<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-307'><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 >Design and Construction of Mechanically Stabilized Earth
Walls and Reinforced Slopes</td><td ><center>2009</td><td ><center>Vol. I – FHWANHI-10-024,
and Vol. II – FHWANHI-10-025
</td><td ><center>Yes<sup>1</td></tr></tbody></table><br><p class="disclaimer"><sup> 1</sup><a href="https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/geotech/pubs/nhi10024/nhi10024.pdf…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/geotech/pubs/nhi10024/nhi10024.pdf…; and <a href="https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/geotech/pubs/nhi10025/nhi10025.pdf…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/geotech/pubs/nhi10025/nhi10025.pdf…;
<p><p><h2>References</h2>Berg, R.R., Christopher, B.R. and Samtani, N.C. (2009). <em>Design and Construction of Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls and Reinforced Soil Slopes</em>, FHWA NHI-10-024 Vol I, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC., 306p. <a href="https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/geotech/pubs/nhi10024/nhi10024.pdf…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/geotech/pubs/nhi10024/nhi10024.pdf </a></p><p>Berg, R.R., Christopher, B.R. and Samtani, N.C. (2009). <em>Design and Construction of Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls and Reinforced Soil Slopes</em>, FHWA NHI-10-025 Vol II, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC., 378p. <a href="https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/geotech/pubs/nhi10025/nhi10025.pdf…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/geotech/pubs/nhi10025/nhi10025.pdf… (2007). LRFD Bridge Design Specifications. 4th Edition, with 2008 and 2009 Interims, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Washington, D.C.</p><p>Tanyu, B.F., Sabatini, P.J. and Berg, R.R. (2008). Earth Retaining Structures, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C., FHWA-NHI-07-071, 2008.</p></p>