Comparison between Russian Code of Practice and International Style Slope Stability Analysis

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Proceedings, Slope Stability 2011: International Symposium on Rock Slope Stability in Open Pit Mining and Civil Engineering, Vancouver, Canada (September 18-21, 2011). – 11 p.Authors:X.P. Gwynn, S. Ogorodnikov, M. Brown, A. McCracken SRK Consulting UK Ltd (SRK), Cardiff, United Kingdom A. Mochalov, Y. Norvatov, M. Ilyinov, K. Morozov St Petersburg Mining Institute (SPMI), St. Petersburg, RussiaAbstractKnowledge gained from geotechnical and hydrogeological studies undertaken in parallel between an International mining consultancy (SRK Consulting UK Ltd) and a Russian design institute (Saint Petersburg State Mining Institute (SPMI)) has allowed for an insight into the contrasting techniques employed by both Russian and International analysis methodologies. Russian analytical methods, which are primarily based upon prescribed codes of practice that designate the processes for slope stability analysis and design are set out alongside the current International analytical approaches. Some stages of the slope design process are similar and can be compared; however as Russian and International geotechnical methods developed separately, direct comparisons cannot always be achieved.