keynote address, Symposium of Sedimentary Rock Engineering,
• Hoek, E. 1998. Taipei, Taiwan, November 20-22, 1998.
• Geotechnical risks on large civil engineering projects. Keynote address for Theme I – International Association of Engineering Geologists Congress, Vancouver, Canada, September 21 to 25
• Hoek, E. and Palmieri, A. 1998
• Applicability of the Geological Strength Index (GSI) classification for very weak and sheared rock masses. The case of the Athens Schist Formation. Bull. Engg. Geol. Env. 57(2), 151-160.
• Hoek, E., Marinos, P. and Benissi, M. 1998.
• Practical estimates or rock mass strength. Intnl. J. Rock Mech. & Mining Sci. & Geomechanics Abstracts. 34 (8), 1165-1186.
• Hoek, E. and Brown, E.T. 1997.
• Consulting Boards for large civil engineering projects. Water Power and Dam Construction, 47, No. 8, pp 33-34.
• Hoek, E and Imrie, A.S. 1995.
• A modified Hoek-Brown criterion for jointed rock masses. Proc. Rock Characterization, Symp. Int. Soc. Rock Mech.: Eurock ‘92, (Edited by Hudson J.A.), 209-214. London, Brit. Geotech. Soc.
• Hoek, E., Wood D. and Shah S. 1992.
• Estimating Mohr-Coulomb friction and cohesion values from the Hoek-Brown failure criterion. Intnl. J. Rock Mech. & Mining Sci. & Geomechanics Abstracts. 12(3), 227-229.
• Hoek, E. 1990.
• Progress with the excavation and support of the Mingtan power cavern roof. Proc. Rock Cavern Seminar - Hong Kong (eds A.W. Malone and P.G.D. Whiteside), pp. 235-245. London: Institution Mining and Metallurgy.
• Moy, D. and Hoek, E. 1989.
• Rock support in underground mines. In Underground support systems (ed J.E. Udd), Montreal: Canadian Inst. Min. Metall. 35, 1-6.
• Hoek, E and Wood, D.W.F. (1987).
• Design of large underground caverns for hydro-electric projects, with reference to structurally controlled failure mech¬anisms. Proc. Am.Soc. Civ. Engrs Int. Conv. on Recent Development in Geotechnical Engineering for Hydro Projects, New York: ASCE, 192-205.
• Hammett, R.D. and Hoek, E. 1981.
• Trends in relationships between measured rock in situ stresses and depth. Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci. & Geomech. Abstr. 15, 211-215.
• Brown, E.T. and Hoek, E. 1978.
• Drakensberg pumped storage scheme, rock engineering aspects. In Exploration for rock engineering (ed. Z.T.Bieniawski), 2, 121- 139. Rotterdam: A.A. Balkema
• Bowcock, J.B. Boyd, J.M., Hoek, E. and Sharp, J.C. 1977.
• Developments in triaxial testing equipment. Rock Mech. 2, 223-228. Berlin: Springer-Verlag.
• Franklin, J.A. and Hoek, E. 1970.
• A simple triaxial cell for field and laboratory testing of rock. Trans. Instn Min. Metall. 77, A22-26
• Hoek, E. and Franklin, J.A. 1968.
• Brittle failure of rock. In Rock Mechanics in Engineering Practice. (eds K.G. Stagg and O.C. Zienkiewicz), pp. 99-124. London: Wiley.
• Hoek, E. 1968.
• Rock Mechanics an introduction for the practical engineer Parts I, II and III. Mining Magazine, April, June and July.
• Hoek, E. 1966
• Rock Fracture Under Static Stress Conditions. PhD Thesis submitted to The Faculty of Engineering of the University of Cape Town.
• Hoek, E. 1965.
• Brittle fracture propagation in rock under compression. Int. J. Fracture Mech. 1, 137-155.
• Hoek, E. and Bieniawski, Z.T. 1965.
• Fracture of anisotropic rock. J.S. Afr. Inst. Min. Metall. 64, No. 10, 501-518.
• Hoek, E. 1964.