... the rebound and hardness, respectively, in rocky platforms, geoforms and coastal boulders. Moreover a detailed description of discontinuities and a geologic-geotechnical evaluation in the rocky platforms was performed. The current rock project is of great interest especially to highly dynamic coastal areas...

..., here they are assessed and compared with the most standardized one to decide the reliability grade of them and propose them as possible alternatives. The tilt test is a very inexpensive and easy method to carry out. It consists of slowly tilting a platform where the rock blocks are placed, and having...

..., cross section The work cuts across two meanders of the old stream. In the upstream section, adjacent to the crossing of the railway, it runs through a rocky ridge for about 100 m. Then it continues around the bed of the stream and finishes as a platform constructed in embankments in the lake. The cut...

... characteristics, and referenced as ZI, Z2, Z3, Z4, e Z5. On the other hand, each one of these sections could be subdivided in two major sub-zones, an upper one and a lower one, separated by a narrow platform or landing found at half height of the cliff front, that is common to all zones, despite being...