The Kemmerer Mining Project was located in Kemmerer, Wyoming constructed in May 2011. The wall contractor was by Wollam Construction Company, the wall builder was Circle C Construction and the wall designer was Geotechnical Design Systems, Inc.

Wall Details:

• Welded Wire Wall and ArtWeld Gabions (Safety Berm)
• Maximum Wall) Height of 54’
• Maximum Mat Length of 38.5’
• 30-year design life – Commercial Galvanized
• 15,504 SF of Welded Wire Wall and 56 CY of ArtWeld Gabions

Hope Bay Projects wall was a welded wire wall located in Kitikmeot region of Nunavut Cambridge Bay, Canada constructed in July 2011. The wall was constructed by Hatch Associates LTD and the wall designer was Kirk Cesaretti, P.E., Ontiveros & Associates.

Wall Details:

• Welded Wire Wall (one 90-degree angle point)
• Maximum Wall Height of 30’
• Maximum Mat Length of 28’
• Dead Load = Increasing Dead Load from 0 @ 1m from face of wall to 275 kN/m2 @ 13m from face of wall.
• Traffic Loading = An isolated live load surcharge for Mining Haul Trucks (360 kN/m2 – Live Load) has been applied in a worst case condition @ 1m from the face of wall.
• Seismic acceleration:

Maximum ground acceleration coefficient, A = 0.100

Design acceleration coefficient in Internal Stability: Kh = Am = 0.135

Design acceleration coefficient in External Stability: Kh = 0.135 (Am = 0.135)

• 25-year design life – hot-dip galvanized
• 8,544 SF (793.76 SM)

The Bingham Canyon Crusher Relocation 2010 wall was constructed in July 2011 located in Bingham Canyon, Salt Lake Co, Utah. The wall was constructed by Ames Construction, Inc and the wall designer was Geotechnical Design Systems Inc.

Wall Details: 

•    Five Welded Wire Walls / Welded Wire Steepened Slope
•    Maximum Wall Height of 62’
•    Maximum Mat Length of 63’
•    Loads: Walls #1 and #3 will be designed for the CAT 797F mine dump trucks.  Wall #4 designed for the temporary construction load consisting of the Lampson crawler carrying the crusher.  All walls designed for a snow load of 52 psf per project requirements. Where no significant surcharges are present, a nominal 250 psf area loading used for conventional vehicular traffic.
•    Seismic acceleration of 0.23g
•    20-year design life – black steel (non-galvanized)
•    53,312 SF of Welded Wire Wall; 648 of Welded Wire Steepened Slope Wall
 

Voca Facility Crusher Retaining Wall, HRW: 110616AW was constructed in August 2011.The wall was designed by Jerold Bishop, P.E., Geotechnical Design Systems Inc.

Wall Details:

Welded Wire Wall for Crusher & ArtWeld Gabion Wall (on top of WWW Crusher Wall)

• Welded Wire Wall (one angle point)
• Maximum Wall Height of 28’
• Maximum Mat Length of 21’
• Loads: Designed for CAT 770 Off-Highway Mine Trucks and CAT 980 Loaders operating on top of an assumed 2-foot thick reinforced concrete slab/bumper block.
• Seismic acceleration of 0.1g
• 30-year design life – hot-dipped steel
• 3,024 SF

The Copperstone Mine Wall in Quartzite, Arizona was constructed in September 2011. The wall construction was provided by Larry Finman with Finman & Associates,  inc. The wall was designed by : Kirk Cesaretti, P.E., Ontiveros & Associates.

Wall Details:

• Welded Wire Wall (three angle points) and ArtWeld Gabions
• Maximum Wall Height of 26’
• Maximum Mat Length of 21’
• Dead & Live (Traffic) Loading:Two dead loads have been applied to the top of the Wire wall. The concrete Slab is assumed to be 18” thick.  Contributing a 225 psf surcharge directly above the wall. The Gabion wall dead load is assumed to be a 810 psf strip (3’ wide) load directly above the face of the wall. The JD300D Haul Truck is specified loaded at 103.108 lbs.  This load has been evenly distributed upon the concrete dump slab across the footprint of the truck (20.25’x7.75’).  This live load is equivalent to 660 psf and has been applied to all areas beyond the Gabion barrier and directly above the wall at the dump site.
• Maximum ground acceleration coefficient, A = 0.100
• 30-year design life – black steel (non-galvanized)
• 3808 SF of Welded Wire Wall and 76 CY of ArtWeld Gabions

The Sterling Highway project is a Welded Wire Wall that was constructed in 2018.  The wall is located in Sterling, AK, it is 10,300 square feet and 20 feet tall.  The Wall was built by Contech Engineered Solutions / Granite Construction, designed by Pacific Affiliates, and is owned by Alaska Department of Transportation. 

The Georgetown Crossroads Development is a Spread Footing Abutment Welded Wire Wall that was constructed in 2017.  The wall is located in Seattle, WA, it is 22,000 square feet, and 23 feet tall. The wall was construced by Quigg Bros., Inc. designed by Cesaretti Engineered Solutions, and is owned by Georgetown Crossroads, LLC.

Hot Wheels Base Terminal at Alpine Meadows is a Welded Wire Wall that was constructed in 2019.  The wall is 4,500 sf and also consists of 111 cy of ArtWeld Gabions at the top. The wall is located at the Alpine Meadows Treeline Cirque lift, and is owned by Squaw Valley / Alpine Meadows.

The Spruce Railroad Seg A/B is a Welded Wire Wall located near Port Angeles, WA.  The Wall is 2,850 SF and 18' tall. It was constructed in 2019 by Bruch & Bruch Construction and was designed by Cesaretti Engineer Solutions.  The owner of the wall is the US Dept. of the Interior, Natl Park Service / FHWA.

The Round Mountain Nevada Primary Crusher Relocation is a Welded Wire Wall that was constructed in 2008 by EarthTech West, Ltd.,  and was designed by Tom Jepsen, P.E.

Wall Details:

• Welded Wire Wall
• 20-year design life 
• Loads: CAT 793B, Confined to a concrete slab.
• Maximum calculated applied bearing pressure = 10,340 psf
• Maximum Wall Height of 58’
• Maximum Mat Length of 42’
• 17,880 SF