US 4,728,227 A · Retaining wall structure

Abstract

There is described a new and improved soil reinforcing structure including an upright earth retaining wall having a front surface and a rear surface, at least one flexible anchoring grid extending rearwardly from the rear surface of the wall into compacted soil behind the wall, the grid having along its length a plurality of transverse rows of apertures, the apertures being spaced from one another by an intervening web, a second flexible grid horizontally anchored in the rear surface of the wall and having therein at least one row of apertures extending parallel to and outside the rear surface, each of the apertures being spaced from one another by an intervening web, and a rod adapted to pass through a channel formed by the interfingering of the webs and apertures in the two grids to interconnect the flexible anchoring grid with the upright wall.

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Dependent claims

A soil reinforcing structure comprising:

an upright soil retaining wall member having a front surface and a rear surface;
at least one flexible first grid member extending rearwardly from said rear surface to reinforce compacted soil located behind said wall, said first grid member including a plurality of transversely extending rows of apertures, said apertures being spaced from one another along said transversely extending rows by a first intervening web;
a second flexible grid member horizontally anchored in said rear surface, having therein at least one row of apertures extending parallel to and outside said rear surface, each of said apertures being spaced from one another by a second intervening web;
and
rod means inserted within a channel formed by an interfingering of said first and second intervening webs to interconnect said flexible first grid member and said upright wall member.

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