Selected Publications by Evert Hoek                                                                                                                                                                                               

During recent years, I have received many requests for copies of papers that I have published. Since many of my papers are not in an electronic format and those that are can be difficult to transmit by email, I have undertaken the compilation of as many of the most significant papers as possible into the electronic database below.

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Invited Lectures
Year Reference Status
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. 1999. Putting Numbers to Geology – an Engineer’s Viewpoint. The Second Glossop Lecture, Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology, 32, No. 1, 1-19, 1999.
1992

 Müller lecture: Hoek, E. 1992. When is a design in rock engineering acceptable? - 1991 Müller 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. Géotechnique. 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
Year Reference Status
2007

 Hoek, E. and Marinos, P. 2007. A brief history of the development of the
Hoek-Brown failure criterion. Soils and Rocks, No. 2., November 2007.
2006

 Marinos, P and Hoek, E. 2006. The construction of the Egnatia Highway through unstable slopes in northern Greece. Proc. XI Conference on Rock Mechanics, Turin, November 2006.
2006

 Hoek, E., Marinos, P., Kazilis, N., Angistalis, G., Rahaniotis, N., Marinos, V. 2006. Greece’s Egnatia Highway Tunnels. Tunnels & Tunnelling International, September 2006, 32-35
2006

 Goricki, A., Rachaniotis, N., Hoek, E., Marinos, P., Tsotsos, St., Schubert, W. 2006. Support Decision Criteria for Tunnels in Fault Zones. Felsbau, 24/5
2006


 Marinos, P., Hoek, E., Marinos, V. 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
2006

 Hoek, E and Diederichs, M.S. 2006. Empirical estimation of rock mass modulus. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 43, 203–215
2005


 Hoek, E., Marinos, P., Marinos, V. 2005. 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
2005

 Marinos, V., Marinos, P., Hoek, E. “The geological Strength index: applications and limitations”. Bull. Eng. Geol. Environ., 64, 55-65 (2005).
2005

 Babendererde, S., Hoek, E., Marinos, P., Cardoso, A.S. “EPB-TBM 2005. Face support control in the Metro do Porto project, Portugal. RETC, Seattle.
2004


 Anastassopoulos, K., Hoek, E., Milligan, V. and Riemer, W. 2004. Thissavros hydropower plant: managing geotechnical problems in construction. Proc. Fifth Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. New York, April 13-17, 2004.
2004



 Babendererde, S., Hoek, E., Marinos, P and Silva Cardoso, A. 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.
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.
2002

 Hoek, E., Carranza-Torres, C. and Corkum, B. 2002. Hoek-Brown criterion – 2002 edition. Proc. NARMS-TAC Conference, Toronto, 2002, 1, 267-273.
2001

 Hoek, E, 2001. The role of experts in tunneling – experience from Greece and the world, Keynote lecture, Egnatia Odos Tunnelling Conference, Iaonnina, December 2001.
2001

 Marinos. P, and Hoek, E. 2001 – Estimating the geotechnical properties of heterogeneous rock masses such as flysch. Bulletin of the Engineering Geology & the Environment (IAEG), 60, 85-92.
2001


 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.
2000

 Marinos, P and Hoek, E. 2000 GSI – A geologically friendly tool for rock mass strength estimation. Proc. GeoEng2000 Conference, Melbourne. 1422-1442.
2000


 Hoek, E. and Karzulovic, A. 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.
2000

 Hoek, E. and Marinos, P. 2000 Predicting Tunnel Squeezing. Tunnels and Tunnelling International. Part 1 – November 2000, Part 2 – December, 2000.
2000


 Hoek, E., Read, J., Karzulovic, A and Chen Z.Y. 2000. Rock slopes in civil and mining engineering. Published in Proceedings of the International Conference on Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, GeoEng2000, 19-24 November, 2000, Melbourne.
1999


 Hoek, E. 1999. 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, Kalgoorlie, Australia, 14-19 March, 1999.
1998

 Hoek, E. 1998. Reliability of Hoek-Brown estimates of rock mass properties and their impact on design. Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci. 35(1), 63-68.
1998

 Hoek, E. 1998. Tunnel support in weak rock Keynote address, Symposium of Sedimentary Rock Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan, November 20-22, 1998.
1998


