Regarding the Burridge-Knopof (B-K) spring block model as a conceptual model for the physics of earthquakes has attracted much attention among physicists and seismologists. In this paper
the B-K model is used to analyze the slope instability. There are certain characteristics of the B-K model such as deterministic chaos,self-organization,etc.
which provide heuristic clues to understanding of the nature of sliding slope and shed light on the instability of slope prediction.