GB2546297A - Retaining structure assembly - Google Patents

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GB2546297A
GB2546297A GB1600727.0A GB201600727A GB2546297A GB 2546297 A GB2546297 A GB 2546297A GB 201600727 A GB201600727 A GB 201600727A GB 2546297 A GB2546297 A GB 2546297A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02D—FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
    • E02D29/00—Independent underground or underwater structures; Retaining walls
    • E02D29/02—Retaining or protecting walls
    • E02D29/025—Retaining or protecting walls made up of similar modular elements stacked without mortar
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    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02D—FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
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Abstract

A retaining wall assembly comprises a first surface engagement portion 204, a second surface engagement portion 206, and a plurality of intermediary portions 106a engageable at a first end to the first surface engagement portion and at a second end to the second surface engagement portion to define a region in which a fill material can be contained. Each intermediary portion allows dimensional adjustment to the region and may have one or more hoops at each end to provide the adjustment. The first and/or second surface engagement portion may comprise a base portion 102a, 108a and a plurality of rods extending upwardly relative to the base portion. The first surface engagement portion may comprise a plurality of block portions 104a, 102b, 104d each engageable with at least one of the rods to adjust the height of the first surface engagement portion. The blocks may be rectangular parallelepiped shaped and cuboid shaped and be arranged in layers. The retaining wall assembly may form part of a planter and may have a geo-textile liner. The assembly enables a retaining structure to be assembled having a variety of geometries.

Description

RETAINING STRUCTURE ASSEMBLY
FIELD
The invention relates to a retaining structure assembly.
BACKGROUND
It is sometimes desirable to constrain materials such as earth or rock to retain otherwise occupied space for other purposes. Retaining walls are often used which create a physical barrier between such materials and a space which is desirable for other purposes.
Examples of retaining walls are already found on the market in the shape of the Timber Crib and Criblock products. Retaining walls are also described in US5540525A, US2008229698A and US56735330A. These walls generally require specifically designed components which are expensive to produce, difficult to obtain and the resulting walls difficult to assemble.
Other structures for providing a means by which material can be retained are also proposed in the art. Gabion structures, such as the structure proposed in GB2503740A, are known which can be used to restrict the flow of material in locations where landslides may be a problem.
Previously proposed structures are also limited in that they are often constructed according to a simple geometry.
Aspects and embodiments were conceived with the foregoing in mind:
SUMMARY
An assembly in accordance with an aspect may be used to contain fill material either for aesthetic purposes, i.e. to support plantlife, or to contain fill material to prevent it from becoming an obstacle. An assembly in accordance with the aspect may be used as part of a planter in that a planter may be constructed using an assembly in accordance with the aspect.
Viewed from the aspect, there is provided a retaining structure assembly comprising: a first surface engagement portion, a second surface engagement portion, a plurality of intermediary portions, wherein each intermediary portion is engageable at a first end of the intermediary portion to the first surface engagement portion and engageable at a second end of the intermediary portion to the second surface engagement portion to define a region between the first surface engagement portion and the second engageable portion in which a fill material can be contained and each intermediary portion is configured to enable a dimensional adjustment in the region between the first surface engagement portion. A retaining wall assembled in accordance with the aspect is flexible in terms of the shape of the region in which the fill material is retained.
As distinct first and second surface engagement portions are used, the structure which results from the assembly can be assembled on a wide variety of site topographies.
The intermediary portions may be arranged at an incline between the first surface engaging portion and the second surface engaging portion which enables the first surface engaging portion to be placed on a surface which is higher or lower than the second surface engaging portion.
This addresses the problem of enabling retaining structures to be constructed in more complex environments. The second surface engaging portion can provide an anchor structure for the first surface engaging portion which enables the first surface engaging portion to be held in position whilst the structure is retaining a fill material, say.
Dimensional adjustment means an adjustment in a geometric aspect of the region defined between the first surface engagement portion and the second surface engagement portion. Such a geometric aspect may relate to the volume of the region.
The fill material may comprise one or more of sand, earth, soil, stones, rocks, rubble concrete, debris, snow and ice or combinations thereof. If more than one fill material is used the respective fill materials may be of differing provenance.
