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INTERNAL DESIGN OF MECHANICALLY STABILIZED EARTH (MSE) RETAINING WALLS
USING CRIMPED BARS
by
Bernardo A. Castellanos
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment

of the requirements for the degree
of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
in
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Approved:
_________________________ _________________________
James A. Bay John D. Rice
Major Professor Committee Member
_________________________ _________________________
Marvin W. Halling Byron R. Burnham
Committee Member Dean of Graduate Studies
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY

Logan, Utah
2010
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ABSTRACT
Internal Design of Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Retaining
Walls Using Crimped Bars
by
Bernardo A. Castellanos, Master of Science
Utah State University, 2010
Major Professor: Dr. James A. Bay

Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Current design codes of Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Walls allow the use
lower lateral earth pressure coefficient (K value) for designing geosynthetics walls than
those used to design steel walls. The reason of this is because geosynthetics walls are
less rigid permitting the wall to deform enough to work under active pressures instead
of at rest pressures as in steel walls.
A new concept of crimped steel bars was recently introduced. This new type of
bar was tested for tension and pullout behavior. Results on tests made on crimped bars
show that putting those crimps in the steel bar will give us a better pullout behavior and
a more flexible tensile behavior. This new type of steel bar will behave more like
geosynthetics, allowing the wall to deform sufficiently to reach the necessary deflection
to reach the active condition.

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The use of steel by current design codes is pushing MSE walls to be designed
with more steel than needed. Measurements of the force in different walls showed that
the steel is not being used even close to the maximum stress allowed by the code which
is 50%.
The proposed design methodology using crimped bars will help us save around
52% of steel volume compared to the actual design procedures. This means a huge
improvement in the usage of steel versus actual designs. This improvement is obtained
because of the efficient behavior of rounded bars under corrosion and because of the
flexibility in the bars obtained with the crimps that will allow us to reach the active
condition.
(137 pages)
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DEDICATION
This thesis is dedicated first to God for all the opportunities given and for being
the guide of my life. To the Dominican government, for providing me the necessary
funds to attend Utah State University. To my family, for their unconditional support all
these years. To friends and all others that motivated me throughout this process. The
gratitude I have for the inspiration and confidence conferred upon me by these people
is indescribable.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I would like to thank my committee members, Drs. James Bay, for all his
unconditional support and dedication to this project, Loren Anderson, John Rice, and
Marv Halling, for their support and insight throughout this process. Finally, I would like
to thank Hilkfiker Retaining Walls in the person of Bill Hilfiker for providing the funds
and steel bars for the realization of this project.
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CONTENTS
Page
ABSTRACT .............................................................................................................................ii
DEDICATION ........................................................................................................................iv
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ..........................................................................................................v
LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................................. viii
LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................................................. xi
CHAPTER
1 INTRODUCTION, OBJECTIVES AND ORGANIZATION ............................................... 1
1.1 Introduction ................................................................................................ 1

1.2 Objectives of the Research ......................................................................... 2
1.3 Report Organization .................................................................................... 3
2 LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................................... 4
2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................ 4

2.2 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Official
(AASHTO) MSE Walls Design Code ............................................................ 4
2.2.1 General ......................................................................................... 4

2.2.2 Loads in the MSE walls ................................................................. 7
2.2.3 Overall stability .......................................................................... 10
2.2.4 Sliding ......................................................................................... 10
2.2.5 Bearing capacity ......................................................................... 11
2.2.6 Overturning ................................................................................ 16
2.2.7 Loads in the reinforcement........................................................ 16
2.2.8 Load at the connection to the face of the wall.......................... 19
2.2.9 Reinforcement strength ............................................................. 20
2.2.10 Pullout resistance..................................................................... 27
2.3 K-Stiffness Method.................................................................................... 30
2.3.1 General ....................................................................................... 30

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2.3.2 Strength limit state design for internal stability for geosynthetic
walls ........................................................................................... 39
2.3.3 Strength Limit state design for internal stability for steel walls 41
3 DESIGN METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................ 43
3.1 Concept ..................................................................................................... 43

3.2 Crimp Properties ....................................................................................... 44
3.2.1 Pullout resistance....................................................................... 44

3.2.2 Crimp deflection ........................................................................ 46
3.3 Model Definition ....................................................................................... 55
3.3.1 Tensile design of the wall........................................................... 62

3.3.2 Pullout design of the reinforcement.......................................... 64
3.3.3 Wall deflections ......................................................................... 67
4 DESIGN OF A 40 FT. HEIGHT MECHANICALLY STABILIZED EARTH (MSE) WALL

USING THE PROPOSED METHODOLOGY ................................................................ 69
4.1 Introduction .............................................................................................. 69

4.2 Description of the Wall ............................................................................. 69
4.3 Wall Design ............................................................................................... 70
4.4 Designs Summary ...................................................................................... 74
5 COMPARISON BETWEEN DESIGN METHODOLOGIES ............................................ 79
5.1 Introduction .............................................................................................. 79

5.2 Other Design Methodologies .................................................................... 79
5.3 Designs Comparison.................................................................................. 80
6 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS............................................................ 83
REFERENCES ...................................................................................................................... 85
APPENDICES ...................................................................................................................... 87
APPENDIX A. Visual Basic Scripts for Crimps Properties Calculation .............. 88

APPENDIX B. MSE Walls Complete Designs .................................................. 105
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LIST OF TABLES
Table Page
2.1 Load factors for permanent loads .................................................................... 5
2.2 Resistance factors for permanent MSE walls .................................................. 6
2.3 Coefficients Cw1 for various groundwater depths ......................................... 13
2.4 Bearing capacity factor N for footings on cohesionless soil .......................... 14
2.5 Shape factor S for footings on cohesionless soil ........................................... 14
2.6 Soil compressibility factor C for square footings on cohesionless soil .......... 14
2.7 Soil compressibility factor C for Strip footings on cohesionless soil ............. 15
2.8 Load Inclination Factor i for load inclined in direction of footing width ....... 15
2.9 Minimum requirements for geosynthetic products to allow use of

default reduction factor for long-term degradation. ..................................... 26
2.10 Default and minimum values for the total geosynthetic ultimate limit
strength reduction factor, RF. ......................................................................... 27
2.11 Default values for the scale effect correction factor  .................................. 29
2.12 Load factors for permanent loads for internal stability of MSE walls
designed using the K-Stiffness method, p ..................................................... 32
2.13 Resistance factors for the strength and extreme event limit states for
MSE walls designed using the K-Stiffness method ......................................... 33
4.1 Design summary table for the wall designed with crimp 1 and Sc = 2 ft ........ 75
4.2 Design summary table for the wall designed with crimp 1 and Sc = 1.5 ft .... 76
4.3 Design summary table for the wall designed with crimp 2 and Sc = 2 ft ....... 77
4.4 Summary table for the wall designed with crimp 2 and Sc = 1.5 ft ................ 77
5.1 Summary table of the AASHTO design approach using RECO straps ............. 80
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5.2 Summary table of the K-Stiffness method using RECO straps........................ 81
B.1 Properties of the select fill for the MSE wall. ............................................... 105
B.2 Corrosion considerations .............................................................................. 105
B.3 Reinforcement information .......................................................................... 105
B.4 General information of the wall designed with crimp 1 and Sc = 2.00 ft...... 106
B.5 Pullout resistance calculations of the wall designed with crimp 1

and Sc = 2.00 ft.............................................................................................. 107
B.6 Calculations of the tension in the connections of the wall designed with
crimp 1 and Sc = 2.00 ft. ................................................................................ 108
B.7 Calculations of the deflections of the wall designed with crimp 1 and
Sc = 2.00 ft. .................................................................................................... 109
B.9 Pullout resistance calculations of the wall designed with crimp 1 and
Sc = 1.50 ft ..................................................................................................... 111
crimp 1 and Sc = 1.50 ft. ................................................................................ 112
Sc = 1.5 ft........................................................................................................ 113
Sc = 2.00 ft ..................................................................................................... 116
crimp 2 and Sc = 2.00 ft. ................................................................................ 117
Sc = 2.00 ft. .................................................................................................... 118
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Sc = 1.50 ft ..................................................................................................... 120
crimp 2 and Sc = 1.50 ft. ................................................................................ 121
Sc = 1.5 ft........................................................................................................ 122
B.20 General information of the wall designed with AASHTO approach ............. 124
B.21 General information of the wall designed with K-Stiffness approach

using RECO straps ........................................................................................ 125
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure Page
1.1 Percentage of the yield stress used measured in existing MSE Walls.............. 2
2.1 Earth pressure distribution for MSE Wall with level backfill surface ............... 8
2.2 Earth pressure distribution for MSE wall with sloping backfill surface ............ 9
2.3 Earth pressure distribution for MSE wall with broken back backfill surface.... 9
2.4 Location of potential failure surface for inextensible reinforcements for

internal stability design of MSE walls ............................................................. 16
2.5 Location of potential failure surface for extensible reinforcements for

internal stability design of MSE walls ............................................................. 17
2.6 Variation of the coefficient of lateral stress ratio kr/ka with depth in a
MSE wall .......................................................................................................... 18
2.7 Calculation of vertical stress for horizontal backslope condition, including

live load and dead load surcharges for internal stability analysis. ................. 19
2.8 Calculation of vertical stress for sloping backslope condition for internal
stability analysis .............................................................................................. 20
2.9 Reinforcement coverage ratio for metal reinforcement. ............................... 21
2.10 Reinforcement coverage ratio for geosynthetic reinforcement .................... 22
2.11 Default values for the pullout friction factor F* ............................................. 29
2.12 Dtmax as a function of normalized depth below wall top plus average
surcharge depth .............................................................................................. 39
3.1 Example of a crimp in a steel rebar. ............................................................... 44
3.2 Straight steel reinforcement bar pullout resistance....................................... 47
3.3 1/2'' dia. steel reinforcement bar crimp 1 pullout resistance ........................ 48
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3.5 1/4'' dia. steel smooth bar crimp 1 pullout resistance ................................... 50
3.9 3/8'' dia. steel reinforcement bar crimp 1 measured vs. extrapolated
pullout resistance............................................................................................ 54
3.10 3/8'' dia. steel reinforcement bar crimp 2 measured vs. extrapolated
pullout resistance............................................................................................ 54
3.11 1/2'' dia. steel reinforcement bar crimp 1 displacement curve ..................... 56
3.12 3/8'' dia. steel reinforcement bar crimp 1 displacement curve ..................... 57
3.13 1/4'' dia. steel reinforcement bar crimp 1 displacement curve. .................... 58
3.17 Tension distribution along the reinforcement behind the wall face. ............. 65
4.1 Displacement of the face of the wall vs. depth of the wall designed using
crimp 1 ............................................................................................................ 76
4.2 Displacement of the face of the wall vs. depth of the wall designed using
crimp 2. ........................................................................................................... 78
5.1 Steel usage for the existing and proposed design methodologies. ................ 82
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION, OBJECTIVES AND ORGANIZATION
1.1 Introduction
Current design codes allow lower lateral earth pressure coefficient (K value) for
designing geosynthetics walls than those used to design steel walls. This is because
geosynthetics walls are less rigid, permitting the wall to deform sufficiently to work
under actives pressures instead of at rest pressures as in steel walls.
After Suncar (2010), a new concept of crimped steel bars was proved to be
useful. These bars provided sufficient pullout resistance and the flexibility needed build
a flexible wall using steel reinforcement. This new type of steel bars will behave more
like geosynthetics, allowing the wall to deform sufficiently to lower the stresses to active
stresses.
The usage of steel by current design codes are making that the MSE walls are
designed with a lot of more steel than needed. Looking at the measurement on various
MSE walls presented by Wong (1989) and Goodsell (2000) and illustrated in Fig. 1.1 is
well shown that the steel is not being used efficiently because any but one is nearly
close to the maximum stress allowed by the code which is 50% and the average
percentage of the yield stress that is being used is 17.65%.

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60
Height Of Fill Above the Mat (ft) 50
40
Idaho Wall
30 Grayback RD. Wall, California
Rainier Ave. Wall, Washington
20 I-15 R-346-1C Wall Sect. 1, Utah

I-15 R-346-1C Wall Sect. 2, Utah
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0
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
σ/σy
Fig. 1.1 Percentage of the yield stress used measured in existing MSE walls.
1.2 Objectives of the Research
The objective of this research is to develop a design procedure that will allow the
use of crimped bars to build MSE walls. This new procedure will be more efficient in the
usage of steel than current design methods. One of the problems with the materials
used in the construction of MSE walls is the large cross-sectional area. In order to use
the steel at the maximum capacity allowed by the code (about 50% of yield stress) a
large horizontal spacing (larger than the allowed by the code) is needed. The use of
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smaller bars, which will allow the wall to resist the stresses behind it, is proposed. Doing
so, the wall will be more flexible, with lower stresses, steel volume and cost.
1.3 Report Organization
Chapter 2 presents the literature review needed to understand the thesis and
gives the reader a background in the current designs methodologies that are currently
being used. The newly proposed design methodology is presented in Chapter 3. Chapter
4 presents a 40 ft MSE wall designed with the new proposed methodology and Chapter
5 provides a comparison between walls designed with current design procedures and
the proposed design procedure.

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CHAPTER 2
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Introduction
The concept of MSE walls is fairly new. The development of this type of
reinforced wall began in the decade of 1980. In the last decade notorious improvement
have been made in the understanding of the wall behaviors, how the stresses are
distributed based on the stiffness of the wall components, factors affecting the
durability of the materials, soil behavior behind the wall and now we have more walls
constructed that can be used as case studies to gather information an calibrate models.
All this facts together now make possible the design and construction of more efficient
and secure walls.
As we all know in this world the design codes varies from country to country and
sometimes from state to state. In this chapter we are going to present a literature
review of everything concerning MSE wall design codes that are going to be applied
along this thesis and that will help us in the understanding of the problem.
2.2 American Association of State Highway and Transportation
Official (AASHTO) MSE Walls Design Code
2.2.1 General
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Official (ASSHTO)
included the MSE wall section in their Bridge Design Manual. Since that it has been
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evolving till presents day where now it is focused on the new Load and Resistance
Factor Design (LRFD) concepts. In this new design philosophy we do not use factors of
safety anymore as we used to know them. Now we amplify the loads and reduce the
capacity of the materials with what they call load and resistance factors.
The AASHTO method is based on the classic linearly distributed earth pressure
behind the wall and it does not take into account the stiffness of the elements that
forms the wall.
2.2.1.1 Load and resistance factors
LRFD methodology introduces a new way of using factor of safety in engineering.
Instead of using the traditional definition of factor of safety LRFD introduces the load
factor which increment the loads (Table 2.1) and the resistance factor that are in
charge of reducing the resistance of the material (Table 2.2).
Table 2.1 Load factors for permanent loads (AASHTO, 2004)
Load Factor
Type of Load
Maximum Minimum
DC: Component and Attachments 1.25 0.90
EH: Horizontal Earth Pressure
 Active 1.50 0.90
 At-Rest 1.35 0.90
EL: Locked-in Erection Stresses
1.00 1.00
EV: Vertical Earth Pressure
 Overall Stability
1.00 N/A
 Retaining Walls and
1.35 1.00
Abutments
ES: Earth Surcharge 1.50 0.75
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Table 2.2 Resistance factors for permanent MSE walls (AASHTO, 2004)
Condition Resistance
Factor
Bearing Resistance
- Sand
 Semiempirical Procedure using SPT Data. 0.45
 Semiempirical Procedure using CPT Data. 0.55
 Rational Method
 Using ϕf Estimated from SPT Data. 0.35
 Using ϕf Estimated from CPT Data. 0.45
Plate Load Test 0.55
Sliding
- Precast Concrete Placed on Sand (ϕτ)
 Using ϕf Estimated from SPT Data. 0.90
 Using ϕf Estimated from CPT Data. 0.90
- Concrete Cast in Place on Sand (ϕτ)

 Using ϕf Estimated from SPT Data. 0.80
 Using ϕf Estimated from CPT Data. 0.80
- Passive Earth Pressure Component of Sliding 0.50

Resistance (ϕep)
Tensile Resistance of Metallic Reinforcement and Connectors:
- Strip Reinforcement(1):
 Static Loading 0.75
 Combined Static/Earthquake Loading. 1.00
- Grid Reinforcements(1) (2):

 Combined Static/Earthquake Loading. 0.85
Tensile Resistance of Geosynthetic Reinforcement and
Connectors: 0.90
 Combined Static/Earthquake Loading.
Pullout Resistance of Tensile Reinforcement: 0.90

 Combined Static/Earthquake Loading.
(1)
Apply to gross cross-section less sacrificial area, (2) Applies to grid reinforcement
connected to a rigid facing element, e.g., a concrete panel or block. For grid
reinforcement connected to a flexible facing mat or which are continuous with the
facing mat, use the resistance factor for strip reinforcement.
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2.2.1.2 Minimum length of soil reinforcement
The minimum length of reinforcement that should be used is 8.0 ft or 70% of the
wall height measured from the leveling pad. In the case that we have small compaction
equipments used in the wall a 6.0 ft reinforcement length can be considered if it is not
less than the 70% of the wall height. Longer reinforcement should be used to resist
external loads if needed.
2.2.2 Loads in the MSE walls
The stress distribution behind a MSE wall is considered to vary linearly with
depth, Fig. 2.1, Fig. 2.2, and Fig. 2.3 show different scenarios that we might encounter
when designing a wall and its stress distribution and the force per unit width behind the
wall (Pa).
= 0.5 ℎ (2.1)
where:
Pa = Force resultant per unit width (kip/ft.).
s = Total unit weight of the backfill (kcf)
h = Height of the horizontal earth pressure diagram taken as shown in Fig. 2.1, Fig.
2.2 and Fig. 2.3 (ft)
Ka = Active earth pressure coefficient with the angle of backfill slope taken as as
specified in Fig. 2.2, B, as specified in Fig. 2.3, and = and B in Fig. 2.2 and Fig.
2.3 respectively (dim.).
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sin2 θ+ϕ'f
Ka= (2.2)
ϑ[sin2 θ sin θ-δ )
( ) ( )
= 1+ ( )
(2.3)
( )
where:
 = Friction angle between fill and wall.
 = Angle of fill to the horizontal.
θ = Angle of back face of wall to the horizontal.
ϕ’f = Effective angle of internal friction.
Fig. 2.1 Earth pressure distribution for MSE Wall with level backfill surface (AASHTO,
2004).
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Fig. 2.2 Earth pressure distribution for MSE wall with sloping backfill surface (AASHTO,
2004).
Fig. 2.3 Earth pressure distribution for MSE wall with broken back backfill surface
(AASHTO, 2004).
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The maximum friction angle used to calculate the horizontal forces in the
reinforced soil mass shall be assumed to be 34° unless results from triaxial or direct
shear tests methods (AASHTO T 234-74 and T 236-72) specifies a higher friction angle,
and it should never be more than 40°.
2.2.3 Overall stability
This is the case where we have a slope failure plane beneath the foundation of
the wall. This should be evaluated using limit equilibrium methods of analysis. The
resistance factor  should be taken as follow in case we do not have any better
information:
1) 0.75 where we have well defined geotechnical parameters and the slope
does not support or contain a structural element.
2) 0.65 where we do not have well defined geotechnical parameter and the
slope support or contain a structural element.
2.2.4 Sliding
Sliding along the base of the wall can occur sometimes. To prevent this from
happening, the summation of forces in the X direction should be equal to zero. The
factored resistance against failure by sliding may be taken as:
= = + (2.4)
where:
QR = Sliding factored resistance (tons).

