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Quantitative Risk Assessment




               Travel Distance





                                                             40
              ▪       Travel Distance from

                      Toe for Cut Slope                      35

                      (5% Upper Limit)
                                                             30


                                                            Slope Height (m)  20
                                                             25










                                                                                                          1v:1.5h Slope
                      Note: A buffer zone                    15                                           1v:1h Slope
                                                             10
                                                                                                          1v:2h Slope
                      of 1H for cut slopes                                                                1v:2.5h Slope
                      might be too                             5

                      conservative                             0

                                                                  0            5           10            15           20           25

                                                                                   Travel Distance from Toe (m)
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