Abstract: This paper presents the results of four full-scale impact tests against barriers placed on top of an instrumented mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) wall. The impact was created by a head-on collision of a 2,268-kg bogie ...

Abstract: Millions of square meters of mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining walls are constructed annually in the United States. For highway applications, a roadside barrier system is placed at the edge of the wall. This ...