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ISSMGE Technical Committee 208 - Slope Stability in Engineering Practice

Welcome to our TC208 community resource, hosted by the Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS) for the ISSMGE. Please click here to view the members of TC208 and the Terms of Reference.

Here you can find information on slope stability in engineering practice. The information has been gathered with reference to the state-of-the-practice, the state-of-the-art, and a series of case study reports. We have compiled it for purposes of knowledge transfer and capacity building amongst those who serve society in addressing matters of slope instability. As such, we intend to support the professional development of engineers and geoscientists who practise in the application of soil mechanics to geotechnical engineering. Much of the information is copyrighted, and therefore it appears with permission of the publisher, else by means of a link to the original source.

The state-of-the-practice
We believe that the state-of-the-practice describes the approach of engineers successfully engaged in the design, construction and remediation of slope stability works. It embodies practices that have developed over time, and which have been refined through considerable experience. The state-of-practice is founded on common fundamental principles of engineering science: it may vary as a consequence of regional variations in design philosophy and local differences in construction methods.

The state-of-the-art
We believe the state-of-the-art reflects the ongoing acquisition of new knowledge and novel insights to slope stability in engineering practice, often by means of research investigations. As such, the state-of-the art describes more recent developments, for which knowledge-transfer is a work-in-progress. Typically, findings that constitute the state-of-art have yet to be generally embodied in methods for site characterisation, analysis, design, construction and where appropriate, performance monitoring of slope stability.

Case study reports
We believe that well-documented case studies serve to illustrate many important features of slope stability in engineering practice. In particular, they inform on matters governing the system demands or loadings on a slope, and also on matters governing the system capacity arising from available resistance within the slope, both of which may exhibit spatial and temporal variations. Case study reports have potential to yield important findings at the site-specific scale. In this regard, they represent an invaluable source of learning.





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