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Φ = Resistance factor.
Qn = Nominal resistance (tons).
ϕτ = Resistance factor for shear between soil and foundation as in Table 2.2.
Qτ = Maximum shear resistance between the foundation and the soil (tons).
Φep = Resistance factor for passive pressure as in Table 2.2.
Qep = Passive resistance of soil available throughout the design life of the structure
(tons).
For cohesionless soil:
= (2.5)
where:
tan δ = tan(ϕf ) for concrete cast against soil.

0.8 tan(ϕf) for precast concrete footing.
ϕf = Internal friction angle of the soil.
V = Total vertical force (tons).
2.2.5 Bearing capacity
The bearing capacity of the soil is highly influenced by the position of the water
table below the foundation. This is because the weight of the soil is not the same when
submerged in water and so the effective parameters. Based on that, the bearing
resistance of the soil must be calculated using the highest elevation of the water table
expected during the design life of the structure.

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= = (2.6)
where:
Φ = Resistance factor as in Table 2.2.
qn = qult = Nominal bearing resistance (tsf).
qR = v = Vertical stress at the base (tsf).
The bearing capacity must be estimated using the standards soil parameters of
the soil beneath the foundation. As we might know there are different soil shear
strength depending of the stress path used. In this case we must use the soils
parameters that most resemble the state of stress that we are going to have in the field.
The bearing resistance of footings on cohesionless soils shall be evaluated using
effective stress analyses and drained soil strength parameter. For footings over
compacted soils, the bearing resistance shall be evaluated using the most critical of
either total or effective stress analysis.
For cohesionless soil the bearing capacity should be calculated as follows:
= 0.5 (2.7)
where:
 = Soil Unit Weight (tcf)
B = Footing Width. To account for eccentricity the B should be changed to

B’ = B – 2e (ft).
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Cw1 = Coefficients as Specified in Table 2.3 as Function of Dw (dim.).
Dw = Depth to Water Surface Taken From the Ground Surface (ft).
Nm = Modified bearing capacity factor (dim.).
The bearing capacity factors should be calculated as follows:
= (2.8)
where:
N = Bearing capacity factor as specified in Table 2.4 for footings on relatively level
ground.
S = Shape factor specified in
Table 2.5.
c = Soil compressibility factor specified in Table 2.6 and
Table 2.7.
i = Load inclination factor specified in Table 2.8.
Table 2.3 Coefficients Cw1 for various groundwater depths (AASHTO, 2004).
DW CW1*
0.0 0.5
> 1.5B 1.0
*For intermediate positions of the ground water table, the values of Cw1 should be
linearly interpolated.
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Table 2.4 Bearing capacity factor N for footings on cohesionless soil (Barker et al. 1991)
Friction Ndim.)
28 17
30 22
32 30
34 41
36 58
38 78
40 110
42 155
44 225
46 330
Table 2.5 Shape factor S for footings on cohesionless soil (Barker et al. 1991)
L/B S (dim.)
1 0.60
2 0.80
5 0.92
10 0.96
Table 2.6 Soil compressibility factor C for square footings on cohesionless soil (Barker et
al. 1991)
Relative Friction C (dim.)

Density, Dr Angle, ϕf
q = 0.25 tsf q = 0.50 tsf q = 1.00 tsf q = 2.00 tsf
(%) (°)
20 28 1.00 1.00 0.92 0.89
30 32 1.00 1.00 0.85 0.77
40 35 1.00 0.97 0.82 0.75
50 37 1.00 0.96 0.81 0.73
60 40 1.00 0.86 0.72 0.65
70 42 0.96 0.80 0.66 0.60
80 45 0.79 0.66 0.54 0.48
100 50 0.52 0.42 0.35 0.31
Note: q should be taken as the initial vertical effective stress at the footing depth, i.e.,
vertical stress at the bottom of the footing prior to excavation, corrected for water
pressure.
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Table 2.7 Soil compressibility factor C for Strip footings on cohesionless soil (Barker et
al. 1991)
Relative Friction C (dim.)

Density, Dr Angle, ϕf
q = 0.25 tsf q = 0.50 tsf q = 1.00 tsf q = 2.00 tsf
(%) (°)
20 28 0.85 0.75 0.65 0.60
30 32 0.80 0.68 0.58 0.53
40 35 0.76 0.64 0.54 0.49
50 37 0.73 0.61 0.52 0.47
60 40 0.62 0.52 0.43 0.39
70 42 0.56 0.47 0.39 0.35
80 45 0.44 0.36 0.30 0.27
100 50 0.25 0.21 0.17 0.15
Note: q should be taken as the initial vertical effective stress at the footing depth, i.e.,
vertical stress at the bottom of the footing prior to excavation, corrected for water
pressure.
Table 2.8 Load Inclination Factor i for load inclined in direction of footing width (Barker
et al. 1991)
H/V i (dim.)
Strip L/B = 2 Square
0.0 1.00 1.00 1.00
0.10 0.73 0.76 0.77
0.15 0.61 0.65 0.67
0.20 0.51 0.55 0.57
0.25 0.42 0.46 0.49
0.30 0.34 0.39 0.41
0.35 0.27 0.32 0.34
0.40 0.22 0.26 0.28
0.45 0.17 0.20 0.22
0.50 0.13 0.16 0.18
0.55 0.09 0.12 0.14
0.60 0.06 0.09 0.10
0.65 0.04 0.06 0.07
0.70 0.03 0.04 0.05
Note: H and V shall be taken as the unfactored horizontal and vertical loads,
respectively.
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2.2.6 Overturning
Rotation of the wall around the tail of the base should be checked. The flexibility
of the MSE walls should make the potential for overturning highly unlikely to occur.
However, the overturning criteria should always be satisfied. To check for overturning
the moment summation in the tail of the base should be equal to zero.
2.2.7 Loads in the reinforcement
The load in the reinforcement is calculated at the zone of maximum stresses and
at the connection with the face of the wall. This zone is assumed to be between the
active zone and the resistance zone (Fig. 2.4 and Fig. 2.5). Those two locations are
where the maximum loads are and there is where we need to check for pullout
resistance and rupture.
Fig. 2.4 Location of potential failure surface for inextensible reinforcements for internal
stability design of MSE walls (AASHTO, 2004).
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Fig. 2.5 Location of potential failure surface for extensible reinforcements for internal
stability design of MSE walls (AASHTO, 2004).
To calculate the maximum load in the reinforcement the Simplified Method
should be used. In this method the load is calculated multiplying the vertical stress at
the reinforcement layer by a lateral earth pressure coefficient and dividing that into the
tributary area for that specific reinforcement.
= ( +∆ ) (2.9)
where:
p = Load factor for vertical earth pressure as specified in Table 2.1.
Kr = Horizontal pressure coefficient as specified in Fig. 2.6 (dim.).
v = Pressure due to resultant of gravity forces from soil self weight within and
immediately above the reinforced wall backfill and any surcharge loads present
(ksf).
H = Horizontal stress at reinforcement level resulting from any applicable

concentrated horizontal surcharge load (ksf).
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Fig. 2.6 Variation of the coefficient of lateral stress ratio kr/ka with depth in a MSE wall
(AASHTO, 2004).
The maximum tension (Tmax) shall be calculated in a per unit of wall width basis
as follow:
= (2.10)
where:
H = Factored horizontal soil stress at the reinforcement level (ksf).
Sv = Vertical spacing of the reinforcement (ft).
Vertical spacing (Sv) greater than 2.7 ft. should only be allowed if full scale wall
data (e.g. reinforcement loads and strains and overall deflections) is available to support
the use of higher spacing.

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Fig. 2.7 Calculation of vertical stress for horizontal backslope condition, including live
load and dead load surcharges for internal stability analysis (AASHTO, 2004).
2.2.8 Load at the connection to the face of the wall.
The maximum load applied to the connection to the face of the wall (To) should
be equal to the maximum force in the reinforcement (Tmax) independently of the facing
and reinforcement type.

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Fig. 2.8 Calculation of vertical stress for sloping backslope condition for internal stability
analysis (AASHTO, 2004).
2.2.9 Reinforcement strength
The capacity of the reinforcement to resist the tension force that it is going to be
applied to it should be checked at every level of the wall at the boundary between the
active and resistant zone (Fig. 2.4 and Fig. 2.5) and in the connection of the
reinforcement to the wall face.
At the zone of maximum stress:
≤ (2.11)
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Fig. 2.9 Reinforcement coverage ratio for metal reinforcement (AASHTO, 2004).
where:
Tmax = Applied factored load to the reinforcement (kips/ft).
Φ = Resistance factor for reinforcement tension as specified in Table 2.2.
Tal = Nominal long-term reinforcement design strength (kips/ft).
Rc = Reinforcement coverage ratio as specified in Fig. 2.9 and Fig. 2.10.
2.2.9.1 Design life considerations
A minimum design life of 75 years is required for permanent walls and 36 month
or less for temporary walls. For walls which its failure will have severe consequences a
grater design life (100 years) should be considered (i.e. bridge support, buildings, and
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Fig. 2.10 Reinforcement coverage ratio for geosynthetic reinforcement (AASHTO, 2004).
2.2.9.2 Steel reinforcement
The design of MSE Walls using steel reinforcement must account for the lost in
cross sectional area due to corrosion of the steel. All the steel reinforcement used for
soil shall comply with the provisions of AASHTO LRFD Bridge Construction Specification,
Article 7.6.4.2, Steel Reinforcement (AASHTO, 1998).
To calculate the thickness of the reinforcement at the end of the service life the
following equation should be used:
= − (2.12)
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Where:
Ec = Thickness of metal at the end of service life (mil.).
En = Nominal thickness of steel reinforcement at construction (mil.).
Es = Sacrificial thickness of metal expected to be lost by uniform corrosion during the

service life of the structure (mil.).
The corrosion rates where summarized in Yannas (1985) and should be taken as
follow for nonaggressive materials:
 Loss of galvanizing = 0.58 mil./yr. for first 2 years.
= 0.16 mil./yr. for subsequent years.
 Loss of carbon steel = 0.47 mil./yr. after zinc depletion.
For a soil to be considered nonaggressive it must meet the following criteria:
 pH = 5 to 10.
 Resistivity ≥ 3,000 ohm-cm.
 Chlorides ≤ 100 ppm.
 Sulfates ≤ 200 ppm.
 Organic Content ≤ 1%.
For soils with resistivity equal or greater than 5,000 ohm-cm the chloride and
sulfate criteria may be waived. Galvanized coating thickness should be a minimum of 2
oz/ft2 or 3.4 mils. in accordance to AASHTO M 111 (ASTM A 123) for strip reinforcement
or ASTM 641 for bar mat or grid type steel reinforcement.

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To calculate the nominal reinforcement tensile resistance the corroded cross
sectional area must be used. This value is obtained by multiplying the corroded sectional
area by the yield stress and dividing it by the width of the reinforcement to have it in a
per foot basis.
= (2.13)
where:
Tal = Nominal long term reinforcement design strength (kips/ft).
Fy = Minimum yield strength of steel (ksi).
Ac = Area of reinforcement corrected for corrosion (in2).
b = Unit width of reinforcement (ft).
2.2.9.3 Geosynthetic reinforcement
The use of Geosynthetic reinforcement to MSE Walls design and construction is
limited to some wall application, soil conditions and polymer type to be able to use a
single default reduction factor (RF) and to assure the degradation due to environmental
factors will be minimal.
These limitations consist in the following:
 Failure or poor performance will not have severe consequences.
 The soil is nonaggressive.
 The requirements provided in Table 2.9 are met.
A soil is considered to be nonaggressive for Geosynthetics when:

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 pH = 4.5 to 9 for permanent applications and 3 to 10 for temporary applications.
 Maximum soil particle size is 0.75 in. unless full scale installation damage tests
are conducted in accordance to ASTM D 5818.
 Soil organic content for material finer than the No. 10 Sieve ≤ 1%.
 Design temperature at wall site is ≤ 89°F for permanent applications and ≤ 95°F
for temporary applications.
If any drainage or seepage will occur from the surrounding soil to the backfill, the
surrounding soil must also meet the nonaggressive criteria unless a drainage preventing
the water coming from the aggressive soil reach the reinforced soil can be assure for the
life of the project.
If those requirements are not met then a product-specific durability studies shall
be carried to determine the short and long term properties of the Geosynthetic under
those circumstances to determine the reduction factor (RF).
To calculate the long term tensile resistance of the Geosynthetics the following
equation should be used:
= (2.14)
where:
= (2.15)
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Table 2.9 Minimum requirements for geosynthetic products to allow use of default
reduction factor for long-term degradation (AASHTO, 2004).
Criteria to
Polymer Type Property Test Method Allow Use of
Default RF
Minimum 70%
strength
Polypropylene UV Oxidation Resistance ASTM D4355 retained after
500 hrs. in
weatherometer
Polyethylene UV Oxidation Resistance ASTM D4355 Minimum 70%
strength
retained after
500 hrs. in
weatherometer
Intrinsic Viscosity
Minimum
Method (ASTM D4603)
Number
And GRI Test Method
Average
Polyester Hydrolysis Resistance GG8, or Determine
Molecular
Directly Using Gel
Weight of
Permeation
25,000
Chromatography
Maximum of
Carboxyl End
Polyester Hydrolysis Resistance GRI Test Method GG7
Group Content
of 30
Weight per Unit Area Minimum 270
All Polymers Survivability
(ASTM D5261) g/m2
% Post-Consumer
Certification of Materials Maximum of
All Polymers Recycled Material by
Used 0%
Weight
And:
Tal = Nominal long-term reinforcement design strength (kips/ft).

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Table 2.10 Default and minimum values for the total geosynthetic ultimate limit
strength reduction factor, RF (AASHTO, 2004).
Application Total Reduction Factor, RF

All applications, but with product-specific All reduction factors shall be based on
data obtained and analyzed in accordance product specific data. Neither RFID nor
with Elias (2001) and Elias, et al. (2001). RFD shall be less than 1.1
Permanent applications not having severe
consequences due poor performance or
failure occur, nonaggressive soils, and 7.0
polymers meeting requirements listed in
Table 2.9.
Temporary applications not having severe
consequences due poor performance or
failure occur, nonaggressive soils, and 3.5
polymers meeting requirements listed in
Table 2.9 and provided product specific data
are not available.
Tult = Minimum average roll value (MARV) ultimate tensile strength (kips/ft).
RF = Combined strength reduction factor to account for potential long-term

degration due to installation damage, creep and chemical aging (dim.).
RFID = Strength reduction factor to account for installation damage (dim.).
RFCR = Strength reduction factor to prevent long-term creep rupture of reinforcement

(dim.).
RFD = Strength reduction factor to prevent rupture of reinforcement due to chemical

and biological degradation (dim.).
2.2.10 Pullout resistance
The pullout resistance should be checked in every reinforcement level to prevent
the reinforcement from being pulled out of the soil. The length of reinforcement needed
to resist the pullout force must be extended beyond the active edge (Resistance Zone)
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because that is the soil that is not moving, and this cannot be less than 3 ft. The total
reinforcement length is equal to La + Le (Fig. 2.4 and Fig. 2.5).
The length beyond the active edge is calculated by the following equation:
= ∗ (2.16)
where:
Le = Length of reinforcement in resisting zone (ft.).
Tmax = Applied factored load in the reinforcement.
Φ = Resistance factor for reinforcement pullout.
F* = Pullout friction factor (dim.)
α = Scale effect correction factor (dim.)
σv = Unfactored vertical stress at the reinforcement level in the resistant zone (ksf).
C = Overall reinforcement surface area geometry factor based on the gross

perimeter of the reinforcement and is equal to 2 for strip, grids and sheet type
reinforcements, i.e., two sides (dim.)
Rc = Reinforcement coverage ratio as specified in (Fig. 2.9 and Fig. 2.10)
The values for F* and α shall be determined from the product specifics pullout
tests in the project backfill material or equivalent soil or they can be determined
empirically or theoretically.
If standards backfill materials as specified in AASHTO LRFD Bridge Construction
Specification, Article 7.3.6.3 with the exception of uniform sand (Cu < 4) is used. In the
absence of test data conservative values from Table 2.11 and Fig. 2.11 can be used for α
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and F*, respectively. If we are using ribbed steel and the Cu is unknown at the moment
of the design it could be assumed as 4 to determine F*.
Table 2.11 Default values for the scale effect correction factor  (AASHTO, 2004)
Reinforcement Type Default Value for α
All Steel Reinforcement 1.0
Geogrids 0.8
Geotextiles 0.6
Fig. 2.11 Default values for the pullout friction factor F* (AASHTO, 2004).
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2.3 K-Stiffness Method
2.3.1 General
The K-Stiffness method was first proposed by Allen and Bathurst (2003). The
calculations used in this method were empirically derived from full scale walls at
working conditions where reinforcement strain measurements were used to back
calculate the force in each reinforcement level. This method relies on the difference in
stiffness of the wall components to distribute the loads and also take into consideration
the wall toe restraint that produces lower pressures in the lowest part of the wall.
This method can be used as an alternative to the Simplified Method provided in
AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specification and summarized in the Section 2.1 to design
the internal stability of MSE Walls up to 25 ft and that are not directly supporting other
structures or in location where high settlement is expected. The use of the K-Stiffness
method in areas where these requirements are not met must be considered
experimental and will require the use of special monitoring equipments and the
approval of the State Geotechnical Engineer.
The load factor provided in Table 2.12 must be used as minimum values to be
used for the K-Stiffness method although the factors provided in Table 2.1 still apply.
These load factors were calculated assuming that the soil parameters are well known at
the time of design. In practice this is not always true, so the soil parameters are
assumed based in previous experiences with the material that is going to be used as
backfill. The K-Stiffness method was calibrated to use plane strain soil friction angle. The
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following equations should be used to approximate the plane strain soil friction angle
from a triaxial or direct shear results:
For triaxial test data (Lade and Lee, 1976):
= 1.5 − 17 (2.17)
For direct shear test data (based in interpretation of data presented by Bolton
(1986) and Jewell and Wroth (1987)):
= tan (1.2 tan ) (2.18)
Note that the use of the triaxial or direct shear friction angle will only introduce
some conservatism in the prediction of the loads.
This method was calibrated for a mean value of K0 of 0.3 so friction angles higher
than 44° shall not be used.
The maximum resistance factors to be used for the K-Stiffness Method are listed
in Table 2.13 for the strength and extreme event limit states for internal stability. For
service limit state a resistance factor of 1.00 should be used, except for the evaluation
of overall slope stability as described in AASHTO LRFD specification. These resistance
factors are consistent with the use of select granular backfill and used in conformance
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Table 2.12 Load factors for permanent loads for internal stability of MSE walls designed
using the K-Stiffness method, p (WSDOT, 2006)
Minimum
Type of Load
Load Factor
EV: Vertical Earth Pressure:
 MSE Wall soil reinforcement loads (K-Stiffness Method, 1.55

steel strips and grids).
 MSE Wall soil reinforcement/facing connection loads (K-
Stiffness Method, steel grids attached to rigid facings). 1.80
 MSE Walls soil reinforcement loads (K-Stiffness Method, 1.60

geosynthetics).
 MSE Wall soil reinforcement/facing connection loads (K-
Stiffness Method, geosynthetics). 1.85
As in the Simplified Method presented by AASHTO the critical reinforcement
load must be determined in two locations, the boundary between the active and
resistance zone (Fig. 2.4 and Fig. 2.5). The design of MSE Walls assumes that the wall
facing and the reinforced backfill acts as a coherent unit to form a gravity structure. The
effect of large vertical spacing (> 2.7 ft.) is not well understood and the use of these
higher spacing must be avoided unless full scale wall data is available.
The factored vertical stress v at each reinforcement level shall be:
= + + + ∆ (2.19)
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Table 2.13 Resistance factors for the strength and extreme event limit states for MSE
walls designed using the K-Stiffness method (WSDOT, 2006)
Limit State and Reinforcement Type Resistance

