The occupation of natural rock slopes in urbanized areas has engendered stability related

problems caused mainly by disregard for environmental factors and disorderly occupation
of the slopes,with no respect for the limitations set by components of the
environment.Various technique have been used for geotechnical evaluation of
outcropping rock materials on the slopes for design and construction of residence and
other related structures.One of the technique currently in use for slope stability
analyses,where rock outcrop predominate,consists in the evaluation of rock mass
characteristics based on geotechnical classification.The characterization of a rock mass
warrants knowledge of its properties and intrinsic characteristics mainly its
discontinuities.Geotechnical classifications are system designed for the classification of
rock masses based on their geotechnical characteristics which present a similar behaviour
when submitted to a determined demand.