In view of typical representative rock layer in a power plant
the rock shearing creep indoor test is carried out
to research creep characteristic in the rock mass shear failure process. This article selects the extended Burgers model to establish shearing creep equation; and uses the MATLAB tool function fminsearch to fit the nonlinear relation between U and t according to shearing creep test; determines creep parameters of structural plane in the rock mass; and determines its long-term shearing strength according to the direct shear test. Compared to the instant shearing strength
using the long-term strength in design is more reliable to guarantee the project security.