Stress and strain: general definitions and concepts
Deformation mechanisms
Fractures and Joints: definitions, characteristics and relationships with host structures; rock mass characterization; mechanical parameters of discontinuities (i.e. orientation, spacing, persistence, roughness ...);
Faults: classification, kinematics and geomechanical characterization; characterization and classification of rock masses; Meaning and use of rock mass quality indices.
Cleavage and fabric: description and classification (foilations, lineations and tectonites)
Folds: description, classification, and analysis of formation mechanisms.
Structural and geomechanical characterization of rock masses