RocData Tutorials

The RocData Tutorials provide easy to follow, step-by-step examples, demonstrating how to perform various types of analyses.

The tutorials are in PDF format, click the links to open the files, which can be printed. Additional tutorials are available in "movie" format, as listed below.

Tutorials

 

Tutorials (PDF files)

Tutorial Summary

01

Tunnel in Undisturbed Rock Mass

Rock mass failure envelope for a high quality tunnel construction in undisturbed rock (D=0)

02

Slope in Disturbed Rock Mass

Rock mass failure envelope for a slope constructed in a highly disturbed rock mass (D=1)

03

Analysis of Triaxial Lab Data

Curve fitting of triaxial lab data (from lab tests of intact rock) using the Generalized Hoek-Brown, Power Curve and Mohr-Coulomb strength criteria

04

Analysis of Triaxial Field Data

Curve fitting of triaxial field data (from rock mass tests) using the Generalized Hoek-Brown strength criterion

05

Analysis of Direct Shear Data

Curve fitting of direct shear data (from lab tests of soil samples) using the Mohr-Coulomb and Power Curve strength criteria

Movies

 

Tutorials (Movies)

01

Getting Started

02

Generalized Hoek-Brown Criterion

03

Mohr-Coulomb Criterion

04

Power Curve Criterion

05

Barton-Bandis Criterion

06

Analysis of Triaxial Data

07

Measurement Units

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