Following are sample screenshots of program MSEW (3.0).

Each captured screen can be fully viewed by clicking on its thumbnail. Screenshots: 1-10 / 11-20 / 21-30 / 31-40 / 41-45 / 46-56 1. Main Menu: This menu allows for selection of reinforcement type, type of design (ASD, LRFD, NCMA). Selection of units, project ID, design mode (given factors of safety, let MSEW produce length of reinforcement) or analysis mode (given layout of reinforcement, let MSEW produce the respective factors of safety), and direct access of input data. Input data is organized into groups, each accessed by a click of a button. 2. Design Objectives: When in the design mode, the user is prompted to input the target safety factors as well as the maximum allowable eccentricity. MSEW will determine the reinforcement layout attempting to satisfy the design objectives (excluding the global stability which requires user intervention). This screen is for LRFD so rather than factors of safety the objective here is to match the load with the resistance. 3. Simple Wall Geometry: This dialog allows for quick input of the geometry of the wall. The figure on the right adjusts automatically to the input data. The user can input the leveling pad embedment as well as a variety of surcharge loads. 4. Strip Load: This dialog allows for input of up to three different strip footings. Live loads can be specified as well. Live load through a footing enables one to represent, for example, traffic load over a lane located away from the back of the wall. This reduces the connection load in a rational way when backslope exists and live load cannot act immediately behind the wall facing. 5. Complex Geometries: Rather than selecting a simple geometry, the user can select a complex one. The menu for these geometries is limited to bridge abutments, two-tiered wall, wall with trapezoidal reinforcement layout, and back-to-back wall. All these walls are restricted to zero batter. 6. Bridge Abutment: Upon selecting the abutment geometry option, relevant data is input using this dialog. Calculations are modified according to special criteria related to abutments. Note that the bridge foundation can be selected to rest on the reinforced soil or ignore its effects by setting it on piles. 7. Two-tiered Geometry: Selecting superimposed wall will invoke this dialog. The user can set the offset as well as the height of each tier. Calculations follow AASHTO/ASD rules related to two-tiered walls and results will depend on the offset. These rules are limited to a zero batter wall.

8. Soil Profile: Through sequence of screens and spreadsheet-like tables, the coordinates of 11 sections describing the top of each soil layer is input. The figure to the right adjusts accordingly. The soil strata are limited to 5 soils; however, the retained and reinforced soils are in addition. Note that data is this screen is used only for global stability; it is not used for internal or external stability analysis. 9. Facing Block Data: In case frictional connection is specified, the blocks dimensions and unit weight must be input so as to assess the hinge height and the resulting pressure between stacked blocks confining the embedded geosynthetic layer. This enables the calculation of the connection capacity. 10. Database: For each of the reinforcement type, the user can insert into a table the values of specific products. Up to 100 values can be saved for each reinforcement category. This data can then be retrieved when specifying reinforcing and facia by a click of a button. We do not provide the information saved in the database; we only provide the generic framework for the user to input his/her own specific data.