PERMANENT RETAINING WALL - MECHANICALLY STABILIZED EARTH WALL

AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications

FDOT Structures Design Guidelines

Plans Preparation Manual English (Volume I)

Plans Preparation Manual English (Volume II)

FDOT Design Standards

FDOT MSE Wall Inspectors Hand Book

Soils and Foundation Handbook

Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction

QPL Acceptance Criteria

AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications
3.11.1 | General
3.11.2 | Compaction
3.11.3 | Presence of Water
3.11.5 | Earth Pressures
3.11.6 | Surcharge Loads: ES and LS
11.4 | Soil Properties and Materials
11.5 | Limit States and Resistance Factors
11.9 | Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls

FDOT Structures Design Guidelines
3.12 | Retaining Walls
3.12.3 | Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Walls
3.12.11 | Geogrid Soil Reinforcement for Retaining Walls
3.12.12 | Permanent Temporary Wall Combination
3.13 | Design of MSE Walls

Plans Preparation Manual – English (Volume I)
16.3.3 | Other Structural Submittals and Reviews
26.9.2.11 | BDR /30% Structures Plans- Retaining Wall Study
26.9.9.5 | BDR - 30% Submittals - Retaining Walls
26.10.11 | BDR Submittal Checklist - Retaining Wall and Bulkhead Requirement
26 | BDR - Exhibit 26-A – Submittal Checklist
30 | Retaining Walls
For current Plans Preparation Manual: http://www.fdot.gov/roadway/PPMManual/PPM.shtm

Plans Preparation Manual English (Volume II)
22.3 | Retaining Walls (Cast in Place, Proprietary, Temporary)
22 | Exhibits - MSE Walls - Example Drawings
For current Plans Preparation Manual: http://www.fdot.gov/roadway/PPMManual/PPM.shtm

FDOT Design Standards
5300 | Permanent Retaining Wall Systems
5301 | Temporary Retaining Wall Systems
For current Design Standards: http://www.fdot.gov/roadway/DesignStandards/Standards.shtm

FDOT Structures Data Tables (Microstation cells)
5100 | Retaining Walls Data Table
5300 | Retaining Walls - Permanent Data Table
5301 | Retaining Walls - Temporary Data Table
For the current Microstation Cells: http://www.fdot.gov/structures/CADD/standards/standards.shtm

FDOT MSE Wall Inspectors Hand Book

http://www.fdot.gov/structures/Manuals/mse.pdf

Soils and Foundation Handbook 2000 Edition
3.2.2.3 | Retaining Walls
8.5 | Retaining Wall Design
8.6 | Steepened Slopes
9.2.7 | Retaining Wall and Seawalls
Table 2 | Geotechnical Engineering Analysis Required for Embankments, Cut Slopes, Structure Foundations and Retaining Walls (After FHWA, 1985)
Table 12 | MSE Walls and Steepened Slopes

Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction
548 | Retaining Wall Systems
For current specifications: http://www.dot.state.fl.us/specificationsoffice

Qualified Products List
548 | Retaining Wall Systems
For the current Qualified Products List: http://www.dot.state.fl.us/specificationsoffice

QPL Acceptance Criteria
Chapter 3 | Proprietary Wall Systems