MSE Segmental Retaining Walls

PROJECT FACTS:  Wall Area = 23,000 SF; Max Ht = 15 FT

CHALLENGE:  The developer was required to support an earth fill adjacent to a depressed parking deck.  The retaining wall had to allow vehicular traffic to cross over the top of the retaining wall into the parking deck.

SOLUTION:  Pinnacle Design/Build engineered and constructed a segmental retaining wall with a cap beam.  The project’s parking deck structural engineer designed a cantilever road section to span into the upper deck.

VALUE:  The retaining wall was installed at lower cost than conventional cast in place concrete.

PROJECT FACTS:  Wall Area = 3,000 SF; Max Ht = 18 FT

CHALLENGE:  The developer of this senior living community needed retaining walls to support a roadway lake crossing into the development's common area.  Aesthetics were of particular concern as this crossing was to form the center-piece of the community.

SOLUTION:  Pinnacle Design/Build  engineered and constructed a large span culvert and covered it with back-to-back MSE Segmental Block Retaining Walls incorporating decorative exterior columns.

VALUE:  Pinnacle Design/Build's solution provided structural stability and aesthetic appeal at a significantly reduced cost compared to a bridge or other comparable systems by combining MSE technology and superior craftsmanship.

PROJECT FACTS:  Wall Area = 57,000 SF; Max Ht = 28 FT

CHALLENGE:  The Tennessee Department of Transportation’s new interchange along Interstate 24 required retaining walls to support the ramps and bridge abutments.

SOLUTION:  Pinnacle Design/Build constructed segmental retaining walls to support the ramps and bridge abutments.

VALUE:  Pinnacle Design/Build constructed the completion of the retaining walls to allow the prime contractor to complete the overall project on time.

PROJECT FACTS:  Wall Area = 3,000 SF; Max Ht = 14 FT

CHALLENGE:  The ski resort located in southern Utah required  new ski bridge across a  busy roadway accessing the ski resort.  The bridge abutments needed to be built quickly during the short summer construction season.

SOLUTION:  Pinnacle Design/Build designed and constructed two MSE segmental retaining wall  abutments .  These walls were then covered with a natural stone veneer to blend with the rustic surroundings.

VALUE:  The Pinnacle Design/Build team designed and  constructed both bridge abutment walls in less than two months from start to finish!  This allowed the resort operator to open the new bridge just in time for ski season with no missed revenue.

PROJECT FACTS:  Wall Area = 230,000 SF; Max Ht = 33 FT

CHALLENGE:  The Louisiana Department of Transportation’s new interchange along Interstate 10 required retaining walls to support the ramps and bridge abutments.

SOLUTION:  Pinnacle Design/Build constructed segmental retaining walls to support the ramps and bridge abutments.

VALUE:  Pinnacle Design/Build constructed the completion of the retaining walls to allow the prime contractor to complete the overall project on time.

PROJECT FACTS:  Wall Area = 8,000 SF; Max Ht = 37 FT

CHALLENGE:  The retail site’s extreme change in grade required a retaining wall to support the store’s rear access drive.

SOLUTION:  A MSE Segmental Retaining Wall was the solution selected by the Pinnacle Design/Build design team for the structural support of the fill for the rear access drive.

VALUE:  The selected MSE Segmental Retaining Wall system’s high structural performance provided the required support for the 37ft fill while offering an appealing architectural finish.

PROJECT FACTS:  Wall Area = 6,000 SF; Max Ht = 14 FT

CHALLENGE:  Utah DOT required a cost effective wall system to support widening of US Route 491 over a small ravine. Specifications called for a system that blended will with the natural environment of southeastern Utah.

SOLUTION:  Pinnacle Design/Build constructed a desert brown, split faced Segmental Retaining Wall (SRW) and heavy-duty cast-in-place concrete coping system.

VALUE:  The Pinnacle Design/Build solution was constructed quickly and cost effectively with minimum disruption to traffic and the surrounding desert.

PROJECT FACTS:  Wall Area = 10,500 SF; Max Ht = 29 FT

CHALLENGE:  The Mallory Valley Utility District in Williamson County, Tennessee required two new five million gallon water tanks as part of a large public water supply improvement project. To meet elevation requirements, the tanks were to be situated near the top of a  steep hillside. However, a stable and level foundation was necessary to support the heavily loaded tanks.

SOLUTION: 

Pinnacle Design/Build designed and constructed two mechanically stabilized earth segmental retaining walls to safely carry the anticipated loading associated with the tanks.

VALUE:  The Pinnacle Design/Build solution provided a quick and cost effective solution to develop the foundation area required for the new water tanks and allowed the project to  continue on schedule.
 

PROJECT FACTS:  Wall Area = 17,000 SF; Max Ht = 26 FT

CHALLENGE:  The Tennessee Department of Transportation's new interchange along State Route 386 required gracefully curving retaining walls to support the ramps and abutments on both ends of a new bridge.

SOLUTION:  Pinnacle Design/Build designed and constructed two smoothly curved segmental retaining walls (SRWs) to meet the DOT's requirements.

VALUE:  Pinnacle Design/Build rapidly completed the complex construction to meet the General Contractors accelerated schedule for bridge beam installation.