This book,intencled for engineers in the field of rock bitdesigning,manufacturing and research as well as teachers andstudents disciplinarily related,is a description of the essential part ofthe above technical system with brief introductions to the relevantachievements by our counterparts in foreign countries SO that anoverall view of the current situation of rock bit operational mechanicsis provided.Due to the author’S limited source of scientific andtechnological information,errors or mistakes of one kind or anothermay unawarely occur.Any comment and criticism iS welcome fromreaders of this book.