Internal Stability of MSE Walls, K-Stiffness Method Factor
Metallic 0.85
rr Reinforcement Rupture
Geosynthetic 0.80(3)
Metallic 0.85
sf Soil Failure
Metallic 0.85
cr Connection Rupture
Steel Ribbed Strips (at z < 2) 1.10
Steel Ribbed Strips (at z > 2) 1.00
po Pullout (2)
Steel Smooth Strips 1.00
Steel Grids 0.60
Geosynthetic 0.50
Combined static/earthquake
Metallic 1.00
EQr loading (Reinforcement and
connector rupture)
Steel Ribbed Strips (at z < 2) 1.25
Combined static/earthquake
EQp Steel Ribbed Strips (at z > 2) 1.15
loading (Pullout)(2)
Steel Smooth Strips 1.15
Steel Grids 0.75

Geosynthetic 0.65
(1)
If default value for the critical reinforcement strain of 3.0% or less is used for flexible
wall facings, and 2.00% or less for stiff wall facing (for a facing stiffness factor of less
than 0.9).
(2)
Resistance factor values in table for pullout assume that the default values for F* and
 provided in Fig. 2.11 and Table 2.11 respectively are used and are applicable.
(3)
This resistance factor applies if installation damage is not severe (i.e., RFID < 1.7).
Severe installation damage is likely if very light weight reinforcement is used. Note that
when installation damage is severe, the resistance factor needed for this limit state can
drop to approximately 0.15 or less due to greatly increased variability in the
reinforcement strength, which is not practical for design.
where:
σV = The factored pressure due to resultant of gravity forces from soil self weight
within and immediately above the reinforced wall backfill and any surcharge
loads present (ksf).
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p = The load factor for vertical earth pressure EV in Table 2.1 and Table 2.12 (dim.).
LL = The load factor for live load surcharge per the AASHTO LRFD Specifications
(dim.).
q = Live Load Surcharge (ksf).
H = The total vertical height at the wall face (ft.).
S = Average soil surcharge depth above wall top (ft.).
∆σV = Vertical stress increase due to concentrated surcharge load above the wall
(ksf).
The K-Stiffness method differs from the other that it determines the maximum
reinforcement load from the gravity forces acting in the wall and then it adjust the
maximum load per level of reinforcement using a load distribution factor (Dtmax) and
some others empirical factors that account the stiffness of the facing and
reinforcement, the facing batter, etc. to determine Tmax.
To calculate the maximum factored load at each reinforcement level, the
following equation shall be used:
= 0.5 + ∆ (2.20)
where:
SV = Vertical spacing (ft.).
K = Index lateral earth pressure coefficient equal to K0 = 1-sinϕ (dim.).


v = The factored pressure due to resultant of gravity forces from soil self weight
within and immediately above the reinforced wall backfill and any surcharge
loads present (ksf).
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Dtmax = Distribution factor to calculate Tmax for each layer as a function of depth fig
(dim.).
Sglobal = Global reinforcement stiffness (ksf).
Φg = Global stiffness factor (dim.).
Φlocal = Local stiffness factor (dim.).
Φfb = Facing batter factor (dim.).
Φfs = Facing stiffness factor (dim.).
∆σH = Horizontal stress increase resulting from concentrated horizontal surcharge

(ksf).
The following equation shall be used to calculate the global reinforcement
stiffness (Sglobal) which takes into account the stiffness of the entire wall section.
∑
= = (2.21)
( )
where:
Jave = Average stiffness of all reinforcement layers within then entire wall section on
a per foot of wall width basis (kips/ft).
Ji = Stiffness of an individual reinforcement layer on a per foot of wall width basis

(kips/ft).
H = Total wall height (ft.).
n = Number of reinforcement layers within the wall section (dim.).

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The global stiffness factor shall be calculated as follows:
.
= 0.25 (2.22)
where:
Pa = Atmospheric pressure (2.11 ksf).
The local stiffness factor shall be calculated as follows:
= (2.23)
where:
= (2.24)
And:
Slocal = Local stiffness that consider the stiffness and reinforcement density at a given
layer (ksf).
a = 1.0 for geosynthetic walls and 0.0 for steel reinforced walls.
J = Stiffness of an individual reinforcement layer (kips/ft.).
SV = Vertical spacing (ft.).

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The wall face batter factor (Φfb), which takes into account the influence of the
reduced soil weight on reinforcement loads, shall be calculated as follows:
= (2.25)
where:
Kabh = Horizontal component of the active earth pressure coefficient accounting for
wall face batter (dim.).
Kavh = Horizontal component of the active earth pressure coefficient assuming that
the wall is vertical (dim.).
d = Constant coefficient recommended to be 0.25 to provide the best fit to

empirical data (dim.).
To determine Kabh and Kavh Coulomb’s equation can be used assuming that there
is no friction between the wall and the soil and a horizontal backslope as follows:
( )
= (2.26)
where:
Φ = Peak friction angle (°).
ω = Wall face inclination, positive in a clockwise direction from vertical. This should
be set to 0 to calculate Kav (°).
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To calculate the horizontal component of the active earth pressure coefficient
the following equation shall be used assuming no wall-soil friction:
= cos (2.27)
= (2.28)
The data obtained from geosynthetics walls using segmental concrete blocks and
propped panel wall facing, shows a significantly reduced stress in the reinforcement. To
account for that was derive the facing stiffness factor (ϕfs). This factor is not well known
how it will affect steel walls and should be set to 1.00 for steel and flexible faced wall.
The recommended formula for this is:
.
= (2.29)
and
= (2.30)
where:
bw = Thickness of the facing column.
L = Unit length of the wall.
H = Total wall face height.
E = Modulus of the facing material.

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heff = Equivalent height of an un-jointed facing column that is 100% efficient in

transmitting moment throughout the facing column.
Pa = Atmospheric pressure used to preserve dimensional consistency (2.11 Ksf.)
η, k = Dimensionless coefficients determined from empirical data, 0.5 and 0.14,

respectively.
Dtmax shall be determined using Fig. 2.12. This distribution only applies to wall
constructed in firm soil. The rock and soft soil distribution should be different; it
becomes more triangular as the soil becomes more compressible.
2.3.2 Strength limit state design for internal

stability for geosynthetic walls
The design of geosynthetics wall must check four possibilities of failures: 1) Soil failure,
2) Reinforcement failure, 3) Connection failure and 4) Reinforcement Pullout. In this
Fig. 2.12 Dtmax as a function of normalized depth below wall top plus average surcharge
depth: a) generally applies to geosynthetic walls, b) generally applies to polymer strap
walls and extensible or very lightly reinforced steel systems, and c) generally applies to
steel reinforced systems (WSDOT, 2006).
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section we are just going to explain the soil failure and how to obtain the parameter
needed for Equation 2.20 because in this method the others failure methods are treated
as specified in the AASHTO Bridge Design Specification (2004) described in the section
2.2 with the differences that Tmax is obtained from Equation 2.20 and the load factor
provided in Table 2.12 must be used as minimum values to be used for the K-Stiffness
method although the factors provided in Table 2.1 still apply.
Soil failure is considered when the soil reaches its peak shear strain, because at
strains higher than that the soil lowers its friction angle. The purpose of this part of the
design is to select a geosynthetic that at the working conditions (strain, stress,
temperature, etc.) its stiffness is large enough to prevent soil failure to occur.
The stiffness for final design must be obtained using products specific
isochronous creep data obtained in accordance with WSDOT Standard Practice T925
(WSDOT, 2006). For design the secant stiffness should be used. If the reinforcement
ratio (Rc) is less than 1, the reinforcement stiffness must be calculated as follow:
= (2.31)
where:
J = Reinforcement Stiffness modified for Rc.
JEOC = Reinforcement Stiffness at the end of construction, which can be assumed to

be after 1,000 hours.
Rc = Reinforcement coverage ratio as in Fig. 2.10.

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To calculate the factored strain in the reinforcement at the end of design life (75
years for permanent structures is typically used) the following equation shall be used:
= (2.32)
where:
εrein = Factored reinforcement strain.
Tmax = Maximum factored load from Equation 2.20
JDL = Reinforcement stiffness at the end of design life.
sf = Resistance factor from (Table 2.13).
The reinforcement strain (εr) should be limited to the maximum soil strain which
can be assumed for granular soils to be 3% for flexible faced wall and 2% for stiff faced
wall if a ϕfs of less than 0.9 is used for design.
2.3.3 Strength Limit state design for internal

stability for steel walls
The design of steel reinforced wall must check four possibilities of failures: 1) soil
failure, 2) reinforcement failure, 3) connection failure and 4) reinforcement pullout. In
this section we are just going to explain how to obtain the parameter needed for
Equation 2.20 and any difference with AASHTO. In this kind of wall we do not have to
worry about soil failure because if we keep the stress below yield (Equation 2.33) the
reinforcement strain will not be higher than the soil peak strain. The others failure
methods are treated as specified in the AASHTO Bridge Design Specification (2004)
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described in the section 2.2 with the differences that Tmax is obtained from Equation
2.20 and the load factor provided in Table 2.12 must be used as minimum values to be
used for the K-Stiffness method although the factors provided in Table 2.1 still apply.
To begin with the design a trial spacing and steel area based on the end of
construction (EOC) conditions (no corrosion) must be chosen to calculate the
reinforcement stiffness and Sglobal (Equation 2.21).
The reinforcement rupture has to be checked at the end of life of the wall. In this
method this limit state is verified using the ultimate strength of the steel instead if the
yield strength as follows:
≤ = (2.33)
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CHAPTER 3
DESIGN METHODOLOGY
3.1 Concept
As noticed in the literature review the lateral earth pressure coefficient (K
values) used for design geosynthetics walls are lower than those used to design steel
walls. This is because geosynthetics walls are less rigid permitting the wall to yield and
work under actives pressures instead of at rest pressures as in steel walls.
The concept for this design is based on steel bars that will behaves more like a
geosynthetic, allowing the wall to deform sufficient to lower the stresses to active
stresses. To be able to do that, crimps (Fig. 3.1) were made in steel reinforcing bars like
the ones we used in reinforced concrete. These crimps allow the steel bar to be more
flexible and permit bigger deformations and lowers working loads. Also having crimps in
the bars creates additional pullout resistance.
Another problem in current designs is that actual steel straps and wires have a
large cross sectional area and in order to use the steel at the maximum capacity allowed
by the code (about 50% of yield stress) we need to have large horizontal spacing
between bars which is not allowed in the code for wire facings and is not economically
suitable for concrete panels facings. Therefore a more efficiently way to use the steel is
proposed with the use of smaller bars with crimps which will resist the stresses behind
the wall, make the wall more flexible and lower the cost of it.
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Fig. 3.1 Example of a crimp in a steel rebar.
3.2 Crimp Properties
A variety of tests were performed by Suncar (2010) to characterize the pullout
resistance and the tensile behavior of the steel bar with crimps when buried under soil
at different overburden pressures. The data presented in this thesis to obtain the
different properties needed for the design is based on the data presented by Suncar
(2010).
The crimps properties presented by Suncar (2010) are based on a soil with a
friction angle of at least 38°. More testing has to be done in order to characterize the
effect of the friction angle in the properties of the crimps. There are two sizes of crimp
on each bar. The crimp 1 is the biggest crimp and the crimp 2 is the medium crimp of
each bar size as presented by Suncar (2010). This crimps where made taking into
account the minimum radii as specified in the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications
(2004).
3.2.1 Pullout resistance
The first property needed for the design is the crimp pullout resistance. In this
case the pullout resistance is going to be divided in two parts. The first one consider the
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pullout resistance of a single straight steel bar (Fig. 3.2) because the crimps are going to
be separated by a certain spacing and the resistance provided by that straight section
needs to be taken into account. The second part is the pullout resistance provided by
the crimp itself. As the crimp are pulled trough the soil, friction and passive forces are
developed preventing the crimp from sliding. The crimp pullout resistance is going to be
dependent on two variables: The effective vertical stress in the crimp and the tension at
which the crimp is working. The results from the pullout resistance test are illustrated in
Fig. 3.3 thru Fig. 3.8 along with a fit made to come up with the design charts.
The data presented by Suncar (2010) shows all the information obtained from
the pullout tests made in crimped bars. The pullout resistance of the straight bar and
the crimps were defined at a displacement of 0.75”.
Several tests were performed on 5/8’’ and 1/2'’ steel reinforcing crimped bars to
characterize its pullout behavior using different sizes of crimps. The pullout behavior of
the 3/8’’ steel reinforcing bar and 1/4'’ steel smooth crimped bars were extrapolated
based on the results from the 5/8’’ and 1/2'’ crimped bars. Those extrapolated results
were compared with a measured curve of each crimp size of the 3/8’’ diameter bar and
the results show a difference of less than 10% between the extrapolated and the
measured curves (Fig. 3.9 and Fig. 3.10).
The 1/4'’ bar properties were extrapolated assuming half pullout resistance of
the 1/2’’ bar at the same percentage of the working stress referenced to the yield stress.
This results were not verified and taking into account that the 1/4’’ bar is smooth and
the 1/2'’ has some corrugation the behavior is not expected to be the same.
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For the crimp 1 of the 1/2'’ bar the pullout resistance (Fig. 3.3 ) was just obtained
till a working load of 6,000 lbs (about 50% of yield strength) because that was the
maximum working load. When doing the pullout design of the wall as we apply the
safety factor to the maximum tension the tensions in the crimp might increase above
6,000 lbs. To be able to account for that, an assumption that the bar is totally straighten
at 8,500 lbs was made so there is no crimp resistance left.
3.2.2 Crimp deflection
When dealing with retaining structures the deflection in the wall is a determining
factor that indicates if the wall is going to be working at active state of stress or at-rest
state of stress. The deflection of the wall is preferred to be enough to work in active
state of stress because these stresses are about 50% lower than the at-rest allowing the
wall to be less expensive.
There have been various publication about the deflection needed to reach the
active condition. Bonaparte (1988) stated that at 0.2% strain of the steel reinforcement
is required to reach the active condition behind the wall. Terzaghi reported that only a
0.5% of the wall height is required to reach the active condition and Clough and Duncan
(1991) reported that 0.1% of the wall height is required for dense sand, 0.2% for
medium dense sand and 0.4% for loose sand.
Tension test of crimped bars at different effective vertical stress were also made
and presented by Suncar (2010). The results of these tests are presented in Fig. 3.11
thru Fig. 3.15.

350
300
250
200 5/8'' dia. (Suncar, 2009)

5/8'' dia. (Fitted)
1/2'' dia. (Suncar, 2009)
150
1/2'' dia. (Fitted)
3/8'' dia. (Suncar, 2009)
100 3/8'' dia. (Fitted)
Resistance @ 0.75 in of displacement (lbs/ft)

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0
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500
Vertical Stress (psf)
Fig. 3.2 Straight steel reinforcement bar pullout resistance.

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900
850
800
750 360 psf (Suncar, 2009)
700 360 psf (Fitted)
650 720 psf (Suncar, 2009)
550 1080 psf (Suncar, 2009)

1440 psf (Suncar, 2009)
450
1440 psf (Fitted)
400
2160 psf (Suncar, 2009)
350
2160 psf (Fitted)
300
Crimp Pullout Resistance (lbs)

2880 psf (Suncar, 2009)
250
2880 psf (Fitted)
200 3600 psf (Suncar, 2009)
100 4320 psf (Suncar, 2009)
50 4320 psi (Fitted)
0
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000
Tension Load in the Crimp (lbs)
Fig. 3.3 1/2'' dia. steel reinforcement bar crimp 1 pullout resistance.
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700
650
600
550
500
450
360 psf (Extrapolated)
400 720 psf (Extrapolated)
350
300

200
150
100
50
0
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500
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450
400
350
300

200
150

100
50
0
0 500 1000 1500 2000
Fig. 3.5 1/4'' dia. steel smooth bar crimp 1 pullout resistance.
50
800
750
700
650 360 psf

720 psf
550
720 psf (Fitted)
500
1080 psf
400 1440 psf

1440 psf (Fitted)
350
2160 psf

250 2880 psf
2880 psf (Fitted)
200
3600 psf
150
3600 psf (Fitted)
100 4320 psf
0
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000
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600
550
500
450
400
350

200

150
100
50
0
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000
52
400
350
300


150

50
0
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500
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400
350

300
250
200
3/8'' Meassured
150 3/8'' Extrapolated
100
50
0
0 2000 4000 6000
Fig. 3.9 3/8'' dia. steel reinforcement bar crimp 1 measured vs. extrapolated pullout
resistance.
300
250
200
150
Measssured
100 Extrapolated
50
0
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
Tension Load In the Crimp (lbs)
Fig. 3.10 3/8'' dia. steel reinforcement bar crimp 2 measured vs. extrapolated pullout
resistance.
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The 1/4'’ bar properties were extrapolated assuming half deflection of the 1/2’’
bar at the same percentage of the working stress referenced to the yield stress. This
results were not verified and taking into account that the 1/4’’ bar is smooth and the
1/2'’ has some corrugation the behavior is not expected to be the same.
All the deflection presented in the graph is assumed to come from the crimps
because the deflection of the straight bar is negligible compared to the deflection of the
crimp. The design graph presented does not take into account the difference in effective
vertical pressures because the data shows a negligible difference between tests so one
fitting was made with all the data.
3.3 Model Definition
The model presented in this thesis is for internal design of the wall only. For
external equilibrium the requirements of AASHTO must be met.
The definition of this model is going to be based in the assumption that with the
crimps the wall is going to yield enough to work under the active state of stress. Based
on this assumption the forces on the wall are going to be defined as follows:
= +∆ (3.1)
where:
H = Horizontal pressure in the wall (psf).
Ka = Horizontal pressure active coefficient as specified in Equation 2.2 (dim.).

