Sockets are often constructed into weak rock mass to improve their axial response to applied compressive or tensile loads. This paper first establishes two separate load test databases for the side and base resistances in in situ socket load tests in weak rocks. The databases include the rock socket geometry, rock socket load–displacement response and the rock mass properties. The paper then reviews the available models for the prediction of (i) the axial resistance (compression or uplift), and (ii) axial deformation. The databases are used to evaluate the existing predictive models for axial resistance and axial deformation, and to evaluate the behavior of drilled shafts in weak rock mass. The load test databases are also used to evaluate the effect of rock mass variability on the reliability of foundations in weak rock. Based on the results of the analysis presented, the applicability of the existing models and approaches to the study of socket behavior in weak rocks are discussed.

承窝通常被构造成较弱的岩体，以改善其对施加的压缩或拉伸载荷的轴向响应。本文首先建立了两个单独的载荷测试数据库，分别用于弱岩原位承插载荷试验中的侧阻力和基础阻力。这些数据库包括岩石承窝的几何形状，岩石承窝的荷载-位移响应和岩石质量属性。然后，本文回顾了可用于预测（i）轴向阻力（压缩或隆起）和（ii）轴向变形的模型。该数据库用于评估现有的轴向阻力和轴向变形预测模型，并评估弱岩体中钻探井筒的行为。载荷测试数据库还用于评估岩体变异性对弱岩地基可靠性的影响。