Rock stress and its measurement

Introduction. Estimating in-situ stresses. Methods of in-situ stress measurement. Hydraulic methods. Relief methods. Jacking methods. Strain recovery methods. Borehole breakout methods. Case studies and comparison between different methods. Monitoring of stress change. The state of stress in the earth's crust: from local measurements to the world stress map. Using stresses in rock engineering, geology and geophysics. Appendices.