13000
12000
11000
10000
9000
8000
7000
1/2'' dia. (Fitted)
6000 1/2'' dia 5 psi (Suncar, 2009)
1/2'' dia. 10 psi (Suncar,2009)
5000
1/2'' dia. 30 psi (Suncar, 2009)
Tension Force in the Crimp (lbs)

4000
3000
2000
1000
0
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4
Displacement of the Crimp (in)
Fig. 3.11 1/2'' dia. steel reinforcement bar crimp 1 displacement curve.
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3500
3000
2500
2000
3/8'' dia. Measured (Suncar, 2009)

1500
3/8'' dia. Fitted

1000
500
0
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6
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4000
3000
2000
1/4'' dia. Extrapolated

1000
0
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7
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10000
9000
8000
7000
6000
1/2'' dia 5 psi (Suncar, 2009)

5000
1/2'' dia. 10 psi (Suncar,2009)
4000 1/2'' dia. 30 psi (Suncar, 2009)

1/2'' Crimp 2 (Fitted)

3000
2000
1000
0
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.4 0.45 0.5
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3500
3000
2500
2000
3/8'' dia. Measured (Suncar, 2009)

1500
3/8'' dia. Fitted

1000
500
0
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3
60
3000
2000
1/4'' in dia Extrapolated
1000

0
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25
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v = Pressure due to resultant of gravity forces from soil self weight within and
immediately above the reinforced wall backfill and any surcharge loads present
(psf).
H = Horizontal stress at reinforcement level resulting from any applicable

concentrated horizontal surcharge load (psf).
The maximum force supported by the each reinforcement is going to be
calculated based on the tributary area concept as follow:
= (3.2)
where:
Tmax = Maximum load in each reinforcement (lbs).
H = Horizontal pressure in the wall as in Equation 3.1 (psf).
Sv = Vertical spacing ≤ 2.7 ft (ft).
SH = Horizontal spacing (ft).
The maximum tensile force in the reinforcement (Tmax) can also be calculated using
any other method approved by AASHTO like the K-Stiffness method presented in this
thesis.
3.3.1 Tensile design of the wall
The tensile design of the wall takes into consideration the loads that are going to
be received by the steel cross-sectional area during the design life of the structure. The
purpose if this step of the design process is to prevent the rupture of the reinforcement
at the calculated workings loads.

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The maximum load that the steel can handle is going to be limited by a percentage
of the yield stress of the steel used in the design. The maximum force allowable by the
steel shall be calculated as follows:
= (3.3)
where:
Tal = Allowable tension force in the steel (lbs).
Fy = Yield stress of the steel (psi).
Ac = Steel cross sectional area after corrosion as specified in Sections 0 and 2.2.9.2
(in2).
Combining equations 3.2 and 3.3 a basic equation for the tensile design of the
wall can be obtained:
∅ ≤ (3.4)
where:
Ø = Factor of safety against rupture. In this case 2 is going to be used (dim.).
Tal = Allowable tensile force in the steel (lbs).

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So:
≤ (3.5)
∅
The maximum horizontal spacing should be limited by the maximum spacing
permitted by the facing that is going to be used. For flexible wall facing the maximum
horizontal spacing allowed by the code is 3 ft.
3.3.2 Pullout design of the reinforcement
The pullout design takes into consideration the friction resistance provided by
the soil to the reinforcement to prevent it from being pulled out from the soil mass by
the soil pressures making the wall collapse.
The distribution of the tensile force along the reinforcement without crimp will
be assumed to vary linearly with a slope defined by the pullout resistance per unit
length of the reinforcement (Fig. 3.17). In this case the contribution of the crimp will be
defined as a step localized value that will be located at the center of the crimp. This
value is going to be a function of the effective vertical stress and the tension in that
crimp.
The spacing between crimps needs to be assumed before entering in the design.
The values proved to be useful and efficiently range from 1.50 ft. to 2.00 ft. Other
spacing can be used if they meet the required displacement and length of reinforcement
for the specific project.

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Fig. 3.17 Tension distribution along the reinforcement behind the wall face.
To calculate the total length needed for pullout resistance a detailed analysis
must be made in each reinforcement level to calculate the tension in each crimp as we
go farther from the wall face and select the correspondence pullout resistance value for
each crimp. This analysis has to be done from the locus of maximum tension (Fig. 2.5),
assuming the behavior of an extensible reinforcement, and moving away from the wall
face. The followings formulas define the pullout resistance for each part of the bar:
= + = (3.6)
= (3.7)
= ∑ (3.8)
where:
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F = Total friction force resisted by the crimped bar (lbs).
Fstraight = Friction force resisted by the straight part of the bar (lbs).
fstraight = Straight bar friction factor per unit length for a given effective vertical stress
as show in Fig. 3.2 (lbs/ft).
Le = Length of reinforcement in resisting zone (ft.).
Fcrimp = Friction force resisted by the crimps in the bar (lbs).
fcrimp = Crimp friction resistance for a given effective vertical stress and working
tensile load as shown in Fig. 3.3 to Fig. 3.8 (lbs).
p = Load factor against pullout taken as 1.44 (dim.).
The total length of reinforcement needed in each layer is going to be defined as
the summation of the length of the reinforcement in the active edge for extensible
reinforcement (La) and the length of reinforcement in the resisting zone (Le) (Fig. 2.5).
∅
= ℎ tan(45 − ) (3.9)
= + (3.10)
where:
La = Length of reinforcement in the active edge assuming an extensible

reinforcement (ft.).
h = Height from the bottom of the wall to the reinforcement layer (ft.).
Ø = Effective friction angle of the soil (°).

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Lt = Total length of reinforcement needed (ft.).
Le = Length of reinforcement in the resisting zone (ft.).
3.3.3 Wall deflections
In this section the deflection in each reinforcement layer is going to be
calculated so the designer can know its values and can make decisions with them. The
deflection in each reinforcement level is going to be dependent on the crimp spacing
and the tensions in the crimps. In this model we will make the assumption that all the
deflection is coming from the deformations of the crimps and the bar deformation is
going to be neglected because it is expected to be too small compared to the crimp
deflection.
To calculate the deflection in the crimped bar the tension force is each crimp
must be known first. The total deflection in each layer is going to be defined as the
summation of all the deformations of all the crimps in the bar (the ones in the active
zone and the ones in the resistance zone).
= ∑ (3.11)
where:
δt = Total wall deflection in a given layer (in.).
n = Number of crimps in a given layer (dim.).
δi = Deflection in a given crimp in a layer (in.).

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A detailed analysis must be made in each reinforced level. This analysis has to be
done from the locus of maximum tension toward the front of the wall and also toward
the end of the reinforcement so all the crimps are taken into account. To calculate the
expected deflection in the wall is recommended to use unfactored loads to obtain a real
value for deflection and not an overestimated value caused by the factored loads.
To reach the active condition this model is going to consider, based on past
investigation, a minimum deflection of 0.20% of the wall height is required with an
average deflection of 0.35% of the wall height preferred taking into consideration that
we will be dealing with dense to medium dense soil in the reinforced zone.
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CHAPTER 4
DESIGN OF A 40 FT. HIGH MECHANICALLY STABILIZED EARTH (MSE) WALL USING THE
PROPOSED METHODOLOGY
4.1 Introduction
This chapter is going to present the design of wall that is going to be constructed
and monitored to see the behavior of an actual constructed wall using the newly
proposed crimped bars and design methodology. A detailed design of one layer is going
to be explained while all the calculations are going to be presented in Appendix B.
4.2 Description Of The Wall
The wall that is going to be analyzed and designed is a 40 ft. wall with concrete
panel facing. The concrete panels will be 12.5 ft. x 2.5 ft. Each panel needs to be
attached at least to two rods or straps so the maximum horizontal spacing will be
limited to 6.25 ft and the vertical spacing will be used as 2.5 ft. The crimps spacing
proved to be useful for this design are 2.00 ft and 1.50 ft. This example calculation is
going to be based in the 1.50 ft spacing between crimps and using crimp 1 although the
summary table is presented for both crimp spacing and sizes all the calculations tables
are presented in Appendix A.
The yield stress of the reinforcement that is going to be used in this design is 60
ksi.
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The soil that is going to be used in the design will be a well graded sand with a
friction angle of 38° and a unit weight of 130 pcf.
This wall is going to be considered a permanent wall with a design life of 75
years.
4.3 Wall Design
For the step by step explanation of the design the last layer of this wall will be
selected. This example will cover everything from the calculation of the soils properties
to the calculation of the deflection in the layer.
The first thing to do to design the wall is calculate the vertical and horizontal
stress in the desired layer. To do this Equation 2.2 reduced for vertical walls and 3.1 will
be used.
∅ 38
= tan (45 − ) = tan (45 − ) = 0.23788308
2 2
= = 130 18.75 = 2,437.50
= ( +∆ ) = (2437.50 0.23788308 + 0) = 579.84
Now that the horizontal stress is calculated the next step is calculate the
corroded area expected at the end of the life of the structure using considerations
specified in Sections 0 and 2.2.9.2 . After the calculation of the corroded area the
horizontal spacing needed in that layer can be calculated using Equation 3.5. In this layer
we are using a 3/8’’ diameter steel reinforcing bar.

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= 0.00047 75 = 0.03525
( −2 ) (0.375 − 2(0.03525))
= = = 0.07282
4 4
60000 0.07282
≥ = = 1.51
∅ 2 579.84 2.5
The horizontal spacing needs to be rounded down to fits the facing allowable
spacings and also to help the construction of the wall. Also the length of the
reinforcement need to be taken into account because it is not efficient to have a very
large length is better instead to have smaller horizontal spacing (Sh). For the purpose of
this thesis the horizontal spacing is going to be used as calculated just for the
comparison of the methods.
After calculating the horizontal spacing needed between bars to limit the
internal stresses on it to be 50% of the yield stress we are done with the tension design
of the wall. Now the pullout analysis needs to be done in order to complete the internal
design of the wall.
To begin with the pullout design the maximum pullout force to be resisted by the
reinforcement needs to be calculated using Equations 3.2 and 3.6 and the location of
the maximum tension using Equation 3.9.
= = 579.84 2.5 1.51 = 2,188.90
= + = = 1.44 2188.90 = 3,152.01

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∅ 38
= ℎ tan(45 − ) = 21.25 tan(45 − ) = 10.36
2 2
Now that we have the location of the maximum pullout force an analysis needs
to be done from this point and moving away from the wall face using the model
presented in Fig. 3.17 to know the length of reinforcement needed. First of wall a
calculation needs to be done to know the portion of straight bar that is just between the
point of maximum force and the first crimp.
= −( − ) (4.1)
= (4.2)
where:
X = Straight bar length between the point of maximum tension and the first crimp
behind that (ft.).
Sc = Spacing between crimps (ft.).
La = Length of reinforcement in the active edge assuming an extensible

reinforcement (ft.).
N = Number of crimps in the active edge length rounded down to the nearest integer
(dim.).
10.36
= = = 6.91 ≅ 6
1.5
= −( − ) = 1.5 − (10.36 − 1.5 6) = 0.14

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Now the pullout resistance of the straight bar is needed. Using the effective
vertical stress at that level and knowing the size of the bar from Fig. 3.2 can be obtained
the value of the pullout resistance per unit length of bar. Then multiplying that value
times the straight bar length between the point of maximum tension and the first crimp
and subtracting that from the total friction force we can find the tension in the first
crimp. Having the tension in the crimp the pullout resistance of the crimp can be
obtained using Fig. 3.3 thru Fig. 3.8.
= 7.68
= − = 3152.01 − 0.14 7.68 = 3,044.49
= 170.59
Now that those values are calculated the tension in the second crimp can be
calculated and its deflection and pullout resistance can be obtained.
= − − = 3044.49 − 170.59 − 1.50 7.68 = 2,868.38
= 195.38
Following this procedure the tension in every crimp can be calculated. This
procedure can also be done from the point of maximum tension toward the wall face to
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To calculate the deflection of the crimps is better to use unfactored loads so a
more precise value is obtained instead of a big value because of the factor in the loads.
The same procedure needs to be followed but using the value of Tmax.
= − = 2188.90 − 0.14 7.68 = 2,187.82
= 247.74
= 0.38
= − − = 2187.82 − 247.74 − 1.50 7.68 = 1,928.56
= 278.72
= 0.31
Following that procedure the displacement of all the crimps can be obtained and
the total deflection is the summation of the deflection of each individual crimp. The
crimps in the active zone need to be taken into account to calculate the total
displacement of the wall face at that layer.
4.4 Designs Summary
Below are the summary tables of the walls designed using the proposed
methodology and the new type of reinforcement. The complete information of the
design of these walls is presented in Appendix B. These walls where designed with both
the crimp 1 and the crimp 2 using two different crimp spacing of 2.00 ft. and 1.50 ft.
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Table 4.1 Design summary table for the wall designed with crimp 1 and Sc = 2 ft
Depth Sh Tmax Tc Lt Ltdesign

Bar Steel Volume (in3)/ft of wall
(ft) (ft) (lbs) (lbs) (ft) (ft)
1.25 1 1/4'' dia. 96.64 0.00 28.90 29.00 17.08
3.75 1 1/4'' dia. 289.92 0.00 27.68 29.00 17.08
6.25 1.8 3/8'' dia. 869.76 0.00 27.40 29.00 21.35
8.75 1.8 3/8'' dia. 1217.66 0.00 28.09 29.00 21.35
11.25 1.9 3/8'' dia. 1652.54 142.57 28.02 29.00 20.23
13.75 1.9 3/8'' dia. 2019.78 885.58 28.80 29.00 20.23
16.25 1.74 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 1291.89 27.58 29.00 22.09
18.75 1.51 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 1203.08 24.36 29.00 25.45
21.25 1.33 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 1406.91 23.71 29.00 28.90
23.75 1.19 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 1684.57 20.61 29.00 32.30
26.25 1.08 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 1750.97 18.84 29.00 35.59
28.75 0.99 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 2128.38 16.66 29.00 38.82
31.25 0.91 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 2270.71 14.27 29.00 42.24
33.75 0.84 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 2716.80 13.05 29.00 45.76
36.25 0.78 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 2849.54 11.83 29.00 49.28
38.75 0.73 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 3041.04 9.44 29.00 52.65
Total: 490.40
The wall design with crimp 1 shows a good behavior in terms of the deflection.
Although the minimum deflection was not reached in the first three and last one layers
of the wall it is expected to reach the active condition. The deflection at the top will
always be a problem because in order to get a reasonable bar length shorter horizontal
spacing was used.
The amount of steel used in this wall is very low because of the long term
behavior of the round bars that will lose less cross-sectional area due to the corrosion of
the steel and that the deformation in the wall will allow the reach of the active
condition.
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Table 4.2 Design summary table for the wall designed with crimp 1 and Sc = 1.5 ft

1.25 1.3 1/4'' dia. 125.63 0.00 27.90 29.00 13.14
3.75 1.3 1/4'' dia. 376.90 0.00 28.18 29.00 13.14
6.25 2.3 3/8'' dia. 1111.36 0.00 28.46 29.00 16.71
8.75 2.4 3/8'' dia. 1623.55 0.00 28.30 29.00 16.01
11.25 2.1 3/8'' dia. 1826.50 0.00 27.52 29.00 18.30
13.75 2.06 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 700.22 27.80 29.00 18.66
16.25 1.74 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 725.18 25.08 29.00 22.09
18.75 1.51 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 824.16 22.36 29.00 25.45
21.25 1.33 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 726.52 19.64 29.00 28.90
23.75 1.19 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 994.22 18.43 29.00 32.30
26.25 1.08 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 1336.54 15.71 29.00 35.59
28.75 0.99 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 1732.71 14.49 29.00 38.82
31.25 0.91 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 2167.43 14.18 29.00 42.24
33.75 0.84 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 2345.95 10.55 29.00 45.76
36.25 0.78 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 2838.46 9.33 29.00 49.28
38.75 0.73 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 3041.04 8.11 29.00 52.65
Total: 469.04
Displacement (in)
0 1 2 3
0
5
Sc = 2.0 ft
10
Sc=1.5 ft
15
Depth (ft)
Min. Disp. For

20 Active Condition
25 Max. Disp. For

Active Condition
30
35
40
Fig. 4.1 Displacement of the face of the wall vs. depth of the wall designed using crimp
1.
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Table 4.3 Design summary table for the wall designed with crimp 2 and Sc = 2 ft

1.25 1.2 1/4'' dia. 115.97 0.00 28.29 29.00 14.24
3.75 1 1/4'' dia. 289.92 0.00 27.07 29.00 17.08
6.25 2.1 3/8'' dia. 1014.72 0.00 29.00 29.00 18.30
8.75 2 3/8'' dia. 1352.96 19.16 28.63 29.00 19.22
11.25 1.8 3/8'' dia. 1565.57 365.50 28.71 29.00 21.35
13.75 1.8 3/8'' dia. 1913.47 774.74 28.19 29.00 21.35
16.25 1.74 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 1334.18 27.30 29.00 22.09
18.75 1.51 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 1469.45 27.75 29.00 25.45
21.25 1.33 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 1424.92 22.54 29.00 28.90
23.75 1.19 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 1702.57 19.32 29.00 32.30
26.25 1.08 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 1749.13 16.32 29.00 35.59
28.75 0.99 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 2142.96 14.88 29.00 38.82
31.25 0.91 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 2589.68 13.66 29.00 42.24
33.75 0.84 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 2756.89 12.44 29.00 45.76
36.25 0.78 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 2948.33 11.22 29.00 49.28
38.75 0.73 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 3145.92 8.24 29.00 52.65
Total: 484.62
Table 4.4 Summary table for the wall designed with crimp 2 and Sc = 1.5 ft

1.25 1.6 1/4'' dia. 154.62 0.00 28.79 29.00 10.68
3.75 1.4 1/4'' dia. 405.89 0.00 27.57 29.00 12.20
6.25 2.6 3/8'' dia. 1256.32 0.00 28.96 29.00 14.78
8.75 2.3 3/8'' dia. 1555.90 0.00 28.13 29.00 16.71
11.25 2.2 3/8'' dia. 1913.47 533.45 28.76 29.00 17.47
13.75 2.06 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 804.25 27.19 29.00 18.66
16.25 1.74 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 813.21 24.47 29.00 22.09
18.75 1.51 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 895.42 21.81 29.00 25.45
21.25 1.33 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 1063.25 20.54 29.00 28.90
23.75 1.19 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 1312.91 17.82 29.00 32.30
26.25 1.08 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 1328.48 15.10 29.00 35.59
28.75 0.99 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 1725.00 13.83 29.00 38.82
31.25 0.91 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 2175.71 11.94 29.00 42.24
33.75 0.84 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 2673.37 10.25 29.00 45.76
36.25 0.78 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 2948.33 8.93 29.00 49.28
38.75 0.73 3/8'' dia. 2184.67 3145.92 7.50 29.00 52.65
Total: 463.57
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Displacement (in)
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3

0
10
Sc = 2.0 ft
15 Sc=1.5 ft
Depth (ft)
Min. Disp. For Active Condition

20 Max. Disp. For Active Condition
25
30
35
40
Fig. 4.2 Displacement of the face of the wall vs. depth of the wall designed using crimp
2.
Although the wall designed with crimp 2 uses little less amount of steel than the
one designed with crimp 1 the deflection in all the layer did not reach the minimum
displacement required to reach the active condition. For this reason this size of crimp
cannot be used to design MSE walls using the active condition.

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CHAPTER 5
COMPARISON BETWEEN DESIGN METHODOLOGIES
5.1 Introduction
One of the biggest concerns when planning a project is choosing the design
approach to be used. This decision is going to be based by analyzing some aspects like:
safety, material availability, construction difficulty, time and money. The design
approach which can give us more benefits in each of those categories will be the winner.
A comparison between all three design methodology (AASHTO, K-Stiffness and Crimps)
is presented in this chapter.
Although the K-Stiffness method only deals with the calculation of the maximum
tension in the reinforcement a final designs using current materials (RECO Strap) is
presented. AASHTO guidelines for the internal design of the wall using RECO straps are
used with the maximum forces obtained from the K-Stiffness method.
A final design of the wall presented in Chapter 4 was made for the other two
methodologies (AASHTO and K-Stiffness) and is presented in this chapter so the reader
can analyze each design and arrive to his own conclusion.
5.2 Other Design Methodologies
A summary table of the wall designed using AASHTO approach and RECO strap is
presented in Table 5.1. The complete design information is presented in Appendix B.

