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Figure 7 Displacement velocity plot for vertical and horizontal components, measured
on Sections 6 and 12.
This suggests that the Verrand HRSS is behaving like a rock-fill
embankment and that the transfer of stresses from soil to reinforcement is mainly
governed by the fill characteristics. It should be pointed out that the Verrand
Embankment envelope is somewhat steeper than the corresponding ones,
published for rock-fills in dams. This is likely related to the positive effects of the
reinforcements, which reduce the potential for deformation of the mass.
8 OBSERVATIONAL PROCEDURES
From the displacement velocity plot, one can estimate displacements in the order
of 15 to 20mm, in the next 10 years, and below 10 mm, for the following 100
years. This estimate may be affected by the last loading increment, applied just