Skip to: Navigation, Content, Footer

USDOT > FHWA > FLH : EFL CFL WFL

Central Federal Lands Highway Division

Location: Home

Site Sections:

  • About
    • Contact Information
    • Driving Directions
    • History
    • Partners
    • Biennial Report
    • Expertise
    • Disclaimer
    • Acronym List
  • Programs
    • Partners
    • Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads (ERFO) Program
    • Road Inventory Program
    • Transportation Planning
    • Wall Inventory Program
    • Technology Development Program
  • Projects
    • Projects (View by State)
    • In Development
    • Under Construction
    • Transportation Planning
  • Contracting
    • Architect/Engineering (A/E) Procurement
    • Construction Procurement
    • Other Procurement
  • Resources
    • CADD Support
    • Construction
    • Geotechnical
    • Materials
    • Project Management
    • Highway Design
    • Safety
    • Structures
    • Survey and Mapping
    • Right of Way and Utilities
    • Hydraulics
    • Transportation Planning
  • Employment
    • Top Ten Reasons
    • Career Fields
    • Salary Tables
    • Benefits
    • Application Process
  • Links

Technology Development Completed Projects

Geotechnical

Shored Mechanically Stabilized Earth (SMSE) Wall Systems Design Guidelines - 2006
Section File Size
Entire Document - SMSE Wall Systems Design Guidelines 5,963 KB
Document Broken Down by Chapter
Title, Forward, & Table of Contents 392 KB
Executive Summary 111 KB
Chapter 1 - Introduction 150 KB
Chapter 2 - Evaluation of SMSE Wall Suitability 229 KB
Chapter 3 - SMSE Wall Design Basis 295 KB
Chapter 4 - Site Investigation Overview 171 KB
Chapter 5 - Design of MSE Wall Component 820 KB
Chapter 6 - Shoring Component Design Considerations 33 KB
Chapter 7 - Design Example 299 KB
Chapter 8 - Procurement and Constructability Issues 33 KB
Chapter 9 - Conclusions and Recommendations 33 KB
Appendix A - Literature Review 359 KB
Appendix B - Centrifuge Modeling of Shored MSE Wall 204 KB
Appendix C - Field Scale Testing of SMSE Wall
Appendix C - Part 1 954 KB
Appendix C - Part 2 814 KB
Appendix C - Part 3 679 KB
Appendix D - Numerical Modeling 368 KB
Appendix E - Results of Geogrid Pullout Simulation 869 KB
Glossary, Acknowledgements, & References 59 KB
Top

U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Federal Lands Highway
Central Federal Lands Highway Division
12300 Dakota Ave.
Lakewood, CO 80228
(720) 963-3500

We Support the Wounded Warrior Program

Site Sections: About | Projects | Contracting | Resources | Site Map

Agency Links: USDOT | FHWA | FLH | EFL | CFL | WFL

Last Certified: January 2012
Questions or Comments? Contact the Web Team