STANDARD ANCHORED WALL NOTES ON PLANS                2-16-10
(Instructions for use are in parenthesis after each note if
applicable and choices are in parenthesis separated by "or".)

FOR ANCHORED RETAINING WALLS, SEE ANCHORED RETAINING WALLS
PROVISION.

FOR GUARDRAIL, SEE ROADWAY PLANS AND SECTION 862 OF THE
STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS.

FOR SINGLE FACED PRECAST CONCRETE BARRIER, SEE ROADWAY PLANS
AND SECTION 857 OF THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS.

A CONCRETE BARRIER RAIL WITH A MOMENT SLAB IS REQUIRED ABOVE
RETAINING WALL NO. ____.  SEE PLANS AND ANCHORED RETAINING
WALLS PROVISION FOR DETAILS OF A CONCRETE BARRIER RAIL WITH
A MOMENT SLAB. (Structure Design will add a plan sheet for a
concrete barrier rail with a moment slab to the wall plans
when required).

A FENCE OR HAND RAIL IS REQUIRED ON TOP OF RETAINING WALL
NO. ____.  SEE ROADWAY PLANS FOR FENCE OR HAND RAIL
ATTACHMENT DETAILS.

AT THE CONTRACTOR'S OPTION, USE DRIVEN PILES FOR RETAINING
WALL NO. ____. (Use this note to allow driven piles for
anchored walls.)

AN ____________ ARCHITECTURAL FINISH IS REQUIRED FOR THE
CAST-IN-PLACE REINFORCED CONCRETE FACE FOR RETAINING WALL
NO. ____.

A BRICK VENEER IS REQUIRED FOR RETAINING WALL NO. ____ AS
SHOWN.  SUBMIT BRICK SAMPLES FOR APPROVAL BEFORE BEGINNING
ANCHORED WALL CONSTRUCTION.

BEFORE BEGINNING ANCHORED WALL DESIGN FOR RETAINING WALL NO.
____, SURVEY EXISTING GROUND ELEVATIONS SHOWN ON THE WALL
PROFILE VIEW (WALL ENVELOPE) AND SUBMIT A REVISED WALL
ENVELOPE FOR REVIEW.  DO NOT START WALL DESIGN OR
CONSTRUCTION UNTIL THIS ENVELOPE IS ACCEPTED. (Use this note
when existing ground line is in the vicinity of wall
elevations.)

DESIGN RETAINING WALL NO. ____ FOR WALL HEIGHTS EQUAL TO THE
DESIGN HEIGHT (DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GRADE ELEVATION AND BOTTOM
OF WALL ELEVATION) PLUS EMBEDMENT (DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BOTTOM
OF WALL ELEVATION AND TOP OF LEVELING PAD ELEVATION).

DESIGN RETAINING WALL NO. ____ FOR THE FOLLOWING:
1)   MINIMUM SERVICE LIFE = (75 or 100) YEARS
2)   MINIMUM EMBEDMENT ELEVATION = ____ FT (m)
3)   IN-SITU ASSUMED MATERIAL PARAMETERS (ABOVE ELEVATION
  ________ FT (m)):
     UNIT WEIGHT, gamma = ___ PCF (kN/m3)
     FRICTION ANGLE, phi = __ DEGREES
     COHESION, c = ___ PSF (kPa)
4)   IN-SITU ASSUMED MATERIAL PARAMETERS BELOW ELEVATION
  ________ FT (m):
     UNIT WEIGHT, gamma = ___ PCF (kN/m3)
     FRICTION ANGLE, phi = __ DEGREES
     COHESION, c = ___ PSF (kPa)
(For minimum service life, use 100 years for critical
anchored walls as defined by the MSE wall policy and 75
years for all other anchored walls.
Numbers 2 and 4 are optional.  Default minimum embedment in
provision is 1 ft [0.3 m].  Use No. 2 when more than the
minimum embedment is necessary such as anchored walls
subject to scour or walls with front slopes steeper than
6:1.  Use No. 4 and add "above elevation ________ ft (m)" to
No. 3 when significantly different materials are expected
above and below some elevation.)

THE MINIMUM EMBEDMENT ELEVATION FOR RETAINING WALL NO. ____
INCLUDES EMBEDMENT FOR SCOUR.

DESIGN RETAINING WALL NO. ____ FOR A LIVE LOAD (TRAFFIC)
SURCHARGE.

DESIGN RETAINING WALL NO. ____ FOR THE (POINT, LINE or STRIP)
SURCHARGE LOAD SHOWN.

DESIGN RETAINING WALL NO. ____ FOR A PIPE EXTENDING UNDER OR
THROUGH THE WALL AS SHOWN.  VERIFY PIPE LOCATION AND
ELEVATION BEFORE BEGINNING ANCHORED WALL DESIGN OR
CONSTRUCTION.

FOUNDATIONS FOR (OVERHEAD SIGNS, HIGH MOUNT LUMINAIRES or
SIGNAL POLES) WILL BE LOCATED BEHIND RETAINING WALL NO. ____
AND (WILL or MAY) INTERFERE WITH GROUND ANCHORS.  SUBMIT
PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION METHODS FOR THESE FOUNDATIONS WITH THE
ANCHORED WALL CONSTRUCTION PLAN.

EXISTING OR FUTURE OBSTRUCTIONS SUCH AS FOUNDATIONS,
GUARDRAIL POSTS, PAVEMENTS, PIPES, INLETS OR UTILITIES (WILL
or MAY) INTERFERE WITH GROUND ANCHORS FOR RETAINING WALL NO.
____.

FOUNDATIONS FOR END BENT NO. ____ LOCATED AT STATION
____________ (WILL or MAY) INTERFERE WITH GROUND ANCHORS FOR
RETAINING WALL NO. ____.  SEE "FOUNDATION LAYOUT" SHEET FOR
FOUNDATION LOCATIONS.

"TEMPORARY SHORING" (IS or MAY BE) REQUIRED FOR RETAINING WALL
NO. ____ IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEMPORARY SHORING PROVISION.
SEE (ROADWAY, STRUCTURE or TRAFFIC CONTROL) PLANS.