The fill material may comprise soil containing seeds which may germinate into plants. The fill material may completely submerge the second surface engaging portion.
The first surface engagement portion may comprise a first base portion and a first plurality of rods extending outwardly relative to the first base portion. This enables the size of the first surface engagement portion to be adjusted by engaging, for example, a plurality of block portions each engageable with at least one of the first plurality of rods to adjust the height of the first surface engagement portion.
The plurality of block portions may comprise a plurality of rectangular parallelepiped shaped blocks and a plurality of cuboid shaped blocks. The plurality of rectangular parallelepiped shaped blocks and the plurality of cuboid shaped blocks may be layered in a stratified formation.
The cuboid shaped blocks may be placed intermediate the rectangular parallelepiped shaped blocks to form an alternating structure wherein there are alternating rectangular parallelepiped shaped blocks and cuboid shaped blocks.
The geometry of the block portions is in no way intended to be limited to rectangular shapes and they may adopt any cross-sectional profile without departing from this disclosure. One other example of the geometry of the block portions may be that the block portions may comprise a plurality of cylindrical shaped blocks and a plurality of spherical shaped blocks which may be layered in alternating fashion.
The effect of this is that the size of the first surface engagement portion may be adjusted by using components which are easy to manufacture and transport due to their generally rectangular geometry.
The stratified formation may be formed using alternating layers of rectangular parallelepiped shaped blocks and cuboid shaped blocks.
Each of the plurality of cuboid shaped blocks may comprise a cavity extending therethrough to enable engagement of the respective cuboid shaped block with a one of the first plurality of rods.
Apertures on the cuboid shaped blocks provide exit and entry points for the rods.
The second surface engagement portion may comprise a second base portion and a second plurality of rods extending outwardly relative to the second base portion.
The second surface engaging portion may comprise a plurality of rectangular parallelepiped shaped blocks and a plurality of cuboid shaped blocks, wherein the plurality of rectangular parallelepiped shaped blocks and the plurality of cuboid shaped blocks can be layered in a stratified formation.
The second base portion may comprise a plurality of discrete surface engaging block portions each comprising a cavity extending therethrough to define a passage through which one of the plurality of rods can pass to form engagement with a surface on which the second surface engagement portion is to be positioned.
The effect of this is that the discrete surface engaging block portions can be positioned in a broad variety of alignments. This means that the region defined between the first surface engagement portion and the second surface engagement portion can occupy a large number of geometries.
In an example, a first discrete surface engaging block portion may be placed on a surface which is substantially higher than a surface on which a second discrete surface engaging block portion rests.
The intermediary portions which extend between the first and second surface engaging portions need not be aligned. The relative orientation of the intermediary portions is a function of the differing heights of the first and second surface engaging portions, the site topography and the surface conditions. A further effect is that the engagement between the second surface engagement portion can be formed by passing the respective one of the rods through the respective block portion into the surface,
The first base portion may comprises a plurality of cavities therethrough to define a passage through which one of the first plurality of rods can pass to form the engagement between the first surface engagement portion and the surface on which the first surface engagement portion is to be positioned.
The effect of this is that the engagement between the first surface engagement portion can be formed by passing the respective one of the rods through the respective block portion into the surface.
The assembly further may comprise a liner material for lining the region in which the fill material is to be placed. The liner material may be permeable to liquids to allow drainage of fluid from the fill material. The liner material may be a Geotextile material.
The first end of the intermediary portion may comprise a hoop to enable the first end of the intermediary portion to be passed over one of the first plurality of rods to form an engagement between the intermediary portion and the first surface engagement portion.
The second end of the intermediary portion may comprise a hoop to enable the second end of the intermediary portion to be passed over one of the second plurality of rods to form an engagement between the intermediary portion and the second surface engagement portion.
The effect of using hoops at the end of the first and second ends of the intermediary portions means that the engagement between the respective end of the intermediary portion and the respective first or second surface engagement portions can be formed without an engagement mechanism being formed on the block portion which reduces the manufacturing cost of the block portions. A first plurality of further hoops may be provided along the length of the intermediary portion to enable the position of the engagement between the intermediary portion and the first surface engagement portion to be adjusted. This enables the dimensional adjustment in the region between the first surface engagement portion and the second surface engagement portion. A second plurality of further hoops may be provided along the length of the intermediary portion to enable the position of the engagement between the intermediary portion and the second surface engagement portion to be adjusted. This enables the dimensional adjustment in the region between the first surface engagement portion and the second surface engagement portion.
