The course Slope Stability and Stabilization Methods is designed for applied and engineering geology students who wish to acquire both theoretical and practical skills in the analysis and mitigation of slope instability processes. The course provides the essential tools to recognize, investigate, and model slope failures in rock masses and soils, and to evaluate appropriate stabilization strategies in compliance with current design standards.
Students will first be introduced to the classification of slope movements, with an emphasis on kinematics as well as predisposing and triggering factors. Methods of site investigation and slope monitoring will be presented, alongside the mechanical characterization of rock discontinuities, rock matrix, and loose deposits. Analytical approaches will include limit equilibrium methods for rock and soil slopes, complemented by the study of rockfall processes. Stabilization techniques for natural slopes and engineered cuts will be examined, with reference to practical design aspects and case studies.
The teaching combines lectures with hands-on workshops, where students will solve slope stability problems using dedicated software. This allows them to connect theoretical principles with practice, while developing professional skills in data interpretation, analysis, and technical communication. Final assessment is based on a workbook containing exercises completed during the course and an oral examination, aimed at testing both knowledge and the ability to apply it in real-world contexts.
Poslední úprava: Havelková Veronika, Mgr. (18.11.2025)
Literatura - angličtina
Course handouts/slides shared through university websites (MyAriel)
Poslední úprava: Havelková Veronika, Mgr. (18.11.2025)
Požadavky ke zkoušce - angličtina
Attendance on exercises, elaboration of assignments on the topic of exercises
Oral examination
Poslední úprava: Rubešová Jana, RNDr., Ph.D. (09.10.2025)
Sylabus - angličtina
Main covered topics include: • Slope movement types and process (Landslide classification, kinematics, predisposing and triggering factors) • Site explorations methods and monitoring tools • Physical-mechanical properties and constitutive laws of rock masses (rocks, discontinuities) and loose deposits (recalls) • Limit equilibrium analysis of rock and soil slopes • Rockfall analysis • Natural and artificial slope stabilization methods • Overview of case histories
Poslední úprava: Havelková Veronika, Mgr. (18.11.2025)
Výsledky učení - angličtina
At the end of the course, students are expected to be able to: 1) plan field investigations for the identification of slope instability processes at local scale; 2) select and apply the most appropriate mechanical behaviour laws, and assess strength and deformability of rock discontinuities, rock matrix and soil; 3) plan the monitoring and interpret its results; 4) assess the level of safety of slopes in compliance with design standards, 5) assist engineers in planning stabilisation works. Students are also expected to master technical terminology to communicate to a professional standard, and develop problem-solving skills in slope stability contexts.
Acquire operative knowledge of quantitative slope stability analysis in rock masses and soils, and stabilization methods: from the prospecting methods for instability process identification, to monitoring systems, stabilization methods and fundamentals for design.
Poslední úprava: Havelková Veronika, Mgr. (18.11.2025)
