The EarthTec Reinforced Soil Wall (RSW) is a Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) retaining wall system consisting of precast segmental concrete panels and discrete metallic EarhTrac™ soil reinforcing. The RSW system components include a reinforced concrete panel, panel anchor, EarthTrac™ soil reinforcement, connection bolt and miscellaneous component accessories (i.e. bearing pads, filter fabric, adhesive, etc.).

The standard nominal concrete panel dimensions are 5’-0” tall by 5’-0” wide or 10’-0” wide. Each 5’-0” wide standard panel contains a minimum of two rows of two columns of EarthTrac™ soil reinforcing while the 10’-0” wide standard panel contains a minimum of two rows, of three columns, of EarthTrac™ soil reinforcing. The number of rows and columns of EarthTrac™ soil reinforcing is project design-dependent and will be specifically detailed in the shop drawings. The concrete panel is reinforced with steel welded wire mesh or conventional mild steel reinforcing bars. The steel welded wire panel reinforcing typically has a vertical spacing of 3.75” on center and a horizontal spacing of 6” on center. The size and configuration of the panel reinforcing is dependent on the loading and can vary on final design.