The engagement between the first surface engaging portion and a respective surface and the second surface engaging portion and a respective surface may be achieved in any suitable manner. The manner in which the engagement between the respective surface engaging portion and the respective surface is dependent upon surface conditions.
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First, second and third embodiments in accordance with the aspect will now be described by way of example only and with reference to the following drawings in which:
Figure 1a schematically illustrates the parts in an assembly in accordance with the first embodiment;
Figure 1b schematically illustrates the parts in the assembly in accordance with the first embodiment;
Figure 2 schematically illustrates a front surface engagement portion on an assembly in accordance with the first embodiment;
Figure 3 schematically illustrates a rear surface engagement portion on an assembly in accordance with the first embodiment;
Figure 4 schematically illustrates a plan view of a retaining wall in accordance with the first embodiment;
Figure 5 schematically illustrates a side view of a retaining wall in accordance with the first embodiment;
Figures 6a and 6b illustrate side views of a retaining wall in accordance with the first embodiment;
Figures 6c and 6d illustrate plan views of a retaining wall in accordance with the first embodiment.
Figure 7 schematically illustrates a side view of a retaining wall in accordance with the second embodiment; and
Figure 8 schematically illustrates a plan view of a planter built using an assembly in accordance with the third embodiment.
Features of the first, second and third embodiments may be combined without departing from this disclosure.
We will now describe an assembly 100 in accordance with the first embodiment with reference to Figures 1a and 1b.
Assembly 100 comprises a plurality of rectangular parallelepiped shaped blocks 102a, 102b and 102c, a first plurality of cuboid shaped blocks 104a, 104b, 104c, 104d, 104e and 104f, a plurality of ties 106a and 106b and a second plurality of cuboid shaped blocks 108a, 108b and 108c.
Each of the blocks in the plurality of rectangular parallelepiped shaped blocks 102a, 102b and 102c comprises a plurality of cavities 110a, 110b and 110c through which a rod in a respective first plurality of rods 112a, 112b and 112c can be passed. Each cavity 110a, 110b and 110c is dimensioned sufficiently to enable the rods 112a, 112b and 112c to be passed through the plurality of cavities 110a, 110b and 110c.
The plurality of rods 112a, 112b and 112c can be formed from steel, timber, UPVC or another other suitable material.
Each of the blocks in the first plurality of cuboid shaped blocks 104a, 104b, 104c, 104d, 104e and 104f comprises a cavity 114 to enable a respective cuboid shaped block 104a to be passed over one of the first plurality of rods 112a, 112b and 112c.
Each of the plurality of ties 106a, 106b and 106c comprises a first plurality of hoop portions 116a, 116b and 116c along the length of the respective rod 106a at the first end and a second plurality of hoop portions 118a, 118b and 118c along the length of the respective rod 106a at the second end.
The ties comprise rods of galvanised steel approximately 30mm wide, 4mm thick and a length selected by the assembler. Alternatively, the ties may be made from any suitable material such as, for example, steel, geotextile, timber or plastic.
The parallelepiped shaped blocks and the cuboid shaped blocks can be formed from timber or any other suitable material, recycled or otherwise.
Each of the blocks in the second plurality of cuboid shaped blocks 108a, 108b and 108c is configured similarly to each of the blocks in the first plurality of cuboid shaped blocks 104a, 104b, 104c, 104d, 104e and 104f.
We will now describe how the assembly 100 can be used to assemble a retaining wall 200 on a surface 202 with reference to Figures 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Surface 202 in this example is a flat surface covered with soil although this description is in no way intended to limit an assembly 100 to being used only on such a granular surface as one provided by soil. A rectangular parallelepiped shaped block 102a is placed onto the surface 202. A rod 112a is then passed through a cavity 110a and into the surface 202. Additional force may be used to force the rod 112a into the surface 202. Further rods 112b and 112c are also then passed through corresponding cavities 110b and 110c and similarly into the surface 202. A rod 112d is then driven into the surface 202 at a point on the surface 202 behind the rectangular parallelepiped shaped block 102a at a desired distance A from the rectangular parallelepiped shaped block 102a. One of the second plurality of cuboid shaped blocks 108a is then passed over the rod 112d until it reaches the intersection point between the rod 112d and the surface 202.
