Hydraulic and earth engineering – Earth treatment or control – Rock or earth bolt or anchor
Patent
1997-04-30
1999-07-13
Graysay, Tamara
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Earth treatment or control
Rock or earth bolt or anchor
405284, 405286, E02D 2902
Patent
active
059217154
ABSTRACT:
A retaining wall secured to a portion of earth, comprising a plurality of blocks stacked in longitudinally extending, vertically spaced tiers to define a retaining wall, each of the blocks defining a laterally oriented passageway extending between a pair of opposing sides thereof and having an exterior face orientated outwardly of the portion of the earth, the passageways being substantially aligned in each tier to define a channel within the tier of the retaining wall at least one tieback rod for being embedded at one end in a portion of earth to be covered by the retaining wall and having a protruding end extending therefrom towards the retaining wall at least one elongate member disposed within a portion of one of the channels in the tiers of blocks, the elongate member defining a slot through which the protruding end of the tieback rod extends and a mechanism for connecting the tieback rod to the elongate member to secure the retaining wall to the portion of earth. A method of constructing a retaining wall is disclosed.
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Anchor Wall Systems Inc.
Graysay Tamara
Lagman Frederick L.
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