Journal of Intelligent Geotechnical Engineering and Foundations

Articles

Vol. 1 (2025)

A Cloud Database for Data-Driven and Intelligent Analysis of Slopes: Development and Application in Hubei Province, China

Submitted
September 10, 2025
Published
2025-09-10

Abstract

This study developed a cloud-based slope database system for Hubei Province, China, leveraging extensive existing engineering data to establish a foundational platform for data-driven and intelligent computational methods in slope engineering. The system employs MySQL as the backend database management system and adopts a Browser/Server (B/S) architecture, enabling deployment and operation in both local and cloud server environments. It supports remote data operations, including addition, deletion, modification, and query, as well as one-click export functionality. Currently, the cloud database contains 1,700 slope records from Hubei Province, comprising 34,863 data entries, covering engineering geological characteristics, stability analysis results, mitigation measures, and monitoring data for slopes along multiple national and provincial highways. Taking the deterministic identification of rock uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) as an example, empirical formulas for estimating the UCS for various rock types in the database are proposed. It demonstrates that the cloud database can provide a data foundation for engineering treatment of slopes.

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