<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><table-reference xmlns:xt="urn:xpressauthor:trackchanges" graph="None" id="_f00987ca-2b8c-48ee-a102-35c8a91b3ac6"><num>3.2.1</num><title id="_838f2f40-dbd9-4d03-994f-6df694b1cdaf">Un-retained embankment slope ratios</title><table id="_94ba9a5a-ae1a-4726-a629-fcf976275422" keycol="1"><tgroup cols="3"><colspec colname="001" colnum="1" colwidth="144.05*"/><colspec colname="002" colnum="2" colwidth="144.00*"/><colspec colname="003" colnum="3" colwidth="144.00*"/><thead><row><entry>Soil class (see <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/4608_0.7.0.xml#_fb0d72da-41af-4e35-8539-d40dd9bea1e4" id="_f65f426c-330d-4c13-b916-9d76087348df" referencetype="Text" scope="local" synctargettext="false" type="table-reference">4.2.2</xref> for material description)</entry><entry>Site cut (excavation) (maximum embankment slope ratio, angle of site cut H:L <sup id="_9ae839c3-c8b8-43e7-a6f8-fab7a484f642">Note 1</sup>)</entry><entry>Compacted fill (maximum embankment slope ratio, angle of batter H:L <sup id="_33411b6b-475e-42d4-aeea-4b51d302bcb6">Note 1</sup>)</entry></row></thead><tbody><row><entry>Stable rock (Class A)</entry><entry>8:1</entry><entry><xt:delText xt:action="start" xt:author="Jerome Samuel" xt:dateTime="2024-02-23T11:08:00" xt:id="8d3e21cf-3853-4551-a341-f27ef5cbdd3a"/>3<xt:delText xt:action="end" xt:id="8d3e21cf-3853-4551-a341-f27ef5cbdd3a"/><xt:insText xt:action="start" xt:author="Jerome Samuel" xt:dateTime="2024-02-23T11:08:00" xt:id="c88684c2-44ed-49a0-8cde-8dd2f42c090e"/>2<xt:insText xt:action="end" xt:id="c88684c2-44ed-49a0-8cde-8dd2f42c090e"/>:3</entry></row><row><entry>Sand (Class A)</entry><entry>1:2</entry><entry>1:2</entry></row><row><entry>Firm clay (Class M-E)</entry><entry>1:1</entry><entry>1:2</entry></row><row><entry>Soft clay (Class M-E)</entry><entry>2:3</entry><entry>Not suitable</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table><desc-note id="_0cc9a4ee-b96a-4b43-9352-e8083d5965df"><ol outputclass="numbered"><li id="_fedd409f-a0e0-4f58-a183-c1b3142d4542">See <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/533_0.9.0.xml#_3ff96879-5dd0-4fd2-acf1-7bfebc073cf2" id="_9eca0c73-0b64-4539-b418-0f83f1d0d173" referencetype="Text" scope="local" synctargettext="false" type="image-reference">Figures 3.2.1a</xref> and <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/534_1.4.0.xml#_24214859-7123-47d9-a326-55be37666e23" id="_31c5b386-6bb4-4cb0-8d65-e8dd6ae968a4" referencetype="Text" scope="local" synctargettext="false" type="image-reference">3.2.1b</xref> for some examples of un-retained embankment slopes.</li><li id="_ae94c172-0c5d-4ada-b8bc-9a6d0ac64179">Retaining walls must be installed in accordance with <xref format="dita" href="qpp://assets/1793#_afe9f3f9-1a56-46df-8579-cdc663a70204" id="_7b7c0504-aa1d-459b-bf6e-68002ea4f444" publishing-id="vol2" referencetype="Text" scope="external" synctargettext="false" type="subclause">H1D3(2)</xref> where—<ol><li>the embankment slope is steeper than described in this Table; or</li><li>the soil type is not described in this Table.</li></ol></li></ol></desc-note></table-reference>