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Publication No. FHWA-NHI-00-043

NHI Course No. 132042

MECHANICALLY STABILIZED EARTH WALLS AND REINFORCED SOIL SLOPES DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION GUIDELINES

NHI – National Highway Institute Office of Bridge Technology March 2001

NOTICE

The contents of this report reflect the views of the authors, who are responsible forthe facts and the accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect policy of the Department of Transportation. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. The United States Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. Trade or manufacturer's names appear herein only because they are considered essential to the objective ofthis document.

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1. REPORT NO.

FHWA-NHI-00-043
4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE

2. GOVERNMENT ACCESSION NO.

3. RECIPIENT'S CATALOG NO.

5. REPORT DATE

Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls and Reinforced Soil Slopes Design and Construction Guidelines
7. AUTHOR(S)

March 2001
6. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION CODE

8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NO.Victor Elias, P.E.; Barry R. Christopher, Ph.D., P.E. and Ryan R. Berg, P.E.
9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS 10. WORK UNIT NO.

Ryan R. Berg & Associates, Inc. 2190 Leyland Alcove Woodbury, MN 55125
12. SPONSORING AGENCY NAME AND ADDRESS

11. CONTRACT OR GRANT NO.

DTFH61-99-T-25041
13. TYPE OF REPORT & PERIOD COVERED

National Highway Institute Federal Highway AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation Washington, D.C.
15. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES

14. SPONSORING AGENCY CODE

FHWA Technical Consultant: J.A. DiMaggio, P.E. (HIBT-20) This manual is the updated version of FHWA SA96-071 prepared by E2Si.
16. ABSTRACT

This manual is the reference text used for the FHWA NHI course No. 132042 on Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls and Reinforced Soil Slopes andreflects current practice for the design, construction and monitoring of these structures. This manual was prepared to enable the engineer to identify and evaluate potential applications of MSEW and RSS as an alternative to other construction methods and as a means to solve construction problems. The scope is sufficiently broad to be of value for specifications specialists, construction andcontracting personnel responsible for construction inspection, development of material specifications and contracting methods. With the aid of this text, the engineer should be able to properly select, design, specify, monitor and contract for the construction of MSE walls and RSS embankments.
17. KEY WORDS 18. DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT

Design, analysis, performance criteria, Mechanically StabilizedEarth Walls (MSEW), Reinforced Soil Slopes (RSS), soil reinforcement, geosynthetics, geotextiles, geogrids, specifications, contracting methods
19. SECURITY CLASSIF. 20. SECURITY CLASSIF.

No restrictions.

21. NO. OF PAGES

22

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