Dictionary

rockmass en · NOUN

Etymology

From rock + mass.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A mass of rock.
   • The mechanical characteristics of the host rockmass above and below the mine workings are highly anisotropic and complex […] 1995, F. B. J. Barends, Frits J. J. Brouwer, Frans H. Schröder, Land Subsidence: By Fluid Withdrawal, by Solid Extraction: Theory and Modelling, Environmental Effects and Remedial Measures: Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Land Subsidence:
   • Weak intercalation which is comparatively weak and small bedded geological unit and which usually includes fault and thin weak rock, is one of the most important subject^([sic]) in rockmass mechanics. 1997, Paul G. Marinos, Engineering Geology and the Environment, volume 1, page 445:

Forms