Hydraulic and earth engineering – Earth treatment or control
Patent
1996-01-16
1997-12-30
Taylor, Dennis L.
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Earth treatment or control
404 40, 405 16, 405 20, 405262, 405284, E02B 312
Patent
active
057022089
ABSTRACT:
Concrete blocks are formed with intersecting grooves in the underside thereof which assume aligned condition when the blocks are assembled into side by side relationship to form panels. Polymer or welded wire grids are received within the aligned grooves to hold the blocks in the panel configuration. The grids are held in elevated seated condition within the grooves during assembly of the blocks into the panel configuration. Stands or wire connectors may be provided for the latter purpose. In the preferred embodiment the blocks are L-shaped and formed with passages extending therethrough and the grooves intersect these passages. Grout or fill may be placed within the passages of the assembled panels. In certain embodiments, the blocks may be disposed in side-by-side relationship and stacked to form retaining walls for earthen formations, with rods received within the grooves of the blocks to hold the blocks in alignment and the grids extending from the blocks to serve as soil reinforcements.
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Hilfiker William K.
Taylor Thomas P.
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