Patent ID: 9080303
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: E02D

Abstract:
1. A reinforced soil structure comprising: a fill; a facing placed along a front face of the structure; at least one main reinforcement member connected to the facing and extending through a first reinforced zone of the fill situated behind said front face; and at least one secondary reinforcement member disconnected from the facing and extending in a second reinforced zone of the fill which has, with said first reinforced zone, a common part, wherein the at least one secondary reinforcement member extends into the fill up to a distance substantially shorter than the at least one main reinforcement member, with respect to the front face and wherein the stiffness of the at least one secondary reinforcement member is greater than the stiffness of the at least one main reinforcement member, and wherein contact is avoided between the at least one main reinforcement member and the at least one secondary reinforcement member in the common part.