Preventing RE Wall Failures by Mandating Robust Quality Audits

QMS audits in highway projects must move beyond procedural compliance and be executed with technical rigour to foster accountability and prevent systemic failures.Vivek Singh, Founder, BuildStreet Project Management Services

In India’s rapidly expanding infrastructure landscape, reinforced earth (RE) walls—also known as reinforced soil (RS) walls—offer a cost-effective solution for retaining structures along highways, embankments, and bridges. These engineered systems, which combine soil with geosynthetic or metallic reinforcements, have become commonplace in national highway projects.
📅 Published on: 11 February 2026
📖 Published in: NBM&CW FEBRUARY 2026
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