Patent ID: 7147406

Claim:
A retaining wall structure for retaining soil, comprising: a plurality of courses of non-molded blocks, each course of blocks including a plurality of blocks positioned side-by-side, said plurality of courses of blocks being stacked atop one another to form a retaining wall having a width and a height; at least one anchor sheet, said anchor sheet including a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end being disposed between adjacent courses of blocks and spanning a plurality of blocks in the adjacent courses of blocks, said distal end of said anchor sheet extending outwardly from said retaining wall, a binding compound disposed between the blocks in each of the courses of blocks and forming joints in each course of blocks that join the blocks in the same courses of blocks together, and a binding compound disposed between the courses of the blocks and forming joints that join the adjacent courses of blocks together such that the binding compound binds the horizontal and vertical facing surfaces of the blocks together, said proximal end of said anchor sheet is embedded in said binding compound in the joints between the courses of blocks such that said anchor sheet is secured in the joints between the courses of blocks of said retaining wall, said anchor sheet comprises a geogrid web material and said binding compound disposed between the courses of blocks extends about and through the geogrid web material, and backfill disposed about said distal end of said anchor sheet such that said backfill retains the wall structure in a desired position.