SPR-4520: Development of an MSE Wall Construction Manual and Training Course

This study will generate mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) wall specific construction resources for INDOT project inspectors, based on a synthesis of practices from other state departments of transportation, MSE wall vendor construction manuals, and published literature. Project deliverables will include: (1) an MSE wall construction reference manual, (2) an updated checklist for MSE wall construction, and (3) an MSE wall construction training course.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $25000
• Contract Numbers:

  SPR-4520

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Purdue University/Indiana Department of Transportation JHRP

  Purdue University
  1284 Civil Engineering Building, Room 4154
  West Lafayette, IN  United States  47907-1284
• Principal Investigators:

  Becker, Peter

• Start Date: 20200901
• Expected Completion Date: 20221031
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Construction; Earth walls; Literature reviews; Mechanically stabilized earth; State departments of transportation; Training programs
• Subject Areas: Construction; Education and Training; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01744672
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Indiana Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: SPR-4520
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 6 2020 9:52AM