Modular block retaining wall system and method of constructing s

Details Modular block retaining wall system and method of constructing s Modular block retaining wall system and method of constructing s

1994-06-06

1996-07-30

Raduazo, Henry E.

Hydraulic and earth engineering

Earth treatment or control

Shoring, bracing, or cave-in prevention

405286, 52605, E02D 2902

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active

055405258

ABSTRACT:
A modular wall block is formed with a trough or recess in a top surface configured to frictionally receive fingers of a rake-like grid connection device. The fingers are engaged through apertures in an end portion of a grid-like sheet of material with the backbone of the rake overlying the grid-like sheet of material, the remainder of the grid-like sheet of material extending rearwardly to reinforce the fill behind a retaining wall formed from a plurality of courses of the wall blocks. Positioning means in the form of slat members are selectively received in one of a pair of grooves defined in each side of the wall blocks with portions of the slats extending above the upper surface of the block to contact a surface of an opening formed in a superimposed block for positioning the front faces of the blocks in the retaining wall relative to each other in either a vertically aligned or rearwardly offset relationship. The slats also include portions projecting laterally from the sides of the block and spanning the space between adjacent blocks in a course of blocks to position juxtaposed blocks in each course relative to each other.

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