水利部岩土力学与工程重点实验室是以实体形式运行的岩土力学与工程综合性科研单位。作为水利部首批重点实验室于2004年获批建设，依托单位为长江水利委员会长江科学院。2007年，长江科学院岩基研究所、土工研究所及爆破与振动研究所实施整合运行。
目前实验室设有主任、副主任、总工、副总工、综合办公室及10个研究学科，包括岩石力学试验与工程岩体特性学科、地应力理论与测试技术学科、数值方法与工程岩体稳定性学科、工程物探技术学科、岩土灾害防治与信息技术学科、土的工程特性学科、地基与基础处理技术学科、地下水资源与渗流学科、环境岩土与生态修复技术学科、爆破技术与安全防护学科。
以岩土重点实验室的相关专业为支撑，长科院为法人单位，是中国岩石力学与工程学会（一级学会）共建单位，岩石力学测试专委会（二级学会）、湖北省岩石力学与工程学会（地方法人学会组织）、中国水利学会爆破专业委员会（二级学会）及中国水利学会岩土力学专业委员会岩土工程物理模拟技术分委员会等国内学会组织等挂靠单位。
实验室拥有办公室面积1154m2、实验厅（室）面积3109m2，包括：岩石物理力学试验室、土工物理力学试验室、粗粒料试验大厅、渗透变形和渗流模型试验室、岩石流变试验室、物理模型试验大厅及岩土离心机模型试验大厅、50万元以上大型科研仪器设备及软件72台套
岩土重点实验室的目标是发展岩土工程的理论、方法、技术与装备，围绕水利水电工程建设和水灾害防御等工作，针对国家重大基础设施建设和运行中的岩土关键科技问题开展应用基础性研究、技术装备研发等，服务于国民经济建设和防灾减灾需求，为水利科技发展提供技术支撑。主要研究方向为岩土力学理论与测试模拟方法、岩土动力学与工程爆破技术、岩土工程安全与风险防控、地下水资源与岩土渗流、环境岩土与生态修复技术。
Key Laboratory of Geotechnical Mechanics and Engineering of the Ministry of Water Resources(hereinafter called the Laboratory) is a comprehensive research department with an entity running mode in the area of geotechnical mechanics and engineering. It was founded in 2004 by uniting three research departments, which are the rock foundation research department, the soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering research department, and the blasting and vibration research department of Changjiang River Scientific Research Institute(CRSRI) of the Changjiang Water Resource Commission.
At present, the Laboratory has a director, deputy director, chief engineer, deputy chief engineer, comprehensive office, and 10 research disciplines, including rock mechanics testing and engineering rock mass characteristics, geostress theory and testing technology, numerical methods and engineering rock mass stability, engineering geophysical technology, geotechnical disaster prevention and information technology, soil engineering characteristics, foundation and foundation treatment technology, groundwater resources and seepage, environmental geotechnical and ecological restoration technology, blasting technology and safety protection.
Supported by the relevant majors of the Key Laboratory of Geotechnical Engineering, the Institute of Science and Technology of China is the legal entity. It is a co built unit of the Chinese Society of Rock Mechanics and Engineering (first level society), a affiliated unit of domestic societies such as the Testing Professional Committee of the Chinese Society of Rock Mechanics and Engineering (second level society), the Hubei Society of Rock Mechanics and Engineering (local legal entity society organization), the Blasting Professional Committee of the Chinese Water Resources Society (second level society), and the Geotechnical Engineering Physics Simulation Technology Subcommittee of the Geotechnical Mechanics Professional Committee of the Chinese Water Resources Society.
The Laboratory has an office area of 1154m2 and a laboratory area of 3109m2, including: rock physics and mechanics laboratory, geotechnical physics and mechanics laboratory, coarse-grained material laboratory, permeability deformation and seepage model laboratory, rock rheology laboratory, physical model laboratory, and geotechnical centrifuge model laboratory, as well as 72 sets of large-scale scientific research instruments and software worth over 500000 yuan。
The goal of the Laboratory is to develop the theory, methods, technology, and equipment of geotechnical engineering. It focuses on the construction of water conservancy and hydropower projects and water disaster prevention, and conducts applied basic research and technical equipment development on key geotechnical scientific and technological issues in the construction and operation of major national infrastructure. It serves the needs of national economic construction and disaster prevention and reduction, and provides technical support for the development of water conservancy technology. The main research directions are geotechnical mechanics theory and testing simulation methods, geotechnical dynamics and engineering blasting technology, geotechnical engineering safety and risk prevention, groundwater resources and geotechnical seepage, environmental geotechnical and ecological restoration technology.