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The comments below were generated from this project's Structural Reviewers. All questions shall be routed through this project's Public Works Reviewer <br />Thad Newport with City of Everett Permit Services (TNewportccDeverettwa.gov). <br />q <br />Document I <br />Sht/Pg <br />Reviewer's Comment <br />Designer's Response <br />Initials <br />Review Comments from DEPARTMENT NAME. Building Department , REVIEWER NAME. _Drew Martin <br />1 <br />General <br />- <br />All designs appear to have been produced 5-6 years ago using <br />The design followed recommendations <br />SRC/DC <br />(applies to all) <br />non -IBC documents. It is not clear if any of the standard or <br />presented in FHWA-NHI-14-007 Soil Nails <br />design procedures may have been superseded with more <br />Walls Reference Manual published in <br />current requirements or recommendations. The documents <br />February 2015. This manual was <br />should be revised as needed. The appropriate standard <br />developed using AASHTO LRFD Bridge <br />editions should be specified. <br />Design Specifications, 7th Edition. The <br />FHWA manual is the current state of the <br />practice for soil nail wall design. The <br />recommendations in the plans and <br />specifications have not been superseded <br />more current requirements. <br />2 <br />- <br />- <br />All wall types should specify special inspection requirements <br />There is a standard for soil nail <br />SRC/DC <br />in the respective drawings. Inspection schedules should list <br />construction quality assurance, testing, <br />the type and frequency of each inspection required. The MSE <br />and recording materials and inspection, <br />and rockery walls should specify geotechnical inspections per <br />by FHWA. The Industry Standard for Soil <br />IBC Table 1705.6. The soil nail walls should specify <br />Nail Walls was established by FHWA, and <br />geotechnical and structural inspections per IBC Tables 1705.3 <br />David Cotton, Principal Geotechnical <br />and 1705.6; additional tests per Table 1705.7 should be <br />Engineer for the design, was a coauthor of <br />specified as applicable. Inspections and tests should also be <br />two design and construction manuals for <br />listed as required by the specified design standards used for <br />FHWA, which is used Nation Wide for <br />each wall. <br />Permanent and Temporary Soil Nail Wall <br />design and construction monitoring and <br />testing. The current specifications meet <br />the Industry Standard of Practice and Care <br />by meeting the FHWA requirements for <br />testing and inspection. <br />Page 2 of 7 <br />