CGS Cross Canada Lecture Tour – Engineering Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls for Special Site Constraints

Event Summary

Steel and geosynthetic reinforcements have been widely and successfully used in mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls for a variety of applications. In certain situations, MSE walls must be designed and constructed under special site constraints, such as tiered configurations, back-to-back walls, and limited right-of-way conditions. Many design methods provided in current standards and manuals are based on conventional MSE wall configurations and therefore require modification to adequately address these nonstandard conditions. This lecture discusses the necessary design adaptations for MSE walls under special site constraints, highlights recent advances in MSE wall research, and presents case studies that illustrate both the challenges and advantages of MSE wall systems in such applications.