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Approved/Qualified Products

Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) walls

Pre-Qualified MSE Wall Systems with a Segmental Precast Concrete Panel/Blocks Facing

  • All panels are fabricated with wetcast concrete.
  • The pre-qualification of MSE wall system shall not be regarded as final design acceptance.
  • All systems shall meet the requirements of Technical Memorandum No. 19-02-B-01 (PDF).
Wall system Status/limitation Date pre-qualified Geomembrane requirement Description
SSL MSE PLUSTM
SSL, LLC

Andrew Thompson
4740 Scotts Valley Dr
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
831-430-9300
mseplus.com
Approved 12/1/2003 Required when supporting a roadway Wire mesh earth reinforcement
TRICONTM
TRICON PRECAST LTD

15055 Henry Rd
Houston, Texas 77060
281-931-9832
triconprecast.com
Approved 4/14/2004 Required when supporting a roadway Wire mesh earth reinforcement
Tensar ARES
5883 Glenridge Drive
Suite 200
Atlanta, Georgia 30328
404-250-1290
tensarcorp.com
Approved 12/12/2005 Exempt Geogrid
Geoquest USA, Inc.
45610 Woodland Road, Suite 200
Sterling, VA 20166
703-547-8797
reinforcedearth.com
Approved 8/17/2004 Required when supporting a roadway Metallic strips and ladders
GEOMega
Geoquest USA, Inc.

45610 Woodland Road, Suite 200
Sterling, VA 20166
703-547-8797
reinforcedearth.com
Approved. Max wall height is 40’ 8/27/2010 Exempt Geosynthetic strips (Contractors must understand and accept modified material requirements and added effort needed to construct the GEOMega system (compared to MSE walls using steel earth reinforcement) prior to proposing this wall system.)
Sine Wall
Geoquest USA, Inc.
45610 Woodland Road, Suite 200
Sterling, VA 20166
703-547-8797
reinforcedearth.com
Approved 08/15/2016 Required when supporting a roadway Metallic strips