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Table 5.1 Summary table of the AASHTO design approach using RECO straps
Depth Sh Sv Tmax Lt Ltdesign

Steel Volume (in3) / ft of wall
(ft) (ft) (ft) (lbs) (ft) (ft)
1.25 6.25 2.50 1133.92 25.01 28.00 16.13
3.75 6.25 2.50 3274.34 25.53 28.00 16.13
6.25 4.32 2.50 3623.96 21.65 28.00 23.34
8.75 3.21 2.50 3623.96 19.46 28.00 31.36
11.25 2.61 2.50 3623.96 18.35 28.00 38.61
13.75 2.23 2.50 3623.96 17.77 28.00 45.11
16.25 1.98 2.50 3623.96 17.50 28.00 50.86
18.75 1.80 2.50 3623.96 17.49 28.00 55.85
21.25 1.63 2.50 3623.96 16.10 28.00 61.69
23.75 1.46 2.50 3623.96 14.01 28.00 68.95
26.25 1.32 2.50 3623.96 12.03 28.00 76.21
28.75 1.21 2.50 3623.96 10.14 28.00 83.46
31.25 1.11 2.50 3623.96 8.31 28.00 90.72
33.75 1.03 2.50 3623.96 6.52 28.00 97.98
36.25 0.96 2.50 3623.96 4.78 28.00 105.24
38.75 0.90 2.50 3623.96 3.07 28.00 112.49
Total: 974.13
The design presented in Table 5.2 was done with the maximum tensions
calculated using the k-Stiffness method and taking the consideration presented by
AAHSTO to do the internal design of the wall. The complete information of the design is
presented in Appendix B.
5.3 Designs Comparison
After seeing the designs made of the same wall using the different
methodologies used actually to design MSE walls and the one proposed in this thesis is
good to compare them to find the pros and cons of each one.
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Table 5.2 Summary table of the K-Stiffness method using RECO straps
Depth Sh Sv Tmax Lt Ltdesign

Steel Volume (in3) / ft of wall
(ft) (ft) (ft) (lbs) (ft) (ft)
1.25 6.25 2.50 67.37 12.02 28.00 16.13
3.75 0.61 2.50 606.35 12.90 28.00 16.13
6.25 1.68 2.50 1684.30 13.92 28.00 16.13
8.75 3.30 2.50 3301.22 15.15 28.00 16.13
11.25 5.46 2.50 5457.12 16.62 28.00 16.13
13.75 5.48 2.50 5476.21 16.21 28.00 24.01
16.25 5.48 2.50 5476.21 16.01 28.00 33.53
18.75 5.48 2.50 5476.21 16.00 28.00 44.64
21.25 5.48 2.50 5476.21 14.67 28.00 57.34
23.75 5.48 2.50 5476.21 12.73 28.00 70.12
26.25 5.48 2.50 5476.21 10.88 28.00 77.50
28.75 5.48 2.50 5476.21 9.09 28.00 84.88
31.25 5.48 2.50 5476.21 7.34 28.00 92.26
33.75 5.48 2.50 5476.21 5.63 28.00 99.65
36.25 5.48 2.50 5476.21 3.95 28.00 107.03
38.75 5.48 2.50 5476.21 2.29 28.00 114.41
Total: 886.01
First of all the three design methodologies showed about the same required
length of reinforcement which means that the cost on excavation and selected fill will
be about the same. Any of the methods showed advantage over the others in this
aspect. This aspect can be improved with the use of bars with bigger deformations as
the one presented by Suncar, 2010 in addition to the crimp.
One of the most important parts of the total cost of a steel reinforced MSE wall
is the amount of steel needed to build the wall. In this aspect the proposed
methodology shows an impressive decrement in the steel needed to design a wall. As
shown in Fig. 5.1 the amount of steel needed to build a MSE wall with the proposed
methodology is about 50% lower than the amount needed using AASHTO methodology
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and current reinforcing materials and 45% better than using the K-Stiffness method with
the current reinforcing materials.
The K-Stiffness method was not used with the proposed reinforcing materials
because this is an empirical method derived from the measurements of MSE walls and
the effect in the calibration and factors in the model is not well known as the behavior
of the materials is totally different.
974.13
1000 886.01
900
800
Steel Volume (in3) / ft of Wall
700
600 490.4 469.04
500
400
300
200
100
0
Crimp 1 Sc = 2.00 Crimp 1 Sc = 1.50 AASHTO Wall K-Stiffness Wall
ft ft
Fig. 5.1 Steel usage for the existing and proposed design methodologies.
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CHAPTER 6
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
A new methodology for the design of MSE walls is proposed with the use of
crimped rounds bar which behaves more efficiently under corrosion and that allows
more deformation that will lead the wall to work under an active state of stress. This
type of reinforcement proved to be useful. The length of reinforcement needed to take
the pullout forces is the same for the others design methodologies. This total length is
limited by AASHTO by 70% of the wall height and a single length must be used.
The proposed design methodology helps us save around 50% of steel compared
to the actual designs. This means a huge improvement in the usage of steel versus the
actual designs. This improvement is obtained because of the efficient behavior of
rounded bars under corrosion and because of the flexibility in the bars that will allow us
to reach the active condition.
With the results obtained from crimp 1 and crimp 2 can also be concluded that
the number 2 crimp cannot be used in a design under the active state of stress because
it did not met the requirements to reach the active condition.
Although all the theory behind the design of MSE walls and the theory about the
displacement needed to reach the active condition have been met a real wall needs to
be constructed and instrumented to prove the concepts proposed in this research. The
construction and instrumentation of a wall using the proposed methodology not only
will help us prove the theory behind this new type of bar also will help us adjust the
design charts with the actual pullout resistance obtained from the field measurements
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and will help us calibrate the K-Stiffness method with this new type of bar, which will
help us to design with lowers load than the ones obtained using AASHTO.
More testing need to be done in order to characterize the behavior of smaller
bars (1/4’’ dia.). Doing that more precise design in the upper part of the wall can be
done.
More sizes of crimped needs to be tested in order to reach the minimum
displacement to reach the active condition in every layer and more testing needs to be
done with different soils to characterize the effect of the soil friction angle in the
behavior of crimped bars.

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APPENDICES
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APPENDIX A. Visual Basic Scripts For Crimps Properties Calculation
A.1 Scripts for the properties of crimp 1
Bar 1 is referred to the 1/2'’’ diameter bar, Bar 2 is the 3/8’’ diameter bar and
Bar 3 is the 1/4'’ diameter bar. The pressure needs to be used in psi and the tension in
pounds. The straight function gives the pullout resistance at a given pressure for each
bar, the pullout function gives the pullout resistance of the crimp at a given load for
each bar and the displacement function gives the displacement of each crimp for a given
load for each bar.
Function straight(barstraight, pressurestraight)

If (pressurestraight < 0) Then
straight = "Error"
ElseIf (barstraight = "Bar 1") Then
straight = 74.5 * pressurestraight / 5
Else
straight = ((230 - 74.5) / (30 - 5)) * (pressurestraight - 5) + 74.5
End If
sraight = 39.48 * pressurestraight / 5
Else
End If
Else
straight = ((36.96 - 10.44) / (30 - 5)) * (pressurestraight - 5) + 10.44
End If
Else
straight = "Error"
End If
End Function
Function pullout(bar, pressure, tension)

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If (bar = "Bar 1") Then

If (pressure < 0 Or tension < 0 Or tension > 8500) Then
pullout = "Error"
ElseIf (pressure >= 30) Then
If (tension >= 6000) Then
pullout = -(283.7 / 2500) * (tension - 6000) + 283.7
ElseIf (tension >= 946.3148) Then
pullout = -0.1099 * tension + 943.1
Else
pullout = 839.1
End If
ElseIf (pressure = 25) Then
pullout = -(248 / 2500) * (tension - 6000) + 248
pullout = -0.093 * tension + 806
Else
pullout = 713
End If
ElseIf (pressure < 30 And pressure > 25) Then
pullout = (((pullout(bar, 30, tension) - pullout(bar, 25, tension)) * (5 - (30 - pressure)))
/ 5) + pullout(bar, 25, tension)
pullout = -(215.2 / 2500) * (tension - 6000) + 215.2
pullout = -0.0758 * tension + 670
Else
pullout = 587
End If
pullout = -(193.08 / 2500) * (tension - 6000) + 193.08
Else
pullout = -0.0504 * tension + 495.48
End If
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pullout = -(151.35 / 2500) * (tension - 6000) + 151.35

Else
pullout = -0.0375 * tension + 376.35
End If
ElseIf (pressure = 7.5) Then
pullout = -(102.15 / 2500) * (tension - 6000) + 102.15
Else
pullout = -0.0339 * tension + 305.55
End If
ElseIf (pressure < 10 And pressure > 7.5) Then
pullout = (((pullout(bar, 10, tension) - pullout(bar, 7.5, tension)) * (2.5 - (10 -
pressure))) / 2.5) + pullout(bar, 7.5, tension)
pullout = -(30.48 / 2500) * (tension - 6000) + 30.48
Else
pullout = -0.0358 * tension + 245.28
End If
pullout = -(9.3 / 2500) * (tension - 6000) + 9.3
Else
pullout = -0.0207 * tension + 133.5
End If
ElseIf (pressure < 7.5 And pressure > 5) Then
pullout = (((pullout(bar, 7.5, tension) - pullout(bar, 5, tension)) * (2.5 - (7.5 -
pressure))) / 2.5) + pullout(bar, 5, tension)
pullout = (((pullout(bar, 5, tension) - pullout(bar, 2.5, tension)) * (2.5 - (5 - pressure)))
/ 2.5) + pullout(bar, 2.5, tension)
pullout = 0
Else
End If
ElseIf (bar = "Bar 2") Then
If (pressure < 0 Or tension < 0 Or tension > 4781.25) Then
pullout = "Error"
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pullout = 0.75 * pullout("Bar 1", pressure, tension * (0.5 ^ 2 / 0.375 ^ 2))
Else
End If
Else
End If
Else
End If
Else
End If
Else
End If
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Else
End If
Else
End If
Else
End If
pullout = 0
Else
End If
pullout = "Error"
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Else
End If
Else
End If
Else
End If
Else
End If
Else
End If
Else
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End If
Else
End If
Else
End If
pullout = 0
Else
End If
Else
pullout = "Error"
End If
End Function
Function displacement(bar1, tension1)

If (bar1 = "Bar 1") Then
If (tension1 > 12200) Then
displacement = "Error"
ElseIf (tension1 >= 7620) Then
displacement = (0.35 / 4580) * (tension1 - 7620) + 0.8
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displacement = (0.08 / 1700) * tension1
End If
ElseIf (bar1 = "Bar 2") Then
If (tension1 > 6862.5) Then
displacement = ((0.56 - 0.325) / (3200 - 1850)) * (tension1 - 1850) + 0.325
End If
displacement = 0.5 * displacement("Bar 1", tension1 * (0.5 ^ 2 / 0.25 ^ 2))
End If
Else
End If
End Function
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A.2 Scripts for the properties of crimp 2
Bar 1 is referred to the 1/2'’’ diameter bar, Bar 2 is the 3/8’’ diameter bar and
Bar 3 is the 1/4'’ diameter bar. The pressure needs to be used in psi and the tension in
pounds. The straight function gives the pullout resistance at a given pressure for each
bar, the pullout function gives the pullout resistance of the crimp at a given load for
each bar and the displacement function gives the displacement of each crimp for a given
load for each bar.
Function straight(barstraight, pressurestraight)

straight = "Error"
Else
End If
sraight = 39.48 * pressurestraight / 5
Else
End If
Else
straight = ((36.96 - 10.44) / (30 - 5)) * (pressurestraight - 5) + 10.44
End If
Else
straight = "Error"
End If
End Function
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Function pullout(bar, pressure, tension)

If (bar = "Bar 1") Then
pullout = "Error"
pullout = ((169.26 - 612.56) / (9000 - 3000)) * (tension - 3000) + 612.56
ElseIf (tension >= 1500) Then
pullout = 612.56
Else
pullout = ((612.56 - 767.7) / 1500) * tension + 767.7
End If
pullout = ((135 - 525) / (9000 - 3000)) * (tension - 3000) + 525
pullout = 525
Else
pullout = ((525 - 650) / 1500) * tension + 965
End If
pullout = ((102.5 - 437.5) / (9000 - 3000)) * (tension - 3000) + 437.5
pullout = 437.5
Else
pullout = ((437.5 - 530) / 1500) * tension + 530
End If
pullout = ((60 - 350) / (9000 - 3000)) * (tension - 3000) + 350
pullout = 350
Else
pullout = ((350 - 412) / (1500)) * tension + 412
End If
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pullout = ((26.05 - 264.95) / (9000 - 3000)) * (tension - 3000) + 264.95
pullout = 264.95
Else
pullout = ((264.95 - 302.52) / 1500) * tension + 302.52
End If
pullout = ((26 - 230) / (9000 - 3000)) * (tension - 3000) + 230
pullout = 230
Else
pullout = ((230 - 280) / (1500)) * (tension) + 280
End If
pullout = ((28.16 - 196.42) / (9000 - 3000)) * (tension - 3000) + 196.42
pullout = 196.42
Else
pullout = ((196.42 - 265.33) / 1500) * tension + 265.33
End If
pullout = ((15 - 105) / (9000 - 3000)) * (tension - 3000) + 105
pullout = 105
Else
pullout = ((105 - 150) / 1500) * tension + 150
End If
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pullout = 0
Else
End If
If (pressure < 0 Or tension < 0 Or tension > 5062.5) Then
pullout = "Error"
If (tension >= 1687.5) Then
Else
End If
Else
End If
Else
End If
Else
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End If
Else
End If
Else
End If
Else
End If
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Else
End If
pullout = 0
Else
End If
pullout = "Error"
Else
End If
Else
End If
Else
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End If
Else
End If
Else
End If
Else
End If
Else
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End If
Else
End If
pullout = 0
Else
End If
Else
pullout = "Error"
End If
End Function
Function displacement(bar1, tension1)

If (bar1 = "Bar 1") Then
End If
If (tension1 > 6862.5) Then
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End If
End If
Else
End If
End Function
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APPENDIX B. MSE Walls Complete Designs
B.1 Soil and Bars properties
Table B.1 Properties of the select fill for the MSE wall.
Soil Information
 130 pcf
 38 deg
ka 0.237883078
Ko 0.384338525
Table B.2 Corrosion considerations.
Corrosion
Time 75
Rate 0.00047
Ec 0.03525
Table B.3 Reinforcement information.
Bar 1 Information Bar 2 Information Bar 3 Information

Diameter 0.50'' Diameter 0.38'' Diameter 0.25''
An 0.196 inc2 An 0.110 inc2 An 0.049 inc2
Ac 0.144882596 Ac 0.072822314 Ac 0.025305725
y 60 ksi y 60 ksi y 60 ksi
Tal 4.35 kips Tal 2.18 kips Tal 0.76 kips
B.2 Wall Designed with Crimp 1 and Sc = 2.00 ft.
Table B.4 General information of the wall designed with crimp 1 and Sc = 2.00 ft.
Layer Depth v h h Shcalculated Tmax La Le Lt

