Retaining wall design as a PE in Illinois
Retaining wall design as a PE in Illinois
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Are PE's permitted to design retaining walls (reinforced modular block, in this case) in the state of Illinois?
There is quite a bit of ambiguity in what a PE may design compared to an SE from all of the materials/guides I've seen from the Illinois website about this.
There is quite a bit of ambiguity in what a PE may design compared to an SE from all of the materials/guides I've seen from the Illinois website about this.





RE: Retaining wall design as a PE in Illinois
(actually I don't know either but thought I'd weigh in).
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RE: Retaining wall design as a PE in Illinois
RE: Retaining wall design as a PE in Illinois
One clue I found in some meeting minutes from the SE board in Illinois suggests that retaining walls are to be designed by an SE (based on their conversation in the minutes, etc. yet not knowing the full context of what they discussed on that day...). That's all I have right now, and maybe that's the answer. On the other hand, I find it a little hard to believe that a retaining wall, with all the 'black magic' of soil mechanics, is something that an SE would want to take responsibility for...
Any PEs or SEs in Illinois designing retaining walls out there?? If so, are you doing it legally (to your knowledge)??
RE: Retaining wall design as a PE in Illinois
RE: Retaining wall design as a PE in Illinois
Therefore, the intent of the board is that retaining wall design should be delegated to an SE. Would they discipline a PE over it? Who knows, as they have very little clear and sound guidelines to lean on...
RE: Retaining wall design as a PE in Illinois