Gravity Retaining Wall Committee

Developing and sustaining standards for reliable GRW design and specification.

Technical Committee

Parent Body: TMS-TAC

Designation: GRW

Committee Leadership

Jake Hughes

Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

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Mission & Scope

Develop and maintain consensus standard(s) addressing the design and specification of gravity retaining wall (GRW) structures that may be either unreinforced or reinforced with geosynthetics.

Goals

Improve or create GRW-related practices and resources that:

  1. Promote safe and economical design
  2. Inform designers, regulators, and users
  3. Reflect appropriate state-of-the-practice design, analyses, research, and field observations

Current Activities

  • Identify current practices and resources related to GRW design and specification, including gaps
  • Create, maintain and update appropriate consensus standards
  • Identify issues requiring additional research or investigation
  • Promulgate resources developed under its purview

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Resources & Documents

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