Catenary panel retaining wall
AssigneeCMI Corporation
InventorsSteve Hargrave, Keith Panik
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Abstract
A retaining wall system, retaining wall panel, and method of constructing a retaining wall, wherein panels of the retaining wall define an arched or curved profile in plan view, for example following a catenary curvature, with the wall panel curvature being concave in a direction extending into the backfill area behind the retaining wall. The curvature resists backfill loading on the panel and evenly distributes the load across the panel without significant stress concentrations and transfers the load to posts or columns to which the panels are mounted.
Claims14
A retaining wall system comprising:
- a plurality of support posts arranged in a spaced array;
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- at least one wall panel configured for engagement between a first support post and a second support post, the at least one wall panel having a plan profile defining a curvature, wherein the curvature profile of the at least one wall panel defines a catenary curve.
A panel for a retaining wall, the panel comprising a front face, a back face, a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, a second side edge, and attachment flanges extending along the first and second side edges of the panel, wherein the panel defines a plan profile from a top perspective having an arched curvature.
A method of constructing a retaining wall, said method comprising:
- installing a plurality of posts anchored in or to a ground in a spaced array;
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- mounting at least one wall panel between adjacent pairs of the plurality of support posts, the at least one wall panel having a plan profile defining a curvature, wherein the curvature profile of the at least one wall panel defines a catenary curve.
A retaining wall system comprising:
- a plurality of support posts arranged in a spaced array;
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- at least one wall panel configured for engagement between a first support post and a second support post, the at least one wall panel having a plan profile defining a curvature in the shape of a catenary curve corresponding to a formula
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.