The portion of the surface 202 in which the rod 112d is driven into the surface may be different from the portion of the surface 202 in which the rod 112a is driven. The differences may be due to the respective portions of the surface being physically differenct, i.e. one portion may be largely soil and the other may comprise sporadic portions of gravel, say, or the differences may be due to contrasting acidity in one portion of soil, say, relative to another portion of soil.
The soil conditions may alter across the surface 202 and the soil conditions may change between where the block 102a is placed onto the surface 202 and where the rod 112d is driven into the surface 202. A tie 106a is then placed over the rod 112a by passing a hoop portion 116a over the rod 112a. The hoop portion 116a is dimensioned sufficiently to enable the hoop portion 116a to pass over the rod 112a without interference from the rod 112a. Similarly hoop portion 118a is passed over rod 112d. The effect of this is that the tie 106a extends across the region intermediate the rectangular parallelepiped shaped block 102a and the cuboid shaped block 108a.
One of the first plurality of cuboid shaped blocks 104a is then passed over the rod 112a which thereby applies the force generated by the weight of the cuboid shaped block 104a onto the intersection between the hoop portion 116a and the rectangular parallelepiped shaped block 102a to form an engagement between the tie 106a and the rectangular parallelepiped shaped block 102a. A further rod 112e is then driven into the surface 202 at a point on the surface 202 behind the rectangular parallelepiped shaped block 102a at a desired distance B from the rectangular parallelepiped shaped block 102a. B may be congruent to A but this need not be the case. One of the second plurality of cuboid shaped blocks 108b is then passed over the rod 112e in a until it reaches the intersection point between the rod 112e and the surface 202. A tie 106b is then placed over the rod 112c by passing a hoop portion 116a over the rod 112c. The hoop portion 116a on rod 106b is dimensioned sufficiently to enable the hoop portion 116a to pass over the rod 112c without interference from any of the threads on the rod 112c. Similarly hoop portion 118a on tie 106b is passed over rod 112e. The effect of this is that the tie 106b extends across the region intermediate the rectangular parallelepiped shaped block 102a and the cuboid shaped block 108b.
The ties 106a and 106b define outer boundaries on the region between the rectangular parallelepiped shaped block 102a and the cuboid shaped blocks 108a and 108b A second one of the first plurality of cuboid shaped blocks 104c is then passed over the rod 112c which thereby applies the force generated by the weight of the cuboid shaped block 104c onto the intersection between the hoop portion 116a on the rod 106b and the rectangular parallelepiped shaped block 102a. A further one of the first plurality of cuboid shaped blocks 104b is then passed over the rod 112b until it reaches an intersection point with the rectangular parallelepiped shaped block 102a.
The corresponding layers provided by the rectangular parallelepiped shaped block 102a and the first plurality of cuboid shaped blocks 104a, 104b and 104c form a first surface engaging portion 204. Further layers of parallelepiped shaped blocks and cuboid shaped blocks may then be placed over the rods 112a, 112b and 112c in similar fashion to what is described above to increase the height of the first surface engaging portion 204. An example of a first surface engaging portion 204 with two layers of rectangular parallelepiped shaped blocks 102a and 102b, and two layers of cuboid shaped blocks, 104a, 104b, 104c, 104d, 104e and 104f is illustrated in Figure 2.
Further cuboid shaped blocks 108c and 108d from the second plurality of cuboid shaped blocks may then be placed over the respective rods 112d and 112e and passed over the rods 112d and 112e in a screwing action which will apply the weight of the cuboid shaped blocks 108c and 108d onto the hoop portions 118a to form a second surface engaging portion 206 which anchors the first surface engaging portion 204.
An example of a second surface engaging portion 206 with two layers of cuboid shaped blocks 108a, 108b, 108c and 108d is illustrated in Figure 3. A plan view of a retaining wall 100 assembled using assembly 100 comprising first surface engaging portion 204 and second surface engaging portion 206 is illustrated in Figure 4.
