ABSTRACT
C o n t i n u u m m e c h a n i c s a p p r o a c h t o s l o p e s t a b i l i t y
A q u e s t i o n w h i c h f r e q u e n t l y a r i s e s i n d i s c u s s i o n s on s l o p e
s t a b i l i t y i s how h i g h and how s t e e p can a r o c k s l o p e be c u t .
One a p p r o a c h t o t h i s p r o b l e m , w h i c h has been a d o p t e d by a
