Reinforced Soil Structures MSEW and RSS: Demonstration Project 82

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Technology Applications ; United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Engineering
• Contributors:
  DiMaggio, Jerry A.
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Soil structure
  • Earth walls
  • Mechanically stabilized earth
  • Soil stabilization
  • Demonstration projects
  • Cost effectiveness
  • construction time savings
  • mechanically stabilized earth walls (MSEW)
  • reinforced soil slopes (RSS)
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-SA-96-077
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Technology Applications
• Abstract:
  Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls (MSEW) and Reinforced Soil Slopes (RSS) are two modern methods of earth fill construction which are extremely cost effective and aesthetically pleasing. The basic concept behind these related methods is to combine soil, reinforcing materials made of steel or polymers and an appropriate facing to produce a composite material with improved engineering properties. Both MSEW and RSS provide substantial construction time and cost savings as compared with other conventional types of earth retaining systems. The purpose of this Demonstration Project is to optimize the implementation of mechanically stabilized earth technology in routine transportation design and construction practice.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/37613/dot_37613_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 53.87 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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