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While segmental retaining walls (SRWs) have been routinely used for more than 15 years now, there are still three challenging issues facing owners considering their use. What is the best way to procure, design, and then build these structures to minimize short-term problems and ensure long service life? This three-part series will examine each of  those issues, in an attempt to provide guidance for owners, designers and contractors that balances each of  their prospective risks and rewards. Although these articles will focus specifically on SRWs, all the other reinforced soil structures (i.e., MSEWs, Reinforced Soil Slopes (RSSs, basket walls, etc.) face these same issues, such that the information presented is equally applicable.

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