kr/ka kr Bar
(ft) (Ksf) (ksf) (ksf) (ft) (Kips) (ft) (ft) (ft)
1 1.25 1.00 0.24 0.16 0.00 0.04 Bar 3 1.00 0.10 18.90 10.00 28.90
2 3.75 1.00 0.24 0.49 0.00 0.12 Bar 3 1.00 0.29 17.68 10.00 27.68
3 6.25 1.00 0.24 0.81 0.00 0.19 Bar 2 1.80 0.87 16.46 10.94 27.40
4 8.75 1.00 0.24 1.14 0.00 0.27 Bar 2 1.80 1.22 15.24 12.85 28.09
5 11.25 1.00 0.24 1.46 0.00 0.35 Bar 2 1.90 1.65 14.02 14.00 28.02
6 13.75 1.00 0.24 1.79 0.00 0.43 Bar 2 1.90 2.02 12.80 16.00 28.80
7 16.25 1.00 0.24 2.11 0.00 0.50 Bar 2 1.74 2.18 11.58 16.00 27.58
8 18.75 1.00 0.24 2.44 0.00 0.58 Bar 2 1.51 2.18 10.36 14.00 24.36
9 21.25 1.00 0.24 2.76 0.00 0.66 Bar 2 1.33 2.18 9.14 14.57 23.71
10 23.75 1.00 0.24 3.09 0.00 0.73 Bar 2 1.19 2.18 7.93 12.68 20.61
11 26.25 1.00 0.24 3.41 0.00 0.81 Bar 2 1.08 2.18 6.71 12.14 18.84
12 28.75 1.00 0.24 3.74 0.00 0.89 Bar 2 0.98 2.18 5.49 11.18 16.66
13 31.25 1.00 0.24 4.06 0.00 0.97 Bar 2 0.90 2.18 4.27 10.00 14.27
14 33.75 1.00 0.24 4.39 0.00 1.04 Bar 2 0.84 2.18 3.05 10.00 13.05
15 36.25 1.00 0.24 4.71 0.00 1.12 Bar 2 0.78 2.18 1.83 10.00 11.83
16 38.75 1.00 0.24 5.04 0.00 1.20 Bar 2 0.73 2.18 0.61 8.83 9.44
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Table B.5 Pullout resistance calculations of the wall designed with crimp 1 and Sc = 2.00 ft.
Straigt
Crimp Crimp Crimp Crimp Crimp Crimp Crimp Crimp
Strai h Tensi Tensi Tensi Tensi Tensi Tensi Tensi Tensi Tensi
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Tmax gth 1 Pullout on In on In on In on In on In on In on In on In on In
Lay Pullout Pullout Pullout Pullout Pullout Pullout Pullout Pullout
(Kip Lengt Unit Crim Crim Crim Crim Crim Crim Crim Crim Crim
er Resista Resista Resista Resista Resista Resista Resista Resista
s) h Resista p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 p8 p9
nce nce nce nce nce nce nce nce
(ft) nce (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs)
(lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs)
(lb/in)
0.1 136.5 104.2
1
4 1.10 0.20 7 27.58 8 28.18 71.38 28.80 37.88 29.42 3.74 3.74 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.4 415.2 336.1 253.0 165.5
2
2 0.32 0.59 2 64.91 7 69.03 1 73.36 0 77.92 73.44 73.44 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
1.2 1187. 963.0 728.1 482.2 224.7
3
5 1.54 3.53 32 139.67 1 150.23 4 161.29 1 172.87 0 185.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
1.7 1713. 1450. 1174. 886.5 585.0 269.6
4
5 0.76 4.36 78 158.87 31 170.98 74 183.64 0 196.89 1 210.75 7 225.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
2.3 2256. 1960. 1650. 1324. 981.5 621.5 243.
5
8 1.98 5.19 50 171.02 94 185.95 43 201.65 24 218.13 6 235.45 6 253.64 37 243.37 0.00 0.00 0.00
2.9 2821. 2516. 2193. 1851. 1489. 1106. 701. 272.
6
1 1.20 6.02 99 160.86 63 178.66 46 197.50 45 217.44 50 238.54 46 260.88 07 284.51 06 272.06 0.00
3.1 3111. 2787. 2441. 2072. 1678. 1259. 812. 336.
7
5 0.42 6.85 69 160.14 09 181.59 04 204.45 13 228.82 86 254.80 59 282.50 64 312.03 15 336.15 0.00
3.1 2995. 2629. 2233. 1806. 1344. 846.2 307.
8
5 1.64 7.68 10 181.69 00 211.07 51 242.81 28 277.10 77 314.14 2 354.15 66 307.66 0.00 0.00 0.00
3.1 3058. 2665. 2234. 1762. 1245. 678.6 58.0
9
5 0.86 8.52 55 188.93 26 226.50 39 267.67 35 312.76 22 362.17 8 416.30 1 58.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
3.1 3137. 2719. 2255. 1742. 1173. 544.0
10
5 0.07 9.35 59 194.05 21 239.10 78 289.00 45 344.28 85 405.50 3 467.48 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3.1 2987. 2518. 1993. 1406. 750.2
11
5 1.29 10.18 91 225.28 35 280.70 37 342.66 43 411.94 1 489.39 16.54 16.54 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3.1 3078. 2584. 2027. 1399. 691.0
12
5 0.51 11.01 15 229.20 71 292.51 97 363.94 79 444.54 2 535.48 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3.1 2899. 2346. 1716. 999.7 183.4
13
5 1.73 11.84 77 269.01 57 345.61 77 432.82 6 532.11 6 183.46 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3.1 3001. 2429. 1774. 1022. 160.8
14
5 0.95 12.67 20 267.55 51 351.32 04 447.37 53 557.49 9 160.89 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3.1 3118. 2543. 1885. 1129. 263.9
15
5 0.17 13.50 21 250.40 71 334.59 02 431.11 82 541.77 5 263.95 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3.1 2906. 2281. 1564. 742.0
16
5 1.39 14.34 75 281.39 30 373.04 21 478.12 4 598.59 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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Table B.6 Calculations of the tension in the connections of the wall designed with crimp 1 and Sc = 2.00 ft.
Straigth Crimp - Crimp - Crimp - Crimp - Crimp - Crimp - Crimp -
Straig Tensi Tensi Tensi Tensi Tensi Tensi Tensi Tensi
Pullout 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Tmax th -1 on In on In on In on In on In on In on In on In
Lay Unit Pullout Pullout Pullout Pullout Pullout Pullout Pullout Tc
(Kip Lengt Crimp Crimp Crimp Crimp Crimp Crimp Crimp Crimp
er Resista Resista Resista Resista Resista Resista Resista Resista (lbs)
s) h -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8
(ft) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs)
(lb/in) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs)
0.1 137.0 104.7
1 4 0.90 0.20 4 27.57 6 28.17 71.88 28.79 38.38 29.41 4.25 4.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.4 405.6 326.0 242.3 154.3
2 2 1.68 0.59 1 65.41 6 69.56 6 73.92 0 78.51 61.66 61.66 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
1.2 1232. 1010. 778.1 534.5 279.5
3 5 0.46 3.53 95 137.52 78 147.98 6 158.94 8 170.41 4 182.41 12.48 12.48 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
1.7 1688. 1423. 1147. 857.5 554.7 238.0
4 5 1.24 4.36 50 160.03 88 172.19 09 184.92 8 198.22 6 212.14 2 226.70 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
2.3 2378. 2088. 1784. 1465. 1129. 777.3 407.0 142.5
5 8 0.02 5.19 27 164.86 86 179.49 82 194.85 42 211.00 87 227.95 7 245.77 5 264.48 0.00 7
2.9 2850. 2546. 2225. 1885. 1525. 1144. 885.5
6 1 0.80 6.02 46 159.20 76 176.91 35 195.64 20 215.48 22 236.46 25 258.67 0.00 0.00 0.00 8
3.1 3015. 2684. 2331. 1955. 1554. 1291.
7 5 1.58 6.85 70 166.48 76 188.35 95 211.65 84 236.50 88 262.99 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 89
3.1 3112. 2755. 2370. 1954. 1504. 1203.
8 5 0.36 7.68 33 172.28 63 200.91 31 231.83 06 265.24 41 301.32 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 08
3.1 3028. 2632. 2198. 1723. 1406.
9 5 1.14 8.52 92 191.76 80 229.60 83 271.06 39 316.49 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 91
3.1 2929. 2489. 2001. 1684.
10 5 1.93 9.35 94 216.41 20 263.87 01 316.44 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 57
3.1 3059. 2598. 2083. 1750.
11 5 0.71 10.18 65 216.81 56 271.24 05 332.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 97
3.1 2949. 2439. 2128.
12 5 1.49 11.01 47 245.71 52 311.14 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 38
3.1 3107. 2583. 2270.
13 5 0.27 11.84 89 240.19 51 312.80 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 71
3.1 2986. 2716.
14 5 1.05 12.67 50 269.70 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 80
3.1 2849.
15 5 1.83 13.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 54
3.1 3041.
16 5 0.61 14.34 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 04
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Table B.7 Calculations of the deflections of the wall designed with crimp 1 and Sc = 2.00 ft.
δT
T-5 δ-5 T-4 δ-4 T-3 δ-3 T-2 δ-2 T-1 δ-1 T1 δ1 T2 δ2 T3 δ3 T4 δ4 T5 δ5
Layer (in
(lbs) (in) (lbs) (in) (lbs) (in) (lbs) (in) (lbs) (in) (lbs) (in) (lbs) (in) (lbs) (in) (lbs) (in) (lbs) (in)
)
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0
1 0.00 00 0.00 00 27.75 26 61.44 58 94.52 89 94.05 89 60.96 57 27.26 26 0.00 00 0.00 00 3
0.00 0.00 101.1 0.00 191.8 0.01 278.0 0.02 287.6 0.02 201.9 0.01 111.8 0.01 16.9 0.00 0.00 0.1
2 0.00 00 5.75 05 6 95 5 81 4 62 6 71 6 90 0 05 5 16 0.00 00 1
0.00 95.2 0.00 358.5 0.02 610.0 0.03 850.2 0.06 804.6 0.05 562.3 0.03 308.5 0.01 42.8 0.00 0.00 0.2
3 0.00 00 5 56 8 12 7 61 5 82 3 65 0 33 6 83 7 25 0.00 00 4
0.00 244. 0.01 560.9 0.03 863.4 0.07 1152. 0.14 1178. 0.15 889.9 0.07 588.5 0.03 273. 0.01 0.00 0.5
4 0.00 00 48 45 3 32 8 16 73 59 00 24 1 84 8 49 40 62 0.00 00 5
244. 0.01 622. 0.03 982.3 0.10 1325. 0.19 1651. 0.27 1529. 0.24 1197. 0.15 847.9 0.06 481. 0.02 95.9 0.00 1.1
5 25 45 40 69 5 21 00 01 15 39 38 26 07 73 6 76 21 85 3 57 2
410. 0.02 831. 0.06 1230. 0.16 1606. 0.26 1961. 0.34 1933. 0.33 1576. 0.25 1198. 0.15 798. 0.05 374. 0.02 1.6
6 43 43 82 34 00 57 24 24 76 45 29 95 11 46 11 75 07 48 71 22 9
313. 0.01 791. 0.05 1239. 0.16 1660. 0.27 2054. 0.36 2150. 0.37 1762. 0.30 1348. 0.19 907. 0.08 437. 0.02 1.8
7 30 86 20 30 49 82 00 62 45 06 43 73 33 25 58 62 50 29 28 59 6
195. 0.01 742. 0.04 1248. 0.17 1717. 0.29 2151. 0.37 2033. 0.35 1590. 0.25 1111. 0.13 594. 0.03 36.6 0.00 1.6
8 41 16 31 40 58 05 23 09 08 74 85 70 60 84 78 54 53 52 0 22 8
0.00 459. 0.02 1045. 0.11 1579. 0.25 2067. 0.36 2097. 0.36 1612. 0.26 1080. 0.12 498. 0.02 0.00 1.5
9 0.00 00 46 72 12 82 71 56 67 29 30 80 17 39 68 74 42 95 0.00 00 5
0.00 0.00 821.6 0.06 1424. 0.21 1968. 0.34 2176. 0.38 1654. 0.27 1076. 0.12 436. 0.02 0.00 1.4
10 0.00 00 0.00 00 0 08 44 57 68 57 33 18 45 48 37 63 05 58 0.00 00 3
0.00 0.00 881.4 0.07 1523. 0.24 2098. 0.36 2026. 0.35 1443. 0.22 791.8 0.05 63.0 0.00 0.00 1.3
11 0.00 00 0.00 00 9 62 85 12 40 82 66 58 65 06 2 32 6 37 0.00 00 2
0.00 0.00 0.00 1354. 0.19 1988. 0.34 2116. 0.37 1500. 0.23 804.2 0.05 19.0 0.00 0.00 1.2
12 0.00 00 0.00 00 0.00 00 94 78 21 91 89 15 13 51 2 64 4 11 0.00 00 1
0.00 0.00 0.00 1489. 0.23 2146. 0.37 1938. 0.34 1252. 0.17 470.8 0.02 0.00 0.00 1.1
13 0.00 00 0.00 00 0.00 00 15 23 64 66 51 04 21 14 7 79 0.00 00 0.00 00 5
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2025. 0.35 2039. 0.35 1327. 0.19 510.4 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.9
14 0.00 00 0.00 00 0.00 00 0.00 00 25 55 95 81 40 08 4 02 0.00 00 0.00 00 3
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2156. 0.37 1441. 0.22 621.4 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.6
15 0.00 00 0.00 00 0.00 00 0.00 00 0.00 00 96 84 60 01 2 68 0.00 00 0.00 00 4
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1945. 0.34 1179. 0.15 300.6 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.5
16 0.00 00 0.00 00 0.00 00 0.00 00 0.00 00 49 16 19 27 1 78 0.00 00 0.00 00 1
109
Depth v h h Shcalculated Tmax La Le Lt

Layer kr/ka kr Bar
1 1.25 1.00 0.24 0.16 0.00 0.04 Bar 3 1.30 0.13 18.90 9.00 27.90
2 3.75 1.00 0.24 0.49 0.00 0.12 Bar 3 1.30 0.38 17.68 10.50 28.18
3 6.25 1.00 0.24 0.81 0.00 0.19 Bar 2 2.30 1.11 16.46 12.00 28.46
4 8.75 1.00 0.24 1.14 0.00 0.27 Bar 2 2.40 1.62 15.24 13.06 28.30
5 11.25 1.00 0.24 1.46 0.00 0.35 Bar 2 2.10 1.83 14.02 13.50 27.52
6 13.75 1.00 0.24 1.79 0.00 0.43 Bar 2 2.06 2.18 12.80 15.00 27.80
7 16.25 1.00 0.24 2.11 0.00 0.50 Bar 2 1.74 2.18 11.58 13.50 25.08
8 18.75 1.00 0.24 2.44 0.00 0.58 Bar 2 1.51 2.18 10.36 12.00 22.36
9 21.25 1.00 0.24 2.76 0.00 0.66 Bar 2 1.33 2.18 9.14 10.50 19.64
10 23.75 1.00 0.24 3.09 0.00 0.73 Bar 2 1.19 2.18 7.93 10.50 18.43
11 26.25 1.00 0.24 3.41 0.00 0.81 Bar 2 1.08 2.18 6.71 9.00 15.71
12 28.75 1.00 0.24 3.74 0.00 0.89 Bar 2 0.98 2.18 5.49 9.00 14.49
13 31.25 1.00 0.24 4.06 0.00 0.97 Bar 2 0.90 2.18 4.27 9.91 14.18
14 33.75 1.00 0.24 4.39 0.00 1.04 Bar 2 0.84 2.18 3.05 7.50 10.55
15 36.25 1.00 0.24 4.71 0.00 1.12 Bar 2 0.78 2.18 1.83 7.50 9.33
16 38.75 1.00 0.24 5.04 0.00 1.20 Bar 2 0.73 2.18 0.61 7.50 8.11
110
Straig
th Ten Crimp Ten Crimp Ten Crimp Ten Crimp Ten Crimp Ten Crimp Ten Crimp Ten Crimp Ten Crimp Ten Crimp
Stra
Pullo sion 1 sion 2 sion 3 sion 4 sion 5 sion 6 sion 7 sion 8 sion 9 sion 10
Tma igth
La ut In Pullo In Pullo In Pullo In Pullo In Pullo In Pullo In Pullo In Pullo In Pullo In Pullo
x 1
ye Unit Cri ut Cri ut Cri ut Cri ut Cri ut Cri ut Cri ut Cri ut Cri ut Cri ut
(Ki Len
r Resist mp Resist mp Resist mp Resist mp Resist mp Resist mp Resist mp Resist mp Resist mp Resist mp Resist
ps) gth
ance 1 ance 2 ance 3 ance 4 ance 5 ance 6 ance 7 ance 8 ance 9 ance 10 ance
(ft)
(lb/in (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs)
)
1 0.1 0.60 0.20 179. 26.78 149 27.34 118 27.92 86.8 28.51 54.8 29.11 22.1 22.17 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.5 540. 471. 398. 322. 242. 157. 68.7
2
4 0.32 0.59 4 58.39 48 61.98 89 65.76 53 69.74 1 73.93 65 78.33 2 68.72 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
1.6 159 120.3 141 128.9 122 138.0 102 147.5 810. 157.4 589. 167.8 357. 178.7 115. 115.5
3
0 0.04 3.53 8 0 4.9 6 2.4 2 0.9 0 0 4 09 4 7 3 5 6 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
2.3 227 133.2 206 142.9 183 153.1 160 163.7 136 174.8 111 186.5 847. 198.7 569. 211.4 279. 224.7
4
4 1.26 4.36 2 0 0.4 3 9.0 1 7.5 5 5.3 8 2.0 3 0 1 8 5 98 7 0.00 0.00
2.6 256 155.2 232 167.7 205 180.9 178 194.8 149 209.4 119 224.7 875. 240.7 541. 257.6 190. 190.5
5
3 0.98 5.19 9 1 0.6 7 9.4 7 5.0 4 6. 1 4.0 1 8 9 6 8 58 8 0.00 0.00
3.1 309 144.9 284 159.6 257 175.3 229 191.8 199 209.3 167 227.8 133 247.4 980. 268.2 603. 290.1 205. 205.3
6
5 0.70 6.02 5 1 2.2 8 4.2 0 0.5 4 0. 5 2.5 7 6.3 7 4 2 89 8 3 3
3.1 311 160.1 282 178.8 252 198.8 220 220.1 186 242.8 149 267.0 110 292.7 687. 320.2 244. 244.0
7
5 0.42 6.85 1 4 8 7 5.9 4 3.8 2 0.3 1 4.1 0 3.8 9 7 8 08 8 0.00 0.00
3.1 313 170.5 282 195.3 249 222.1 213 251.0 174 282.3 132 316.1 865. 352.5 375. 375.0
8
5 0.14 7.68 3 9 4 8 0.8 6 0.3 9 0.9 4 0.2 0 8 7 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3.1 300 193.8 266 226.9 228 263.3 186 303.1 140 346.7 907. 394.4 359. 359.4
9
5 1.36 8.52 7 1 0 7 0.1 0 3.5 0 7.1 0 21 6 4 7 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3.1 302 206.1 265 246.4 223 291.0 177 340.5 126 395.3 704. 456.0 80.3
10
5 1.07 9.35 5 3 1 4 6.3 9 7.0 5 8.2 4 65 2 8 80.38 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3.1 304 218.0 264 265.4 219 318.3 169 377.5 113 443.7 509. 509.6
11
5 0.79 10.18 8 7 7 4 9.0 9 7.4 9 6.6 8 67 7 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3.1 307 229.2 265 284.0 216 345.9 162 415.7 101 494.4 317. 317.9
12
5 0.51 11.01 8 0 0 3 8.5 0 4.4 1 0.5 7 94 4 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3.1 311 239.4 266 302.1 214 373.5 155 454.7 890. 547.2 129. 129.9
13
5 0.23 11.84 2 9 0 7 4.9 3 8.2 7 3 6 99 9 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3.1 292 278.6 241 352.9 183 438.1 117 535.7 407. 407.2
14
5 1.45 12.67 5 9 8 5 7.3 0 1.1 2 2 7 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3.1 295 243 184 116
15
5 1.17 13.50 6 274.1 8 349.9 5. 436.8 6.0 536.4 386. 386.4 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3.1 299 268.7 246 345.9 186 434.4 116 535.9 375. 375.3
16
5 0.89 14.34 2 9 5 8 1.9 9 9.3 7 3 6 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
111
Strai
Ten Ten Ten
gth Ten Crim Ten Crim Ten Crim Ten Crim Ten Crim Ten Crim Ten Crim Crim Crim Crim
Stra sion sion sion
Tm Pullo sion p -1 sion p -2 sion p -3 sion p -4 sion p -5 sion p -6 sion p -7 p -8 p -9 p -10
igth In In In
La ax ut In Pullo In Pullo In Pullo In Pullo In Pullo In Pullo In Pullo Pullo Pullo Pullo
-1 Cri Cri Cri Tc
ye (Ki Unit Cri ut Cri ut Cri ut Cri ut Cri ut Cri ut Cri ut ut ut ut
Len mp mp mp (lbs)
r ps Resis mp Resis mp Resis mp Resis mp Resis mp Resis mp Resis mp Resis Resis Resis Resis
gth -8 -9 -10
) tance -1 tance -2 tance -3 tance -4 tance -5 tance -6 tance -7 tance tance tance tance
(ft) (lbs (lbs (lbs
(lb/in (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs)
) ) )
)
0. 0.9 178 148 117 86. 54. 21. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1 18 0 0.20 .79 26.79 .47 27.36 .58 27.93 11 28.52 05 29.12 40 21.40 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0
0. 1.1 534 465 392 315 234 149 60. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2 54 8 0.59 .39 58.71 .08 62.32 .16 66.11 .44 70.11 .73 74.32 .81 78.74 47 60.47 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0
153 135 115
1. 1.4 8.5 123.1 1.9 131.9 6.5 141.1 951 150.7 737 160.8 513 171.4 278 182.4 32. 0.0 0.0 0.0
3 60 6 3.53 3 4 1 2 1 2 .91 6 .67 4 .35 0 .47 6 52 32.52 0 0.00 0 0.00 0
232 211 189 166 142 117
2. 0.2 5.2 130.7 6.0 140.3 7.2 150.4 8.3 160.9 8.9 171.9 8.5 183.4 916 195.5 642 208.1 356 221.2 56. 0.0
4 34 4 4.36 8 6 7 7 5 3 7 5 7 6 7 7 .65 1 .70 0 .15 7 43 56.43 0
259 235 209 181 153 123
2. 0.5 7.6 153.7 0.4 166.2 0.7 179.3 7.9 193.1 1.3 207.6 0.2 222.8 913 238.8 581 255.6 232 232.6 0.0 0.0
5 63 2 5.19 3 8 4 7 6 9 5 8 6 6 8 8 .99 6 .72 6 .65 5 0 0.00 0
308 283 256 228 198 166 132
3. 0.8 7.9 145.3 4.1 160.1 5.6 175.8 1.4 192.3 0.7 209.9 2.4 228.4 5.5 248.1 969 268.8 0.0 0.0 700
6 15 0 6.02 1 6 7 5 5 0 6 7 1 1 3 6 8 0 .10 8 0 0.00 0 0.00 .22
305 276 246 213 178 141 102
3. 1.0 6.8 163.7 9.7 182.7 3.6 202.9 7.3 224.5 9.4 247.4 8.6 271.9 3.2 298.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 725
7 15 8 6.85 2 7 0 3 3 6 3 1 7 9 3 9 9 1 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 .18
302 270 235 198 158 115
3. 1.3 0.1 179.6 2.1 205.2 8.6 232.7 7.5 262.5 6.6 294.7 3.6 329.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 824
8 15 6 7.68 2 8 3 0 1 7 3 5 7 2 4 7 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 .16
313 279 242 202 158 110
3. 0.1 1.1 181.9 5.8 214.0 8.5 249.1 6.1 287.5 5.3 329.6 2.3 375.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 726
9 15 4 8.52 1 9 4 3 3 2 4 6 0 8 4 2 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 .52
309 273 232 187 137
3. 0.4 8.1 198.3 1.6 237.7 5.6 281.4 5.9 329.9 7.7 383.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 994
10 15 3 9.35 8 0 4 6 3 8 1 1 6 4 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 .22
305 265 221 171 133
3. 0.7 9.6 216.8 9.6 264.0 2.3 316.8 2.3 375.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5
11 15 1 10.18 5 1 3 3 9 1 7 3 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 4
112
Table B.10 Continued
301 258 208 173

