Earthen work with wire mesh facing
AssigneeSociete Civile des Brevets Henri C. Vidal
InventorsPeter L. Anderson, Michael J. Cowell, Dan J. Hotek
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Abstract
An earthen work bulk form construction has a wire mesh facing and granular compactable fill with stabilizing members projecting horizontally into the fill from the front facing. The front facing is comprised of modular shaped panels which form a mosaic pattern that enables construction of the wall with non-adjacent panels serving to facilitate and support adjacent panels. Connection of the stabilizing members to the front panels is effected through a quick engagement and locking handle bar connector.
Claims10
A wall construction having a wire mesh facing, said construction comprising, in combination:
- a compactable fill defining a three dimensional earthen work bulk form having a front face extending upwardly from a datum plane;
- a plurality of earth stabilizing members having ends and being dispersed in the bulk form, said earth stabilizing members extending from the front face of the bulk form into the bulk form;
- a plurality of planar wire mesh panels on the front face, said panels defining generally vertical courses of connected panels;
- each panel having spaced vertical side edges and spaced horizontal side edges;
- the vertical side edges being generally aligned and the horizontal side edges of at least some adjacent panels being offset;
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- separate connectors attaching the ends of the stabilizing members to the panels, said connectors including hooked rod members engaging the mesh of a panel to hold the stabilizing member attached to the panel.
A wall construction having a wire mesh facing, said construction comprising, in combination:
- a compactable fill defining a three dimensional earthen work bulk form having a front face extending upwardly from a datum plane;
- a plurality of earth stabilizing members including first and second, parallel, horizontal, spaced tensile members, each tensile member having an end in the bulk form, said earth stabilizing members extending from outside the front face of the bulk form into the bulk form;
- a plurality of planar wire mesh panels on the front face of the bulk form, said panels defining generally vertical courses of connected panels, each panel having spaced vertical side edges and spaced horizontal side edges, the vertical side edges being generally aligned and the horizontal side edges of at least some adjacent panels being offset, said tensile members extending on the outside of the wire mesh panels;
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- separate connectors attaching the ends of the tensile members to the panels on the outside of the wire mesh panels, said connectors engaging the mesh of a panel and including hooked ends for simultaneously engaging pairs of tensile members to hold a stabilizing member attached to a panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.