Mechanically stabilized earth (mse) retaining wall employing reinforcement rods
AssigneeEarth Wall Products, LLC
InventorThomas L. Rainey
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Abstract
Disclosed are embodiments of a mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining wall that employs one or more reinforcement rods and that can be produced with inexpensive, widely available parts. A concrete panel is provided. A steel embed is provided with a loop and with first and second outwardly extending stems. The loop is secured within the concrete panel. A steel reinforcement rod is provided within backfill soil. A connector plate is welded at one end to the rod and is secured at another end to the stems via a fastener, such as a bolt and nut.
Claims17
A mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining wall, the wall comprising:
- a concrete panel, the panel having a generally planar body with a frontside, a backside, and a surrounding peripheral edge;
- a steel embed having first and second parts, the first part residing and secured within the concrete panel, the second part extending outwardly from the backside, the second part having an aperture;
- a steel reinforcement rod, the rod having a generally cylindrical elongated body with first and second ends, the first end residing within backfill soil;
- a steel connector plate having a generally flat elongated body with first and second opposing surfaces extending between first and second ends, the plate having an aperture in the first end, the plate aperture being aligned with the connector aperture, the second end being secured to the second end of the reinforcement rod;
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- a steel fastener extending through the apertures to thereby secure together the connector plate and the embed.
A system for connecting a concrete panel associated with a mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining wall with a steel reinforcement rod that extends into backfill soil, the system comprising:
- a steel embed having first and second parts, the first part residing and secured within the concrete panel, the second part extending outwardly from the backside, the second part having an aperture;
- a steel connector plate having a generally flat elongated body with first and second opposing surfaces extending between first and second ends, the plate having an aperture in the first end, the plate aperture being aligned with the embed aperture, the second end being secured to the reinforcement rod;
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- a steel fastener extending through the apertures to thereby secure together the connector plate and the embed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.