Over several decades, the limit equilibrium method has
dominated the usage over any other method for slope
stability investigations. General two-dimensional limit
equilibrium formulation was extended by development of a
generalized model for three-dimensional analysis. Design
of open pit slopes is becoming more and more important
highways are being designed at perilous terrain. With the
advancement in research numerous methods have been
developed for slope stability analysis which discussed
briefly in this paper. Uncertainty is a very crucial factor in
slope design as an increase in one degree in cut slope might
make a slope unstable and vice versa. Conventional slope
practice is often based on factor of safety which can not
explicitly address the uncertainty; this led to the
development of probabilistic slope stability analysis. A case
study from Deccan traps, in Mahabaleshwar, India has
been studied using FLAC SLOPE 5.0, a finite difference
code. Critical observations about the slope have been
discussed in the paper