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A risk assessment for MSE wall projects

February 1st, 2018

During the past 40 years, mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls have gained wide acceptance within the public and private sectors, becoming the standard of practice for filled walls. The evolution away from the concrete cantilever wall has occurred primarily because MSE walls are less expensive to construct and easier to design and build. The Federal […]

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Oct. 26 SRW webinar

October 11th, 2016

The International Geosynthetics Society’s North American Chapter (IGS-NA) and the National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA) are co-hosting an October 26 webinar: “Segmental Retaining Wall Best Practices.” The session will be held from 1–2:30 p.m. (ET) and is worth 1.5 professional development hours (PDHs.) Scott Vollmer, market manager/commercial SRWs at Oldcastle Architectural/South Region, is the instructor. […]

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