From the aspects of mechanics theory and slope engineering treatment, the book presents adetailed description of such contents as principle and basic theory of limitanalysis of finite element,  stabilityanalysis of soil and rock slopes, stability analysis of hydrous slope andlandslide, anti-slide design, reinforced soil slope, seismic slop and landslideforecasting.

Thebook is applicable to professionals of geotechnical engineering survey, designand construction and can also be used by university teachers and students ofrelevant subjects. 

Zheng Yingren, academician of Chinese Academy ofEngineering, mainly specializing in theoretical research and engineeringapplication in such areas like stability analysis of military underground worksand slope works, coffer mechanics of underground works, plastic mechanics ofrock and soil, and regional-soil and geotechnical constitutive relations. Hehas creatively developed the coffer mechanics of underground works andgeotechnical plastic mechanics and established the theoretical system ofplastic mechanics in a broad sense.