The stability of the wall system is derived from the interaction between the backfill and soil reinforcements involving friction and tension.
Mse wall panel thickness.
Figure 840 01 a mse wall elevation view.
The system s soil reinforcements are inextensible high adherence ha steel reinforcing strips or ladders which are bolted to tie strips embedded in precast concrete facing panels.
Galvanized per astm a153.
Below is a detail of a typical mse wall application.
Because mse walls are more flexible than.
For the same bridge a plan view is shown below.
Figure 840 01 b plan view of the mse wall and bridge.
The concrete facing panels generally come in three types.
A mechanically stabilized earth mse retaining wall is a composite structure consisting of alternating layers of compacted backfill and soil reinforcement elements fixed to a wall facing.
Hot dip galvanized per astm a123 aashto m111 with 2 0 oz sf or 3 4 mils thickness.
Stabilized earth retaining walls sine wall mse panel system commonwealth of pennsylvania department of transportation.
Reinforced earth is the reinforced earth company s flagship mse retaining wall product first introduced in the united states in 1971.
Mse walls provide a number of unique benefits that standard retaining walls can t.
Cruciform 5 x 5 square 5 x 5 and rectangular 5 x 10.
Geomega mse walls are ideal for construction in sea water and other aggressive environments.
Many mse walls use inset fascia rows to create individual cells that can be filled with top soil for planting to create green walls.