Student Project - Designing an Embankment

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Probably not the answer the professor will grade; rather, an existential answer : It's intended purpose. Its potential impact on human safety. Its cost. Then you can do the engineering. Milo

As MIlo says, the first question is always what are you trying to acheive?
Is it a bank as a back stop to catch stray arrows or is it to hold back the North sea, the requirements are somewhat different.
You don't want and rock in the first one as it will snap the points off your arrows.
Del

Nothin like a quick dip in liquid oxygen ( or a bow and arrow post from del the cat) to crack me up!

Milo

That said embankment stays firmly where it is. It is all about location-location-location (in that the embankment should not move or fall down). I cannot think of anything more important.