<p>This white paper is intended to be a "living document" that presents the "state of the practice" for determining fill strength parameters for earthfill embankment dams and the static analysis of embankment dams.</p>

<p>There are several thousand loose fill slopes in Hong Kong. These have generally been in place for many years and usually predate the establishment of the Geotechnical Control Office in 1977. They were placed to form platforms for roads and other purposes ...