The test method offers a simple and practical way of determining the strength and slope stability of rock,
both in the field and in the laboratory.

The apparatus is composed of:

-2 rams for reversible shearing action
-1 ram for vertical load application
-2 pressure transducers
-2 hand operated pressure maintainer
-Lineal displacement transducer 25 mm
-Digital display for data acquisition and storing
-Software for test data processing