Patent ID: 7033118
Filing Date: 2006-04-25
Classification: E02D

Abstract:
1. A retaining wall for reinforcing an earthen formation and securing a face of the formation against sloughing, said wall comprising: a. successive, generally horizontally disposed, welded wire soil-reinforcing mats embedded within the formation at vertically spaced intervals, each of said mats having: b. a welded wire face member extending over the face of the formation between successive upper and lower soil-reinforcing mats, said face member being separate from the upper and lower soil-reinforcing mats; c. an upwardly extending projection on the face member engaged with and disposed interiorly of the outer transverse element of the upper soil-reinforcing mat; and, d. an inwardly extending projection on the face member connected to the inner transverse element of the lower soil-reinforcing mat.