Patent ID: 8561371

Claim:
A barrier wall, comprising: a plurality of footings spaced apart; a plurality of vertical wall stiffeners each mounted to one of the footings; a plurality of wall panels vertically stacked between adjacent vertical wall stiffeners and including, (a) a first insulating block, (b) a second insulating block bonded to the first insulating block, (c) a plurality of first support members disposed on opposite sides of the first insulating block for providing structural support, each first support member being laterally offset with respect to the first support members on the opposite side of the first insulating block, each first support member including a head portion in contact with the first insulating block and a stem portion extending into the first insulating block with a plurality of openings formed in the stem portion, and each first support member being “L”-shaped or “T”-shaped, and (d) a plurality of second support members embedded within the first insulating block and surrounded by the first insulating block; a plurality of grooves formed between the vertically stacked wall panels; and an “I” beam disposed within the grooves and between the vertically stacked wall panels.