Patent ID: 9708781
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: E01F,E04B,E04C

Claim:
1. A barrier wall, comprising: a plurality of vertical wall stiffeners including a base plate disposed at a distal end of the vertical wall stiffeners; a crash barrier disposed between the vertical wall stiffeners; a plurality of foam insulating blocks vertically stacked within channels of the vertical wall stiffeners over the crash barrier, wherein each foam insulating block includes a top surface and a bottom surface that are both substantially flat across an entire length and width of the foam insulating blocks; a vertical support member including a stem portion of the vertical support member inserted into a side surface of the foam insulating blocks and oriented perpendicular to the side surface of the foam insulating blocks; a first groove extending into the top surface of the foam insulating blocks approximately perpendicular to the top surface of the foam insulating blocks; a second groove formed in the bottom surface of the foam insulating blocks; a third groove extending into the top surface of the foam insulating blocks approximately perpendicular to the top surface of the foam insulating blocks; a fourth groove formed in the bottom surface of the foam insulating blocks; and a horizontal support member extending across a center of the length of the foam insulating blocks and including a continuous piece of material within the first groove, second groove, third groove, and fourth groove.