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100 Series – Block and General Construction Details
101 – ReCon Block Types 102 – Base Block Placement 103 – Typical Gravity Wall Cross Section 104 – Typical Geogrid Wall Cross Section 105 – Geogrid Orientation Curved Walls 106 – Inside Radius Full Block 107 – Inside Radius Half Block 108 – Outside Radius Full Block 109 – Outside Radius Half Block 110 – Base Row Step Up 111 – Standard Top of Wall Step Up 112 – Alternate Top of Wall Step Up 113 – Outside Corner Detail (24″, 39″, and 45″ Blocks) 114 – Outside Corner Detail (60″ to 84″ Blocks) 115 – Inside Corner Detail 116 – Outside Corner Detail Double 90° 117 – Outside Corner Detail Single 90° Vertical Abutment 118 – Double Stacked Half Blocks 119 – Construction Joint Detail 120 – Wall Abutting to Existing Structure
200 Series – Specialty Construction Details
201 – Oblique Inside Corner Standard 202 – Oblique Inside Corner – Special 203 – Oblique Outside Corner Standard 204 – Oblique Outside Corner – Special 205 – Drop Structure Through Grid – Section View 206 – Drop Structure Through Grid – Plan View 207 – GRS-IBS Wall Section 208 – GRS-IBS Wall Section Detail 209 – GRS-IBS Wall Profile Detail
300 Series – Water Management and Water Application
301 – Water Management Design Considerations 302 – Standard Draintile Details 303 – Standard Draintile – Alternate Location 304 – Top of Wall Water Management 305 – Water Application – Gravity Wall Cross Section 306 – Water Application – Geogrid Wall Cross Section
400 Series – Pedestrian Railing and Fence Connection Details
401 – Railing/Fence Post to Block Connection Details 402 – Block to Block Connection Option 1 (Rebar)
500 Series – Traffic Barrier and Coping Details
501 – Independent Post and Beam Guardrail 502 – Cast-in-Place Concrete Traffic Barrier – Profile 503 – Cast-in-Place Concrete Traffic Barrier – Section 504 – Cast-in-Place Concrete Coping – Profile 505 – Cast-in-Place Concrete Coping – Section 506 – ReCon Guardrail Block Integral Traffic Barrier 507 – Integral Post and Beam Traffic Barrier
600 Series – Culvert and Wall Penetration Details
601 – Box Culvert Headwall Grid 602 – Box Culvert Headwall Gravity 603 – Box Culvert Wing Wall Grid 604 – Box Culvert Wing Wall Gravity 605 – Pipe Penetrating Wall Face
700 Series – Freeboard and Fence Block
701 – Capstone Unit Details 702 – Step Unit Details 703 – Full High Cap Block Details
800 Series – Channel Block Details
801 – Channel Block Types 802 – Typical Channel Block Gravity Cross Section
900 Series – Column Block Details
901 – Column Block Types 902 – Column Block Dimensions 903 – Column Block Applications 904 – Column Block Conduit Dimensions 905 – Column Block Conduit Applications 906 – Column Block Fence Dimensions 907 – Column Block Fence Applications 908 – Column Block Top of Wall Applications
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