Patent ID: 7326000

Claim:
An embankment block comprising: a base frame comprising a rim including a plurality of holes and a center through hole enclosed by the rim, wherein the plurality of holes and the center through hole are separated by a plurality of partition plates; a plurality of connection members that are downwardly and outwardly extended from outer surfaces of the rim of the base frame, wherein each of the connection members is extended off from a first plane defined by the base frame; a plurality of outwardly bent connection parts, each of which is fixed at an end of each of the plurality of the connection members, wherein each of the connection parts are disposed substantially in parallel to and off from the first plane defined by the base frame; a plurality of connection holes provided vertically to the first plane through the connection parts; a plurality of engaging protrusions provided in at least some of the connection parts; a plurality of engaging holes configured to engage with engaging protrusions of a neighboring block; and a plurality of guide parts, two of which are extended toward the base frame from each connection part so as to guide a connection part of a neighboring block, wherein each of the connection parts is configured to be connected in a horizontal direction aligning the base frames in one plane using the connection holes and the guide parts of neighboring embankment blocks or overlapped and connected in tier structure aligning the base frames in two parallel planes using the connection holes, the engaging protrusions, and the engaging holes of the neighboring embankment blocks.