Transcription of Chapter 730 Retaining Walls and Steep Reinforced Slopes
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Chapter 730 Retaining Walls and Steep Reinforced Slopes
WSDOT Design Manual M Page 730-1 June 2009 Retaining Walls and Chapter 730 Steep Reinforced Design Design Guidelines for Wall/ slope Design Responsibility and GeneralThe function of a Retaining wall is to form a nearly vertical face through confinement and/or strengthening of a mass of earth or other bulk material. Likewise, the function of a Reinforced slope is to strengthen the mass of earth or other bulk material such that a Steep (up to 1H:2V) slope can be formed. In both cases, the purpose of constructing such structures is to make maximum use of limited right of way. The difference between the two is that a wall uses a structural facing, whereas a Steep Reinforced slope does not require a structural facing. Reinforced Slopes typically use a permanent erosion control matting with low vegetation as a slope cover to prevent erosion.
Gravity walls derive their capacity to resist lateral soil loads through a combination of dead weight and sliding resistance. Gravity walls can be further subdivided into rigid gravity walls, prefabricated modular gravity walls, and mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) gravity walls.
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