Stereographic projection of rock discontinuities:
Schmidt (automatic clustering and assesing of eigenvalues and eigenvectors);
Wulff.
Analysis of spacing and frequency of rock discontinuities.
Assessment of the roughness of rock discontinuities by Barton profile.
Shear strength of rock discontinuities:
by Schmidt hammer;
by concrete sclerometer.
Calculation of Rock Quality Designation (R.Q.D.) .
Uniaxial compressive strength of intact rock (Point Load test).
Instantaneous angle of shearing strength and cohesion of rock mass and discontinuities by Hoek and Brown criterion.
Rock mass classifications:
Bieniawski (C.S.I.R. Rock Mass Rating) (1976);
Bieniawski (C.S.I.R. Rock Mass Rating) (1979);
Bieniawski (C.S.I.R. Rock Mass Rating) (1989);
C.S.I.R. Rock Mass Rating by Sen formula;
Barton (N.G.I. Q-System);
Wickham (Rock Structure Rating);
Romana (S.M.R. - Slope Mass Rating).
Assessment of the Geological Strength Index (G.S.I.) by Sonmez & Ulusay (1999) .
Rock-support analysis and design of tunnels by Hoek and Brown simplified method.
Rock slope stability:
Markland test;
Planar stability;
Wedge stability.
