Metodi avanzati di indagine di ammassi rocciosi a blocchi in matrice (bimrock).

The research focuses on the implementation and validation of advanced direct and indirect methods of investigation for the structural and mechanical characterisation of bimrocks. In particular, a non conventional in situ shear test has been develop in order to evaluate the strength parameters of bimrocks by properly taking into account the influence of blocks. Also, a geostatistical approach has been introduced for the investigation of block morphological and spatial properties from digital images, by means of a variographic analysis of the block Indicator Variable.