3. 0.9 5.5 237.2 0.1 293.1 8.8 356.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.7
12 15 9 11.01 3 4 1 0 4 3 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 1
296 249 216
3. 1.2 5.8 259.8 2.7 325.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.4
13 15 7 11.84 0 6 9 6 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 3
313 266 234
3. 0.0 8.5 247.4 3.0 317.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.9
14 15 5 12.67 7 2 5 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 5
309 283
3. 0.3 2.6 254.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.4
15 15 3 13.50 1 5 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 6
304
3. 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
16 15 1 14.34 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 4
Ten Ten Ten Ten Ten Ten Ten Ten Ten Ten Ten Ten
sio Defl sio Defl sio Defl sio Defl sio Defl sio Defl sio Defl sio Defl sio Defl sio Defl sio Defl sio
De
n In ectio n In ectio n In ectio n In ectio n In ectio n In ectio n In ectio n In ectio n In ectio n In ectio n In ectio n In Tota
Layer pt
Cri n Cri n Cri n Cri n Cri n Cri n Cri n Cri n Cri n Cri n Cri n Cri l
Numb h
mp in mp in mp in mp in mp in mp in mp in mp in mp in mp in mp in mp Defl
er (ft
-6 Crim -5 Crim -4 Crim -3 Crim -2 Crim -1 Crim 1 Crim 2 Crim 3 Crim 4 Crim 5 Crim 6 ectio
)
(lbs p -6 (lbs p -5 (lbs p -4 (lbs p -3 (lbs p -2 (lbs p -1 (lbs p1 (lbs p2 (lbs p3 (lbs p4 (lbs p5 (lbs n
) (in) ) (in) ) (in) ) (in) ) (in) ) (in) ) (in) ) (in) ) (in) ) (in) ) (in) ) (in)
1. 0.0 0.0 27. 60. 92. 123 124 92. 60. 28. 0.0 0.0
1 25 0 0.00 0 0.00 67 0.00 21 0.01 16 0.01 .51 0.01 .22 0.01 87 0.01 95 0.01 42 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.06
3. 0.0 31. 122 208 290 368 374 297 215 129 39. 0.0
2 75 0 0.00 54 0.00 .32 0.01 .60 0.02 .61 0.03 .55 0.03 .64 0.04 .01 0.03 .33 0.02 .40 0.01 00 0.00 0 0.20
104 110
6. 0.0 149 390 620 839 9.5 9.7 902 686 459 222 0.0
3 25 0 0.00 .87 0.01 .54 0.02 .38 0.04 .89 0.07 3 0.12 1 0.13 .90 0.08 .36 0.04 .62 0.03 .21 0.01 0 0.55
111 136 161 155 131 105
8. 284 573 850 5.7 8.8 0.9 7.7 3.2 7.5 790 510 217
4 75 .22 0.02 .93 0.03 .90 0.07 1 0.14 7 0.20 1 0.26 4 0.25 6 0.19 3 0.12 .06 0.05 .28 0.03 .65 1.37
11 201 552 886 120 150 179 176 147 117 853 517 165
5 .2 .96 0.01 .51 0.03 .19 0.08 3.8 0.16 6.7 0.24 3.9 0.31 5.6 0.30 6.3 0.23 2.5 0.15 .31 0.07 .97 0.03 .68 1.62
113
13 386 774 114 148 181 212 213 182 149 115 784 396
6 .7 .32 0.02 .91 0.05 2.0 0.14 9.0 0.23 6.8 0.32 6.6 0.37 4.3 0.37 4.9 0.32 7.6 0.23 1.1 0.15 .51 0.05 .49 2.28
16 137 174 209 215 180 143 103
.2 95. 547 972 1.1 4.9 5.5 0.4 3.4 3.5 9.1 618 170
7 5 03 0.01 .89 0.03 .69 0.10 6 0.20 4 0.30 6 0.37 3 0.38 4 0.31 3 0.22 7 0.12 .77 0.04 .58 2.08
18 123 166 205 217 178 136
.7 0.0 277 775 6.8 3.7 8.8 2.1 6.1 9.0 918 431 0.0
8 5 0 0.00 .67 0.02 .78 0.05 8 0.17 3 0.28 7 0.36 6 0.38 1 0.31 8 0.20 .59 0.09 .94 0.03 0 1.87
21 127 174 216 204 160 112
.2 0.0 200 762 4.8 2.7 9.8 6.2 7.2 6.4 599 23. 0.0
9 5 0 0.00 .62 0.01 .21 0.05 3 0.18 4 0.30 5 0.38 1 0.36 9 0.26 3 0.14 .63 0.04 88 0.00 0 1.71
23 114 166 213 206 158 105
.7 0.0 0.0 569 6.2 6.8 6.9 4.1 6.2 6.9 470 0.0 0.0
10 5 0 0.00 0 0.00 .51 0.03 3 0.14 8 0.28 3 0.37 7 0.36 9 0.26 6 0.12 .63 0.03 0 0.00 0 1.60
26 101 158 209 208 157
.2 0.0 0.0 369 0.8 4.9 8.4 7.7 2.9 997 354 0.0 0.0
11 5 0 0.00 0 0.00 .00 0.02 4 0.11 2 0.26 0 0.37 3 0.37 9 0.25 .50 0.11 .09 0.02 0 0.00 0 1.50
28 149 205 211 156
.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 865 5.5 4.2 6.8 6.1 944 243 0.0 0.0
12 5 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 .10 0.07 3 0.23 7 0.36 9 0.37 8 0.25 .82 0.09 .73 0.01 0 0.00 0 1.40
31 139 200 215 156
.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.4 4.5 1.6 5.9 899 139 0.0 0.0
13 5 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 0.21 4 0.35 6 0.38 1 0.25 .06 0.08 .86 0.01 0 0.00 0 1.28
33 156 217 196 131
.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 7.3 3.9 6.2 573 0.0 0.0 0.0
14 5 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 4 0.25 2 0.38 1 0.34 6 0.19 .70 0.03 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 1.20
36 213 199 133
.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 4.9 6.8 582 0.0 0.0 0.0
15 5 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 6 0.37 1 0.35 3 0.19 .32 0.03 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.95
38 203 136
.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 3.8 598 0.0 0.0 0.0
16 5 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0.36 3 0.20 .31 0.04 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.59
114

Layer kr/ka kr Bar
1 1.25 1 0.24 0.16 0.00 0.04 Bar 3 1.20 0.12 18.29 10.00 28.29
2 3.75 1 0.24 0.49 0.00 0.12 Bar 3 1.00 0.29 17.07 10.00 27.07
3 6.25 1 0.24 0.81 0.00 0.19 Bar 2 2.10 1.01 15.85 13.15 29.00
4 8.75 1 0.24 1.14 0.00 0.27 Bar 2 2.00 1.35 14.63 14.00 28.63
5 11.25 1 0.24 1.46 0.00 0.35 Bar 2 1.80 1.57 13.41 15.30 28.71
6 13.75 1 0.24 1.79 0.00 0.43 Bar 2 1.80 1.91 12.19 16.00 28.19
7 16.25 1 0.24 2.11 0.00 0.50 Bar 2 1.74 2.18 10.97 16.32 27.30
8 18.75 1 0.24 2.44 0.00 0.58 Bar 2 1.51 2.18 9.75 18.00 27.75
9 21.25 1 0.24 2.76 0.00 0.66 Bar 2 1.33 2.18 8.54 14.00 22.54
10 23.75 1 0.24 3.09 0.00 0.73 Bar 2 1.19 2.18 7.32 12.00 19.32
11 26.25 1 0.24 3.41 0.00 0.81 Bar 2 1.08 2.18 6.10 10.22 16.32
12 28.75 1 0.24 3.74 0.00 0.89 Bar 2 0.98 2.18 4.88 10.00 14.88
13 31.25 1 0.24 4.06 0.00 0.97 Bar 2 0.90 2.18 3.66 10.00 13.66
14 33.75 1 0.24 4.39 0.00 1.04 Bar 2 0.84 2.18 2.44 10.00 12.44
15 36.25 1 0.24 4.71 0.00 1.12 Bar 2 0.78 2.18 1.22 10.00 11.22
16 38.75 1 0.24 5.04 0.00 1.20 Bar 2 0.73 2.18 0.00 8.24 8.24
115
Straigt
Crimp Crimp Crimp Crimp Crimp Crimp Crimp Crimp
Strai h Tensi Tensi Tensi Tensi Tensi Tensi Tensi Tensi Tensi
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Tmax gth 1 Pullout on In on In on In on In on In on In on In on In on In
Lay Pullout Pullout Pullout Pullout Pullout Pullout Pullout Pullout
(Kip Lengt Unit Crim Crim Crim Crim Crim Crim Crim Crim Crim
er Resista Resista Resista Resista Resista Resista Resista Resista
s) h Resista p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 p8 p9
(ft) nce (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs)
(lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs)
(lb/in)
0.1 162.9 128.8
1
7 1.71 0.20 6 29.44 1 30.37 93.73 31.32 57.71 32.29 20.70 20.70 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0
0.4 410.9 328.0 241.9 149.6
2
2 0.93 0.59 2 68.69 9 72.03 2 78.18 0 84.76 50.71 50.71 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0
1.4 1454. 1216. 978.0 739.6 495.2 237.0
3
6 0.15 3.53 90 153.79 48 153.79 5 153.79 3 159.71 7 173.63 1 188.33 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0
1.9 1876. 1604. 1322. 1041. 760.4 475.5 178.
4
5 1.37 4.36 72 167.87 25 176.69 97 176.69 69 176.69 1 180.24 7 192.40 57 178.57 0.00 0.00 0
2.2 2217. 1920. 1608. 1282. 957.6 632.3 299.
5
5 0.59 5.19 84 172.36 93 188.23 15 200.71 89 200.71 4 200.71 8 207.91 92 219.24 0.00 0.00 0
2.7 2624. 2305. 1967. 1610. 1236. 862.3 488. 98.7
6
6 1.81 6.02 86 174.60 76 193.29 97 213.07 39 229.50 39 229.50 8 229.50 38 245.09 9 98.79 0
3.1 3061. 2726. 2369. 1990. 1586. 1164. 741. 313.
7
5 1.03 6.85 55 170.77 32 192.12 74 214.84 45 239.00 99 258.29 24 258.29 49 263.78 25 286.77 0
3.1 3123. 2749. 2349. 1922. 1466. 994.1 521. 28.5
8
5 0.25 7.68 30 189.73 16 215.28 46 242.58 46 271.75 30 287.79 0 287.79 89 308.89 8 28.58 0
3.1 2996. 2569. 2112. 1621. 1099. 577.7 35.3
9
5 1.46 8.52 26 222.12 76 253.18 22 286.49 36 317.42 58 317.42 9 338.11 1 35.31 0.00 0.00 0
3.1 3069. 2605. 2105. 1567. 995.6 424.3
10
5 0.68 9.35 20 239.31 57 275.46 79 314.43 04 347.04 7 347.04 1 424.31 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0
3.1 2913. 2394. 1832. 1224. 603.2
11
5 1.90 10.18 45 274.31 86 317.61 97 364.52 18 376.66 4 576.30 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0
3.1 2997. 2443. 1840. 1183. 512.8
12
5 1.12 11.01 60 289.79 58 339.05 29 392.70 35 406.29 3 512.83 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0
3.1 3097. 2510. 1867. 1164. 444.2
13
5 0.34 11.84 33 303.02 11 358.38 54 418.96 39 435.93 7 444.27 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0
3.1 2908. 2265. 1558. 794.9
14
5 1.56 12.67 49 339.14 20 402.51 55 459.42 9 466.14 24.70 24.70 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0
3.1 3019. 2367. 1650. 867.0
15
5 0.78 13.50 42 328.21 11 392.47 54 459.42 2 459.42 83.50 83.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0
3.1 2801. 2108. 1346. 542.6
16
5 2.00 14.34 87 349.64 17 417.98 14 459.42 6 500.94 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0
116
Straigth Crimp - Crimp - Crimp - Crimp - Crimp - Crimp - Crimp -
Straig Tensi Tensi Tensi Tensi Tensi Tensi Tensi Tensi
Pullout 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Tmax th -1 on In on In on In on In on In on In on In on In
Lay Unit Pullout Pullout Pullout Pullout Pullout Pullout Pullout Tc
(Kip Lengt Crimp Crimp Crimp Crimp Crimp Crimp Crimp Crimp
er Resista Resista Resista Resista Resista Resista Resista Resista (lbs)
s) h -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8
(ft) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs)
(lb/in) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs)
0.1 166.3 132.2
1 7 0.29 0.20 1 29.35 5 30.27 97.26 31.22 61.33 32.19 24.43 24.43 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.4 409.9 327.0 240.8 148.4
2 2 1.07 0.59 2 68.69 9 72.10 5 78.25 6 84.84 49.48 49.48 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
1.4 1382. 1144. 906.0 667.5 419.1 156.5
3 6 1.85 3.53 85 153.79 42 153.79 0 153.79 7 163.82 2 177.96 1 156.51 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
1.9 1915. 1644. 1363. 1081. 800.6 517.5 222.3
4 5 0.63 4.36 21 166.08 54 176.69 25 176.69 97 176.69 9 178.52 7 190.61 7 203.21 0.00 19.16
2.2 2166. 1866. 1551. 1225. 900.6 575.3 365.5
5 5 1.41 5.19 45 175.11 79 191.12 11 200.71 86 200.71 0 200.71 5 209.85 0.00 0.00 0.00 0
2.7 2741. 2429. 2098. 1748. 1378. 1004. 774.7
6 6 0.19 6.02 43 167.77 16 186.06 59 205.42 67 225.92 25 229.50 24 229.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 4
3.1 3065. 2730. 2374. 1995. 1592. 1334.
7 5 0.97 6.85 83 170.50 88 191.83 58 214.53 60 238.67 47 258.29 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 18
3.1 2984. 2600. 2190. 1752. 1469.
8 5 1.75 7.68 13 199.23 48 225.44 63 253.43 79 283.33 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 45
3.1 3091. 2671. 2221. 1738. 1424.
9 5 0.54 8.52 22 215.21 65 245.76 52 278.53 62 313.69 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 92
3.1 2998. 2529. 2023. 1702.
10 5 1.32 9.35 32 244.84 16 281.42 42 320.85 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 57
3.1 3134. 2633. 2092. 1749.
11 5 0.10 10.18 12 255.89 95 297.65 02 342.89 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 13
3.1 3030. 2478. 2142.
12 5 0.88 11.01 01 286.90 88 335.92 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 96
3.1 2910. 2589.
13 5 1.66 11.84 33 320.65 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 68
3.1 3079. 2756.
14 5 0.44 12.67 22 322.32 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 89
3.1 2948.
15 5 1.22 13.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 33
3.1 3145.
16 5 0.00 14.34 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 92
117
T -6 T6 δT
Lay δ -6 T -5 δ -5 T -4 δ -4 T -3 δ -3 T -2 δ -2 T-1 δ -1 T1 δ1 T2 δ2 T3 δ3 T4 δ4 T5 δ5
(lbs (lb (in
er (in) (lbs) (in) (lbs) (in) (lbs) (in) (lbs) (in) (lbs) (in) (lbs) (in) (lbs) (in) (lbs) (in) (lbs) (in) (lbs) (in)
) s) )
0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 115.2 0.00 111.9 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.
1 0 00 0.00 00 6.05 04 43.44 29 79.84 53 8 77 4 75 76.40 51 39.91 27 2.42 02 0.00 00 0 03
0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 192.9 0.01 282.3 0.01 283.3 0.01 193.9 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.
2 0 00 0.00 00 0.00 00 97.11 65 2 29 5 89 5 89 9 30 98.26 66 0.00 00 0.00 00 0 08
0.0 0.00 0.00 190. 0.00 451.2 0.01 697.9 0.02 936.3 0.03 1008. 0.03 770.0 0.02 527.3 0.01 270. 0.00 0.00 0.
3 0 00 0.00 00 45 63 2 49 5 30 7 09 43 33 0 54 8 74 94 89 0.00 00 0 16
0.0 0.00 175. 0.00 472. 0.01 757.3 0.02 1038. 0.03 1319. 0.04 1281. 0.04 1000. 0.03 718.8 0.02 432. 0.01 133. 0.00 0.
4 0 00 25 58 38 56 5 50 63 43 91 36 42 23 13 30 5 37 24 43 40 44 0 24
0.0 0.00 164. 0.00 501. 0.01 827.0 0.02 1152. 0.03 1477. 0.05 1528. 0.06 1203. 0.03 878.4 0.02 553. 0.01 218. 0.00 0.
5 0 00 34 54 26 65 9 73 34 80 60 86 99 46 74 97 8 90 22 83 07 72 0 30
20. 0.00 413. 0.01 789. 0.02 1163. 0.03 1537. 0.06 1899. 0.10 1782. 0.09 1414. 0.05 1040. 0.03 666. 0.02 284. 0.00 0.
6 67 07 55 37 91 61 91 84 92 57 50 85 93 47 52 11 52 44 51 20 73 94 0 46
0.0 0.00 441. 0.01 864. 0.02 1286. 0.04 1708. 0.08 2104. 0.13 2100. 0.13 1703. 0.08 1282. 0.04 859. 0.02 436. 0.01 0.
7 0 00 47 46 22 85 97 25 39 59 58 27 30 22 84 53 13 23 38 84 63 44 0 61
0.0 0.00 0.00 629. 0.02 1101. 0.03 1573. 0.06 2022. 0.12 2162. 0.13 1722. 0.08 1252. 0.04 780. 0.02 303. 0.01 0.
8 0 00 0.00 00 16 08 37 64 58 99 88 31 05 95 25 75 42 13 21 58 84 00 0 55
0.0 0.00 0.00 596. 0.01 1118. 0.03 1640. 0.07 2129. 0.13 2035. 0.12 1538. 0.06 1016. 0.03 494. 0.01 0.00 0.
9 0 00 0.00 00 83 97 62 69 40 78 97 57 00 45 52 58 73 36 95 63 0.00 00 0 51
0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 921.6 0.03 1492. 0.06 2037. 0.12 2107. 0.13 1569. 0.06 998.0 0.03 426. 0.01 0.00 0.
10 0 00 0.00 00 0.00 00 0 04 96 04 07 47 95 31 37 94 1 29 64 41 0.00 00 0 47
0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 971.5 0.03 1592. 0.07 2172. 0.14 1952. 0.11 1353. 0.04 732.4 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.
11 0 00 0.00 00 0.00 00 0 21 44 21 86 08 20 47 35 47 1 42 0.00 00 0.00 00 0 43
0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1432. 0.05 2068. 0.12 2036. 0.12 1396. 0.04 726.3 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.
12 0 00 0.00 00 0.00 00 0.00 00 14 32 76 85 34 47 84 90 2 40 0.00 00 0.00 00 0 38
0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1949. 0.11 2136. 0.13 1458. 0.05 738.1 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.
13 0 00 0.00 00 0.00 00 0.00 00 0.00 00 08 43 07 65 24 63 1 44 0.00 00 0.00 00 0 33
0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2117. 0.13 1947. 0.11 1209. 0.03 445.6 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.
14 0 00 0.00 00 0.00 00 0.00 00 0.00 00 96 43 23 41 26 99 9 47 0.00 00 0.00 00 0 30
0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2058. 0.12 1311. 0.04 527.6 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.
15 0 00 0.00 00 0.00 00 0.00 00 0.00 00 0.00 00 16 72 16 33 4 74 0.00 00 0.00 00 0 19
0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1840. 0.10 1052. 0.03 248.7 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.
16 0 00 0.00 00 0.00 00 0.00 00 0.00 00 0.00 00 61 15 22 47 5 82 0.00 00 0.00 00 0 14
118

