<p><p><h2>Preferred Design Procedure</h2>The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has a set of design documents for this technology. The documents are summarized below.</p><p><table class='tablepress' id='tablepress-311'><thead><th><center>Publication Title</th><th><center>Publication
Year
</th><th><center>Publication Number</th><th><center>Available for Download</th></thead><tbody><tr><td >Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls and Reinforced Slopes, Design and Construction Guidelines</td><td ><center>2009</td><td ><center>Vol. I – FHWA-NHI-10-024, and
Vol. II – FHWA-NHI-10-025,
</td><td ><center>Yes<sup>1</td></tr></tbody></table><br><p class="disclaimer"><sup>1</sup> <a href="http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/geotech/retaining/100317.cfm">http:…;
<p><p><h2>References</h2>Berg, R.R., Christopher, B.R. and Samtani, N. (2009). “Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls and Reinforced Slopes, Design and Construction Guidelines, Vol. I - FHWA-NHI-10-024, Vol. II – FHWA-NHI-10-025, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C.</p><p>Tanyu, B.F., Sabatini, P.J. and Berg, R.R. (2008). <em>Earth Retaining Structures</em>, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C., FHWA-NHI-07-071.</p><p>Elias, V., Fishman, K.L., Christopher, B.R. and Berg, R.R. (2009). Corrosion/Degradation of Soil Reinforcements for Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls and Reinforced Soil Slopes, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Washington DC, FHWA-NHI-09-087, 146 p.</p><p>Holtz, R.D., Christopher, B.R. and Berg, R.R., (2008). <em>Geosynthetic Design and Construction Guidelines</em>, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C., FHWA-HI-07-092, 460 p.</p><p> </p></p>