简要地回顾了长江科学院土力学与工程专业60年来成长、发展、成熟的历程；介绍了土工研究所从事的主要工程研究项目及为长江治理和开发以及我国土工工程建设所作的贡献；叙述和评价了土工研究所在学术研究上的主要领域和成就，以及在土力学学科发展方面的贡献，最后对长科院土工专业的特点和研究风格作了述评。

Researches on soil mechanics and engineering by Changjiang/Yangtze River Scientific Research Institute (CRSRI) over the last 6 decades are briefly presented in an overview on the main projects and their contributions to Yangtze River regulation and China ' s geotechnical engineering by the Department of Soil Mechanics Engineering. Research fields and achievements by the Department are introduced, and their significance to the discipline are evaluated. The research features and styles are also described.