Patent ID: 7549823

Claim:
A retaining wall, comprising: at least two king piles, each of said king piles comprising a web and two parallel flanges carried by the web, said flanges being fitted with connection means along their longitudinal edges, wherein said flanges are reinforced, on the side opposite the web over the major part of their width, by an extra material thickness, which starts with a slope only at a certain distance from the longitudinal edges of the flange, so that said flange has flange ends of smaller thickness, said connection means being carried by said flange ends of samller thickness; at least one interlock section connecting said at least two king piles by their connection means at their flanges, wherein said extra material thicknesses of said reinforced flanges are dimensioned to form bearing surfaces, in front of said interlock sections; and at least one wale bearing on said bearing surfaces formed by said extra material thicknesses in front of said interlock sections.