Layer kr/ka kr Bar
1 1.25 1 0.24 0.16 0.00 0.04 Bar 3 1.60 0.15 18.29 10.50 28.79
2 3.75 1 0.24 0.49 0.00 0.12 Bar 3 1.40 0.41 17.07 10.50 27.57
3 6.25 1 0.24 0.81 0.00 0.19 Bar 2 2.60 1.26 15.85 13.10 28.96
4 8.75 1 0.24 1.14 0.00 0.27 Bar 2 2.30 1.56 14.63 13.50 28.13
5 11.25 1 0.24 1.46 0.00 0.35 Bar 2 2.20 1.91 13.41 15.35 28.76
6 13.75 1 0.24 1.79 0.00 0.43 Bar 2 2.06 2.18 12.19 15.00 27.19
7 16.25 1 0.24 2.11 0.00 0.50 Bar 2 1.74 2.18 10.97 13.50 24.47
8 18.75 1 0.24 2.44 0.00 0.58 Bar 2 1.51 2.18 9.75 12.05 21.81
9 21.25 1 0.24 2.76 0.00 0.66 Bar 2 1.33 2.18 8.54 12.00 20.54
10 23.75 1 0.24 3.09 0.00 0.73 Bar 2 1.19 2.18 7.32 10.50 17.82
11 26.25 1 0.24 3.41 0.00 0.81 Bar 2 1.08 2.18 6.10 9.00 15.10
12 28.75 1 0.24 3.74 0.00 0.89 Bar 2 0.98 2.18 4.88 8.95 13.83
13 31.25 1 0.24 4.06 0.00 0.97 Bar 2 0.90 2.18 3.66 8.29 11.94
14 33.75 1 0.24 4.39 0.00 1.04 Bar 2 0.84 2.18 2.44 7.81 10.25
15 36.25 1 0.24 4.71 0.00 1.12 Bar 2 0.78 2.18 1.22 7.71 8.93
16 38.75 1 0.24 5.04 0.00 1.20 Bar 2 0.73 2.18 0.00 7.50 7.50
119
Straig
th Ten Crimp Ten Crimp Ten Crimp Ten Crimp Ten Crimp Ten Crimp Ten Crimp Ten Crimp Ten Crimp Ten Crimp
Stra
Pullo sion 1 sion 2 sion 3 sion 4 sion 5 sion 6 sion 7 sion 8 sion 9 sion 10
Tma igth
La ut In Pullo In Pullo In Pullo In Pullo In Pullo In Pullo In Pullo In Pullo In Pullo In Pullo
x 1
ye Unit Cri ut Cri ut Cri ut Cri ut Cri ut Cri ut Cri ut Cri ut Cri ut Cri ut
(Ki Len
r Resist mp Resist mp Resist mp Resist mp Resist mp Resist mp Resist mp Resist mp Resist mp Resist mp Resist
ps) gth
ance 1 ance 2 ance 3 ance 4 ance 5 ance 6 ance 7 ance 8 ance 9 ance 10 ance
(ft)
(lb/in (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs)
)
0.2 219. 188. 156. 122. 88.8 53.8 17.9
1
2 1.21 0.20 81 27.90 37 28.75 09 29.63 92 30.52 6 31.45 8 32.39 5 17.95 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
2 0.5 0.93 0.59 577 68.69 498 68.69 419 68.69 340 71.18 258 77.01 170 83.26 76.7 76.77 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
1.8 178 150.0 156 153.7 135 153.7 113 153.7 916. 153.7 699. 162.0 473. 174.8 235. 188.4
3
1 0.65 3.53 1.65 7 8.10 9 0.83 9 3.56 9 30 9 03 3 53 6 18 3 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
2.2 222 151.8 199 162.5 174 173.7 149 176.6 124 176.6 987. 176.6 732. 181.4 472. 192.5 201. 201.5
4
4 0.37 4.36 1.26 3 0.98 5 9.98 8 7.76 9 2.63 9 49 9 36 4 47 3 50 0 0.00 0.00
2.7 274 143.9 251 156.6 226 169.9 199 184.0 172 198.8 142 200.7 113 200.7 841. 200.7 547. 210.8 242. 221.1
5
6 0.09 5.19 9.96 2 2.62 1 2.60 7 9.22 5 1.76 7 9.48 1 5.36 1 24 9 04 2 81 8
3.1 305 149.6 279 164.7 252 180.7 223 197.6 192 215.5 160 229.5 126 229.5 925. 229.5 587. 240.7 238. 238.6
6
5 1.31 6.02 1.51 1 3.53 2 0.43 1 1.33 5 5.31 7 1.36 0 3.48 0 61 0 73 3 62 2
3.1 306 170.7 276 189.5 245 209.4 212 230.6 176 253.1 139 258.2 100 258.2 628. 269.8 234. 234.8
7
5 1.03 6.85 1.55 7 7.44 0 4.59 3 1.81 3 7.84 7 1.32 9 9.69 9 05 7 83 3 0.00 0.00
3.1 307 192.8 274 215.5 239 239.6 201 265.4 161 287.7 118 287.7 758. 293.4 326. 321.7
8
5 0.75 7.68 7.20 8 6.01 0 2.20 6 4.22 8 0.44 9 4.33 9 23 0 52 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3.1 309 214.6 273 241.4 233 270.2 191 301.0 145 317.4 987. 317.4 516. 342.8 20.3
9
5 0.46 8.52 8.44 8 0.48 7 5.73 2 2.24 5 7.91 2 22 2 53 7 8 20.38 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3.1 312 234.9 272 266.3 228 300.2 181 336.7 131 347.0 798. 419.2 211. 211.2
10
5 0.18 9.35 5.28 4 2.10 7 7.49 6 8.98 9 3.96 4 67 1 23 3 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3.1 297 269.2 252 306.9 203 347.9 150 376.6 940. 376.6 381. 381.0
11
5 1.40 10.18 4.52 1 2.10 8 1.90 1 0.78 6 91 6 04 4 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3.1 299 289.7 250 333.1 197 380.4 139 406.2 795. 603.0
12
5 1.12 11.01 7.60 9 9.64 8 8.28 3 9.67 9 21 7 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3.1 302 309.7 250 359.0 193 412.9 130 435.9 656. 544.5
13
5 0.84 11.84 6.28 2 3.42 1 1.26 5 5.17 3 09 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3.1 306 324.1 250 378.5 190 438.3 123 459.4 547. 500.2
14
5 0.56 12.67 0.56 6 8.29 6 1.62 3 5.19 2 66 5 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3.1 310 320.2 253 375.7 191 436.6 123 459.4 536. 501.8
15
5 0.28 13.50 0.44 3 7.14 2 8.34 8 8.59 2 09 5 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3.1 288 341.1 228 400.2 163 459.4 912. 459.4 195. 195.5
16
5 1.50 14.34 7.88 7 8.67 0 0.43 2 97 2 51 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
120
Straig Crimp Crimp Crimp Crimp Crimp Crimp Crimp Crimp Crimp
Strai Tens Tens Tens Tens Tens Tens Tens Tens Tens
th -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9
Tma gth - ion ion ion ion ion ion ion ion ion
Pullou Pullou Pullou Pullou Pullou Pullou Pullou Pullou Pullou Pullou
Lay x 1 In In In In In In In In In Tc
t Unit t t t t t t t t t
er (Ki Leng Crim Crim Crim Crim Crim Crim Crim Crim Crim (lbs)
Resist Resist Resist Resist Resist Resist Resist Resist Resist Resist
ps) th p -1 p -2 p -3 p -4 p -5 p -6 p -7 p -8 p -9
ance ance ance ance ance ance ance ance ance ance
(ft) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs)
(lb/in) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs) (lbs)
0.2 221. 190. 158. 125. 91.2 56.3 20.5
1 2 0.29 0.20 98 27.84 60 28.69 37 29.56 27 30.46 8 31.38 6 32.33 0 20.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.5 580. 501. 421. 342. 260. 173. 79.8
2 8 0.57 0.59 45 68.69 15 68.69 86 68.69 57 71.00 96 76.82 54 83.05 9 79.89 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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3 1 0.85 3.53 3.07 1 9.18 9 1.92 9 4.65 9 38 9 12 3 11 0 23 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
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9 5 1.04 8.52 0.13 3 7.93 3 8.62 0 0.24 9 0.67 2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.25
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10 5 1.32 9.35 8.32 4 5.24 4 9.95 6 9.95 4 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.91
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11 5 0.10 10.18 4.12 9 5.02 5 9.26 7 3.78 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.48
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12 5 0.38 11.01 6.07 3 6.87 4 5.05 5 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00
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13 5 0.66 11.84 2.43 6 2.03 2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.71
3.1 300 329.8 267
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B.6 Wall Designed with AASHTO approach.
Table B.20 General information of the wall designed with AASHTO approach.
Depth v h h Tmax Sh Tmaxcal Le La Lt Ltdesign

Layer Number kr/ka kr Rc F*
(ft) (Ksf) (ksf) (ksf) (Kips/ft) (ft) (Kips) (ft) (ft) (ft) (ft)
1 1.25 1.67 0.40 0.16 0.00 0.07 0.18 0.03 6.25 1.13 1.74 13.38 11.63 25.01 28.00
2 3.75 1.61 0.38 0.49 0.00 0.21 0.52 0.03 6.25 3.27 1.61 13.90 11.63 25.53 28.00
3 6.25 1.54 0.37 0.81 0.00 0.34 0.84 0.04 4.32 3.62 1.48 10.02 11.63 21.65 28.00
4 8.75 1.48 0.35 1.14 0.00 0.45 1.13 0.05 3.21 3.62 1.36 7.83 11.63 19.46 28.00
5 11.25 1.42 0.34 1.46 0.00 0.56 1.39 0.06 2.61 3.62 1.23 6.73 11.63 18.35 28.00
6 13.75 1.36 0.32 1.79 0.00 0.65 1.62 0.07 2.23 3.62 1.10 6.14 11.63 17.77 28.00
7 16.25 1.29 0.31 2.11 0.00 0.73 1.83 0.08 1.98 3.62 0.97 5.88 11.63 17.50 28.00
8 18.75 1.23 0.29 2.44 0.00 0.80 2.01 0.09 1.80 3.62 0.85 5.86 11.63 17.49 28.00
9 21.25 1.20 0.29 2.76 0.00 0.89 2.22 0.10 1.63 3.62 0.78 5.60 10.50 16.10 28.00
10 23.75 1.20 0.29 3.09 0.00 0.99 2.48 0.11 1.46 3.62 0.78 5.01 9.00 14.01 28.00
11 26.25 1.20 0.29 3.41 0.00 1.10 2.74 0.13 1.32 3.62 0.78 4.53 7.50 12.03 28.00
12 28.75 1.20 0.29 3.74 0.00 1.20 3.00 0.14 1.21 3.62 0.78 4.14 6.00 10.14 28.00
13 31.25 1.20 0.29 4.06 0.00 1.30 3.26 0.15 1.11 3.62 0.78 3.81 4.50 8.31 28.00
14 33.75 1.20 0.29 4.39 0.00 1.41 3.52 0.16 1.03 3.62 0.78 3.52 3.00 6.52 28.00
15 36.25 1.20 0.29 4.71 0.00 1.51 3.78 0.17 0.96 3.62 0.78 3.28 1.50 4.78 28.00
16 38.75 1.20 0.29 5.04 0.00 1.62 4.04 0.19 0.90 3.62 0.78 3.07 0.00 3.07 28.00
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B.7 Wall Designed with K-Stiffness approach using RECO straps.
Table B.21 General information of the wall designed with K-Stiffness approach using RECO straps.
Depth Sh Ji Slocal v Tmaxcalc Tmaxcalc x Sh Le La Lt Ltdesign

Layer Number local Dtmax F*
(ft) (ft) (Kips/ft) (Kips/ft2) (Ksf) (Kips/ft) (Kips) (ft) (ft) (ft) (ft)
1 1.25 6.25 1440.00 576.00 1.00 0.05 0.25 0.01 0.07 1.74 0.39 11.63 12.02 28.00
2 3.75 6.25 1440.00 576.00 1.00 0.16 0.76 0.08 0.61 1.61 1.27 11.63 12.90 28.00
3 6.25 6.25 1440.00 576.00 1.00 0.27 1.26 0.23 1.68 1.48 2.30 11.63 13.92 28.00
4 8.75 6.25 1440.00 576.00 1.00 0.38 1.76 0.45 3.30 1.36 3.52 11.63 15.15 28.00
5 11.25 6.25 1440.00 576.00 1.00 0.48 2.27 0.74 5.46 1.23 5.00 11.63 16.62 28.00
6 13.75 4.20 2143.61 857.45 1.00 0.59 2.77 1.11 5.48 1.10 4.58 11.63 16.21 28.00
7 16.25 3.01 2993.97 1197.59 1.00 0.70 3.27 1.55 5.48 0.97 4.38 11.63 16.01 28.00
8 18.75 2.26 3986.06 1594.42 1.00 0.81 3.78 2.06 5.48 0.85 4.37 11.63 16.00 28.00
9 21.25 1.76 5119.87 2047.95 1.00 0.91 4.28 2.65 5.48 0.78 4.17 10.50 14.67 28.00
10 23.75 1.44 6260.77 2504.31 1.00 1.00 4.79 3.24 5.48 0.78 3.73 9.00 12.73 28.00
11 26.25 1.30 6919.80 2767.92 1.00 1.00 5.29 3.58 5.48 0.78 3.38 7.50 10.88 28.00
12 28.75 1.19 7578.82 3031.53 1.00 1.00 5.79 3.92 5.48 0.78 3.09 6.00 9.09 28.00
13 31.25 1.09 8237.85 3295.14 1.00 1.00 6.30 4.26 5.48 0.78 2.84 4.50 7.34 28.00
14 33.75 1.01 8896.88 3558.75 1.00 1.00 6.80 4.60 5.48 0.78 2.63 3.00 5.63 28.00
15 36.25 0.94 9555.91 3822.36 1.00 1.00 7.30 4.94 5.48 0.78 2.45 1.50 3.95 28.00
16 38.75 0.88 10214.94 4085.97 1.00 1.00 7.81 5.28 5.48 0.78 2.29 0.00 2.29 28.00
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INTERNAL DESIGN OF MECHANICALLY STABILIZED EARTH (MSE) RETAINING WALLS

USING CRIMPED BARS

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment

Civil and Environmental Engineering

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY

Internal Design of Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Retaining

Walls Using Crimped Bars

Bernardo A. Castellanos, Master of Science

Utah State University, 2010

Major Professor: Dr. James A. Bay

of at rest pressures as in steel walls.

to reach the active condition.

and steel bars for the realization of this project.

LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................................. viii

LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................................................. xi

1 INTRODUCTION, OBJECTIVES AND ORGANIZATION ............................................... 1

1.1 Introduction ................................................................................................ 1

2 LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................................... 4

2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................ 4

2.2.1 General ......................................................................................... 4

2.3 K-Stiffness Method.................................................................................... 30

2.3.1 General ....................................................................................... 30

3 DESIGN METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................ 43

3.1 Concept ..................................................................................................... 43

3.2.1 Pullout resistance....................................................................... 44

3.3 Model Definition ....................................................................................... 55

3.3.1 Tensile design of the wall........................................................... 62

4 DESIGN OF A 40 FT. HEIGHT MECHANICALLY STABILIZED EARTH (MSE) WALL

4.1 Introduction .............................................................................................. 69

5 COMPARISON BETWEEN DESIGN METHODOLOGIES ............................................ 79

5.1 Introduction .............................................................................................. 79

6 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS............................................................ 83

APPENDIX A. Visual Basic Scripts for Crimps Properties Calculation .............. 88

2.1 Load factors for permanent loads .................................................................... 5

2.2 Resistance factors for permanent MSE walls .................................................. 6

2.3 Coefficients Cw1 for various groundwater depths ......................................... 13

2.4 Bearing capacity factor N for footings on cohesionless soil .......................... 14

2.5 Shape factor S for footings on cohesionless soil ........................................... 14

2.9 Minimum requirements for geosynthetic products to allow use of

5.2 Summary table of the K-Stiffness method using RECO straps........................ 81

B.2 Corrosion considerations .............................................................................. 105

B.3 Reinforcement information .......................................................................... 105

B.5 Pullout resistance calculations of the wall designed with crimp 1

B.21 General information of the wall designed with K-Stiffness approach

2.4 Location of potential failure surface for inextensible reinforcements for

2.5 Location of potential failure surface for extensible reinforcements for

2.7 Calculation of vertical stress for horizontal backslope condition, including

2.9 Reinforcement coverage ratio for metal reinforcement. ............................... 21

2.10 Reinforcement coverage ratio for geosynthetic reinforcement .................... 22

2.11 Default values for the pullout friction factor F* ............................................. 29

3.1 Example of a crimp in a steel rebar. ............................................................... 44

3.2 Straight steel reinforcement bar pullout resistance....................................... 47

INTRODUCTION, OBJECTIVES AND ORGANIZATION

under actives pressures instead of at rest pressures as in steel walls.

percentage of the yield stress that is being used is 17.65%.

Height Of Fill Above the Mat (ft) 50

20 I-15 R-346-1C Wall Sect. 1, Utah

1.2 Objectives of the Research

1.3 Report Organization

the proposed design procedure.

and secure walls.

2.2 American Association of State Highway and Transportation

Official (AASHTO) MSE Walls Design Code