geogrid connected to a facing element that retains compacted engineered fill. Traditional MSE design follows tieback wedge methodology where each reinforcement layer will vary in height as a function of backfill material type and other factors, and the design length of the inclusion is a direct function of the strength of the geosynthetic material. GeoStabilization does use a considerable amount of geotextiles or geosynthetics in its many repairs all over the United States. In fact, closely spaced geosynthetic inclusions separating layers of compacted aggregate become the primary design components in this highly stable and freedraining wall system that GeoStabilization uses to build back a failed slope, county road or interstate roadway. This system is referred to as a geosynthetically confined soil (GCS) or geosynthetically reinforced soil (GRS) by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The tightly spaced geosynthetics confine the reinforced fill to go from a dilation mode of failure to a through-the-particle mode of failure. These confined soil walls are incredibly strong, flexible and resilient. The confined mass is also internally stable, eliminating or minimizing the forces exerted on the facing elements. For many roadway projects, soil nails are utilized for shoring or to stabilize the failed earth, while a GCS wall with geosynthetics is used to build the earth back to its condition prior to failure. G >> For more, search " MSE walls " at GeosyntheticsMagazine.com. FIGURE 5 None of the residents were displaced during the repair, and local businesses at the adjacent Phipps Plaza Mall only had minor disruption during this significant emergency repair project. GeosyntheticsMagazine.com 27http://www.GeosyntheticsMagazine.com http://www.GeosyntheticsMagazine.com