Issue and Nonissue in Block Walls as Implied through Computer-Aided Design

The chapter describes how the Federal Highway Administration’s Demonstration Project 8s, also known as Demo 82, provides design guidelines for a variety of mechanically stabilized earth walls (MSEW). It introduces the same computational scheme for all wall systems, including metallic and polymeric reinforcement, using empirical parameters to adjust for the specific properties of each system. Conducting parametric and comparative studies following Demo 82 using hand calculations is tedious. However, utilization of program MSEW developed as companion for Demo 82 make such studies easy and instructive. The objective of this paper is to use MSEW software in order to identify issues and non-issues related to block wall design. The chapter shows that while an issue might be important in metal strip wall design, it may not be important in a geosynthetic block wall, and vice versa. Finally, the paper suggests a practical remedy in design and construction for the identified issue.

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    Marcel Dekker, Incorporated

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    New York, NY  United States  10016
  • Authors:
    • Leshchinsky, Dov
  • Publication Date: 2003

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Media Type: Print
  • Features: Figures; References; Tables;
  • Pagination: pp 85-93
  • Monograph Title: Reinforced Soil Engineering. Advances in Research and Practice

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  • Accession Number: 01041660
  • Record Type: Publication
  • ISBN: 0824742540
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Jan 30 2007 1:32PM