MSE Wall hand calculation example

[Mudadi1]

Has anyone done or know of a hand calc design example of MSE walls.
Thank you folks

 

[sendy]

Hi,
you might want to take a look on following books:

- Designing with geosynthetics, by Robert M Koerner
- Soft Ground Improvement in lowland and other environments, by Bergado, Anderson, Miura, Balasubramaniam.

regards,
sendy.

 

[mdhshanwil]

Design and Construction Guidelines for Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls and Reinforced Soil Slopes. FHWA Pub No. NHI-00-043.

Available online:

http://isddc.dot.gov/OLPFiles/FHWA/010567.pdf

Lots of others, but this is a core document.

 

[MSEMan]

Sure - I've done hundreds - in addition to the above check out Colin Jones' text book.

In the USA be particularly aware of the RECO practice of not considering corrosion at the bolt hole - the assumptions simply aren't realsised in practice and in the rest of the world the bolt hole is considered the weakest point.

 

[Boonie]

The NCMA guidelines have sample calcs as well.