STANDARD SOLDIER PILE 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 SOLDIER PILE RETAINING WALLS, SEE SOLDIER PILE 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 SOLDIER PILE
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.

DRILLED-IN PILES ARE REQUIRED FOR RETAINING WALL NO. ____.
(Use this note to prohibit driven piles for soldier pile
walls.)

AT THE CONTRACTOR’S OPTION, USE DRIVEN PILES FOR RETAINING
WALL NO. ____. (Use this note to allow driven piles for
soldier pile walls with panels.)

USE A SOLDIER PILE RETAINING WALL WITH PRECAST CONCRETE
PANELS FOR RETAINING WALL NO. ____.

AN EXPOSED AGGREGATE FINISH IS REQUIRED FOR FRONT FACES OF
PRECAST CONCRETE PANELS FOR RETAINING WALL NO. ____.

PAINT PILES (GRAY or BLACK) FOR RETAINING WALL NO. ____.

USE A SOLDIER PILE RETAINING WALL WITH A CAST-IN-PLACE
REINFORCED CONCRETE FACE FOR RETAINING WALL NO. ____.

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
SOLDIER PILE WALL CONSTRUCTION.

BEFORE BEGINNING SOLDIER PILE 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
soldier pile walls as defined by the MSE wall policy and 75
years for all other soldier pile 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 soldier pile 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 SOLDIER PILE WALL DESIGN OR
CONSTRUCTION.

AT THE CONTRACTOR’S OPTION, USE A TEMPORARY SLOPE IN LIEU OF
TEMPORARY SUPPORT OF EXCAVATIONS FOR RETAINING WALL NO.
____.

“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.