 Hoek, E. and Palmieri, A. 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, 1998


1998


 Hoek, E., Marinos, P. and Benissi, M. 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.
1997

 Hoek, E. and Brown, E.T. 1997. Practical estimates or rock mass strength. Intnl. J. Rock Mech. & Mining Sci. & Geomechanics Abstracts. 34 (8), 1165-1186.
1995

 Hoek, E and Imrie, A.S. 1995. Consulting Boards for large civil engineering projects. Water Power and Dam Construction, 47, No. 8, pp 33-34.
1994 Hoek, E. 1994. Strength of rock and rock masses, ISRM News Journal, 2(2), 4-16.  
1992


 Hoek, E., Wood D. and Shah S. 1992. 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.
1990

 Hoek, E. 1990. 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.
1989

 Hoek, E, 1989. Site investigation and contract options in tunnelling. Proc. Intnl. Conf. Progress and Inovations in Tunnelling, Toronto, September 1989, 1, 1-8.  
1989


 Moy, D. and Hoek, E. 1989. 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.
1988

 Hoek E and Brown E.T. 1988. The Hoek-Brown failure criterion - a 1988 update. Proc. 15th Canadian Rock Mech. Symp. (ed. J.H. Curran), pp. 31-38. Toronto: Civil Engineering Dept., University of Toronto.  
1987

 Humphries, R.W. and Hoek, E. 1987. Rock engineering at Cat Arm Hydro-electric Development, Proc. Intnl. Conf. on Hydropower, Portland : ASCE, 1467-1476.  
1987

 Hoek, E and Wood, D.W.F. (1987). Rock support in underground mines. In Underground support systems (ed J.E. Udd), Montreal: Canadian Inst. Min. Metall. 35, 1-6.
1984

 1984 Hoek, E. 1984. Impact of blasting on the stability of rock structures. Proc. 2nd Annual Workshop Generic Mineral Tech. Center, Reno. Nowebmer 1984.  
1983

 Brown, E.T., Bray, J.W., Ladanyi, B. and Hoek, E. 1983. Character¬istic line calculations for rock tunnels. J. Geotech. Engng Div., ASCE. 109, 15-39.  
1981


 Hammett, R.D. and Hoek, E. 1981. 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.
1978

 Brown, E.T. and Hoek, E. 1978. Trends in relationships between measured rock in situ stresses and depth. Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci. & Geomech. Abstr. 15, 211-215.
1977


 Bowcock, J.B. Boyd, J.M., Hoek, E. and Sharp, J.C. 1977. Drakensberg pumped storage scheme, rock engineering aspects. In Exploration for rock engineering (ed. Z.T.Bieniawski), 2, 121- 139. Rotterdam: A.A. Balkema
1977

 Hoek, E. 1977. Rock mechanics laboratory testing in the context of a consulting engineering organization. Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci. 14, No. 2, 93-101.  
1970

 Franklin, J.A. and Hoek, E. 1970. Developments in triaxial testing equipment. Rock Mech. 2, 223-228. Berlin: Springer-Verlag.
1968

 Hoek, E. and Franklin, J.A. 1968. A simple triaxial cell for field and laboratory testing of rock. Trans. Instn Min. Metall. 77, A22-26.
1968

 Hoek, E. 1968. Brittle failure of rock. In Rock Mechanics in Engineering Practice. (eds K.G. Stagg and O.C. Zienkiewicz), pp. 99-124. London: Wiley.
1966

 Hoek, E. and Bieniawski, Z.T. 1966. Fracture propagation mechanism in hard rock. Proc. 1st Congr. Int.Soc. Rock Mech., Lisbon, 243-249.  
1966

 Hoek, E. 1966 Rock Mechanics an introduction for the practical engineer Parts I, II and III. Mining Magazine, April, June and July.
1965 Hoek, E. 1965. Rock Fracture Under Static Stress Conditions. PhD Thesis submitted to The Faculty of Engineering of the University of Cape Town.
1965

 Hoek, E. and Bieniawski, Z.T. 1965. Brittle fracture propagation in rock under compression. Int. J. Fracture Mech. 1, 137-155.
1964 Hoek, E. 1964. Fracture of anisotropic rock. J.S. Afr. Inst. Min. Metall. 64, No. 10, 501-518.