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This eliminates the risk of the user accidentally inputting the wrong dimensions for the MSE wall. The CivilWeb MSE Wall Design Spreadsheet includes a unique dynamic input view showing the designer exactly what the input MSE wall geometry looks like. In most cases these geometrical parameters are set by the conditions onsite and cannot be varied significantly by the designer. This includes the height of the MSE wall, the backslope angle, toe slope angle and the design parameters of the foundation soil, retained soil and the reinforced soil fill. In order to determine the stability of the wall first the designer must enter the proposed geometry of the MSE Wall. This ensures that the MSE wall is stable enough to support the retained earth and any surcharge acting on top of the wall. Mechanically Stabilized Earth Retaining Wall Design – External Stabilityįirst the CivilWeb MSE Wall Design Spreadsheet calculates the external stability of the MSE wall. The CivilWeb MSE Wall Design Spreadsheet completes all the design calculations instantly, saving a great deal of time and eliminating the potential for mistakes in the calculations. LRFD designs such as this one can be complex and time consuming to complete by hand. This up to date design procedure uses LRFD principles to ensure that the MSE wall remains stable under any combination of conditions which the structure is likely to encounter during its lifetime. The FHWA MSE wall design guide (NHI-10-025) is used to design MSE walls in accordance with the requirements of the AASHTO guide. The weight of this soil is then used to retain the earth behind and to withstand any surcharge forces acting on the wall. The soil reinforcing strips are used to tie the soil immediately behind the wall into the structure.
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Mechanically stabilised retaining walls consist of a series of soil reinforcing layers behind a thin wall façade of stone or pre cast concrete. Mechanically stabilised earth walls are an innovative type of retaining wall commonly used for supporting bridge abutments and other large earth retaining structures. This suite includes all 8 of our retaining wall design spreadsheets and can be purchased at the bottom of this page for a discounted price of £50, a saving of over 65%.
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The CivilWeb MSE Wall Design Spreadsheet can be purchased at the bottom of this page for only £20.Īlternatively the MSE Retaining Wall Design Spreadsheet is can be purchased along with all our other retaining wall design spreadsheets with the full CivilWeb Retaining Wall Design Calculations Excel Suite. This saves the designer hours of time consuming hand calculations which may need to be repeated several times in order to achieve a satisfactory and optimised design solution.
The CivilWeb MSE Wall Design Spreadsheet removes the need for time consuming iterative calculations by completing all the calculations instantly. Using these unique tools a fully optimised and compliant MSE wall design in minutes.
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The unique design and analysis tools included with the spreadsheet show the designer at a glance exactly how to optimise the design for both external and internal stability. The spreadsheet can also be used to design an MSE wall with a bridge abutment on top.Īll the design calculations are undertaken in accordance with the AASHTO FHWA NHI-10-025. The spreadsheet can be used to design simple MSE walls with flat, sloped or broken back slopes. The spreadsheet calculates the both the external stability of the MSE wall and the internal design of the soil reinforcement. The CivilWeb MSE Wall Design Spreadsheet is an advanced design spreadsheet for the design of MSE retaining walls.