Patent ID: 7993080

Claim:
A retaining wall for retaining earth, the retaining wall comprising one capping geocell layer, at least one stacking geocell layer, and at least one reinforcing geocell layer; wherein the capping geocell layer has a greater length than the at least one stacking geocell layer; wherein the capping geocell layer is located above the at least one stacking geocell layer and at the top of the retaining wall; wherein the at least one reinforcing geocell layer has a length greater than the at least one stacking geocell layer and less than the capping geocell layer; wherein the length of the capping geocell layer is so dimensioned that the ratio of the capping geocell layer length to the height of the retaining wall is at least 0.8; and wherein the ratio of stacking geocell layers to reinforcing geocell layers is from about 2:1 to about 3:1.