TRB Webinar: Design and Construction of Mechanically Stabilized Earth Structures

Design and construction professionals were invited to a TRB webinar on Thursday, October 10, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET. The webinar provided an overview of Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) walls and ground improvement methods. MSE structures allow for stabilization in soil environments that typically are not conducive to settlement and provide a path to easier infrastructure construction. The webinar discussed challenges related to, and solutions for, construction of MSE walls in various challenging geologic settings. Presenters also described their extensive experience in the design, construction, and performance of MSE walls on sites with soft foundational soils.

This webinar was organized by the TRB Standing Committee on Transportation Earthworks.

The slides are available. Contact TRB webinar for a copy of the recorded webinar.


Webinar Presenters

• Peter Anderson, The Reinforced Earth Company
• Sonia Swift, Menard Group USA
• Allen Sehn, Keller Foundations LLC

Moderated by: Jim Collin, The Collin Group

Professional Development Hour Information

A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) will be provided to Professional Engineers (PEs) who register and attend the webinar as an individual. For approved webinars, TRB’s webinar program awards Registered Continuing Education Provider (RCEP) Professional Development Hour (PDH) credits associated with participation only to the registered individual and not to other members of a group that view the webinar together. To receive PDH credits, please register as an individual and sign into the webinar from your personal computer. After doing this, you may join your group in a meeting room.  To be eligible for the credits, individuals must remain signed in for the entire webinar, including for any question and answer session following the presentations.

Individuals registered as Florida PEs are no longer required to email TRB with your license number to report your attendance. Instead, please use your certificate that TRB provides through RCEP.net as verification of your attendance to the Florida Board of Professional Engineers.

Please check with your licensing board to ensure that TRB webinar PDHs are approved by your board.

This webinar was developed in March 2019. TRB has met the standards and requirements of the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to RCEP by TRB. Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. Website: www.RCEP.net.