Reinforced Earth^® retaining walls are gravity structures consisting of alternating layers of granular backfill and reinforcing strips with a modular precast concrete facing. They are used extensively in transportation and other civil engineering applications. Because of its high load-carrying capacity, Reinforced Earth is ideal for very high or heavy-loaded retaining walls.

The inherent flexibility of the composite material makes it possible to build on compressible foundation soils or unstable slopes. These performance advantages combined with low materials volume and a rapid, predictable and easy construction process make Reinforced Earth an extremely cost-effective solution over conventional retaining structures.