Reinforced retaining wall

A gravity retaining wall construction for an earthenwork bulk form comprising a plurality of precast concrete block facing elements stacked one on top of another and in side by side relationship in generally horizontal rows extending vertically upwardly from a first row resting upon a foundation plane adjacent said bulk form, each of said block facing elements having void spaces or openings extending vertically therethrough, said blocks being stacked such that openings in said blocks in one row coincide with openings in the blocks in rows vertically adjacent said one row, and so on, upwardly from said first row to a top row, said blocks having poured concrete means partially filling the coincident void spaces of a selected number, including all, of vertically adjacent blocks at selected horizontal intervals along the length of said wall, each said poured concrete means extending vertically upwardly and downwardly within said voids to a distance above and below the plane of intersection between said vertically adjacent blocks, and wherein the portion of coincident void spaces not filled by poured concrete is filled with compacted granular soil, whereby each said poured concrete means provides reinforcement for said wall, said wall being a gravity wall suitable for retention of said earthenwork bulk form.