Patent ID: 6443663
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: E02D

Abstract:
An earth retaining wall, comprising:at least two stacked tiers of blocks placed side by side, each of the blocks defining a channel extending between opposing sides, the channel defining at least two adjacent bearing surfaces and an opening between the bearing surfaces to a slot extending laterally from the channel to an exterior of the block; an elongate clamping bar conforming in cross-sectional shape at least relative to the pair of adjacent bearing surfaces defined in the channel, received within the channel with an apex thereof adjacent the opening of the channel to the slot; and a reinforcement sheet wrapped around the clamping bar and extending through the slot laterally of the tiers of blocks, whereby the clamping bar, being wrapped by a portion of the reinforcement sheet and received in the channel with the reinforcement sheet extending laterally through the slot away from the blocks and loaded by backfill covering the reinforcement sheet, mechanically engages the bearing surfaces of the channel to distribute the tensile loading across the block.