Patent ID: 8632281
Filing Date: 2014-01-21
Classification: E02D

Abstract:
1. A system for constructing a mechanically stabilized earth structure, comprising: a wire facing bent to form a horizontal element and a vertical facing, the vertical facing having a plurality of facing cross wires coupled to a plurality of vertical wires that include a plurality of first connector leads, each first connector lead comprising a pair of vertical wires laterally offset from each other a first distance, and the horizontal element having an initial wire and a terminal wire coupled to a plurality of horizontal wires that include a plurality of second connector leads, each second connector lead comprising a pair of horizontal wires laterally offset from each other a second distance; a crimp formed in at least one of the plurality of first connector leads of the vertical facing or in at least one of the plurality of second connector leads of the horizontal element; and a soil reinforcing element comprising: