SLOPE DESIGN

INTRODUCTION
All quarry workings will include slopes, either in the excavations themselves or formed from
placed materials (tips, stockpiles, soil storage mounds, screening bunds, etc.). This Appendix
presents an overview of the factors that a quarry designer should consider in preparing designs
and phased working plans. It does not set out to provide an exhaustive consideration of slope
stability assessment and geotechnical design. This is a critical area which should be addressed by
a properly qualified and experienced geotechnical engineer. The quarry designer and
geotechnical engineer should work closely together in preparing safe and workable
designs that result in stable and secure slopes whilst allowing recovery of the reserves at realistic
cost. In relation to final quarry slopes, the quarry designer may also work closely with landscape
architects and planners to achieve secure and sustainable slopes suitable to meet restoration
objectives and after-use plans.