Polymerically Reinforced Retaining Walls and Slopes in North America

This paper presents a summary of reported polymerically reinforced soil wall and slope projects constructed in North America. The projects included walls and slopes where the reinforcement was used to resist lateral earth pressures and prevent internal failure through the face or toe of the structure. Projects where reinforcement has been used to provide increased stability against deep seated failure of embankments were not included. Specific emphasis was placed on projects that have been instrumented and monitored such that performance assessments could be made.

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