<p><p><h2>Summary of Example Specifications</h2><div class="grayed-title subsection"><strong>Specification Name/Number:</strong> High Strength Geotextile For Embankment Reinforcement (from Washington Department of Transportation, October 27, 1997)</div><strong>Reference(s):<br></strong><em>Holtz et al. (2006)</em></p><p>The specification found in the FHWA manual from the Washington Department of Transportation was the only specification indentified developed by a state department of transportation. The bidding, construction, and monitoring phases are fairly standard for this technology. Reinforcement requirements for soft-ground embankment construction will be project specific and the required geosynthetic properties must be updated for each project. The specification would need to be modified to allow the use of geogrid reinforcement, particularly seaming and placement procedures. One possible area requiring additional consideration would be if staged construction was to be utilized in conjunction with this technology. The preferred specification could also be extended to include performance measures to control and possibly accelerate construction rates, as recommended by Holtz et al. (2008), creating a combined method/performance specification.<br><div class="grayed-title subsection"><strong>Specification Name/Number:</strong> Guideline Specification for Embankment on Soft Soils</div><strong>Reference(s):<br></strong><em>Polyfelt Americas (1994)</em></p><p>The specification presented in the Polyfelt manual is a generic guideline specification. The geotextile properties section refers to Polyfelt products, but the remainder of the specification is applicable to all geosynthetic reinforced embankment construction.<br><div class="grayed-title subsection"><strong>Specification Name/Number:</strong> Geosynthetic Reinforcement for Embankment over Soft Soils, Section 31 34 19.18 [02377]</div><strong>Reference(s):<br></strong><em>Propex Geosynthetics (2006)</em></p><p>The specification prepared by Propex Inc. is a generic guide specification. The accepted manufacturer section only lists Propex Inc. as acceptable, but a substitution section is also provided. The specification is applicable to all geosynthetic reinforced embankment construction.</p></p>