Further ties 106a, 106b and 106c may also be used as intermediary members between the first surface engaging portion 204 and the second surface engaging portion 206. The use of further rods 106 can provide further structural definition to the region between the surface engaging portion 204 and the second surface engaging portion 206. A fill material 208 may then be placed into the region between the first surface engaging portion 204 and the second surface engaging portion 206 where the fill material can be retained. A side view of a retaining wall 500 assembled using assembly 100 where a fill material 208 has been placed into the region between the first surface engaging portion 204 and the second surface engaging portion 206 is illustrated in Figure 5.
If distance B was shorter than distance A, then hoop portion 118b could be passed over rod 112e, rather than hoop portion 118a being passed over rod 112e, which will enable an adjustment in the length of the boundary defined by tie 106b.
Rectangular parallelepiped shaped block 102a may be of a different height to block portion 108a. The plurality of hoop portions at either end of the ties 106a and 106b enable the engagement between the ties and the rods to be achieved at a variety of angles.
In using ties 106a and 106b enormous flexibility in the geometry of the region between the first surface engaging portion 204 and the second surface engaging portion 206 is enabled as the hoops at the respective first and second ends enable a wide variety of distances to be formed across the region by the respective tie.
In the event that the first surface engaging portion 204 and the second surface engaging portion 206 or the respective block portions are of differing heights, the ties 106a and 106b may extend at an angle between the first surface engaging portion 204 and the second surface engaging portion 206. This is illustrated in Figures 6a and 6b where the blocks 102a and 108a are of contrasting heights.
Other arrangements of the ties 106a and 106b relative to the cuboid block portions 108a, 108b, 108c and 108d are also possible. In Figure 6c we can see in plan view how the ties may extend at angles with respective to one another. In Figure 6d we can see in plan view how more than one tie 106a and 106b can extend from a single block portion on the first surface engaging portion 204 towards respective cuboid block portions 108e and 108f which are configured identically to block portions 108a, 108b, 108c and 108d. In Figure 6d ties 106c and 106d, configured similarly to ties 106a and 106b, extend over respective distances C and D which may be different distances to distances A and B.
In a second embodiment as illustrated in Figure 7, a retaining wall 700 may be assembled wherein the first surface engaging portion 204 is assembled similarly to the to the first surface engaging portion 204 described with reference to the first embodiment, i.e. using rectangular parallelepiped shaped blocks 102a and 102b and cuboid shaped blocks 104a, 104b, 104c, 104d, 104e and 104f and the second surface engaging portion 206 is also assembled using rectangular parallelepiped shaped blocks 102a and 102b and cuboid shaped blocks 104a, 104b, 104c, 104d, 104e and 104f. Fill material 208 may then be placed into the region defined between the first surface engaging portion 204 and the second surface engaging portion 206.
In a third embodiment, a planter 800 may be constructed by constructing two instances of the first surface engaging portions 204, i.e. 204a and 204b, and connecting the two instances of the first surface engaging portions 204a and 204b using rods 106a and 106b. The space defined between the first surface engaging portions 204 may be filled with soil containing seeds which germinate into plants. Such a planter 800 is illustrated in Figure 8.
Planter 700 may be assembled on a surface 202a which is elevated relative to the surface 202.

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1. Retaining wall assembly comprising: a first surface engagement portion; a second surface engagement portion; a plurality of intermediary portions, wherein each intermediary portion is engageable at a first end of the intermediary portion to the first surface engagement portion and engageable at a second end of the intermediary portion to the second surface engagement portion to define a region between the first surface engagement portion and the second engageable portion in which a fill material can be contained and each intermediary portion is configured to enable a dimensional adjustment in the region between the first surface engagement portion.
2. Assembly according to Claim 1, wherein the first surface engagement portion comprises a first base portion and a first plurality of rods extending outwardly relative to the first base portion.
3. Assembly according to Claim 2, wherein the first surface engagement portion further comprises a plurality of block portions each engageable with at least one of the first plurality of rods to adjust the height of the first surface engagement portion.
4. Assembly according to Claim 3, wherein the plurality of block portions comprises a plurality of rectangular parallelepiped shaped blocks and a plurality of cuboid shaped blocks, wherein the plurality of rectangular parallelepiped shaped blocks and the plurality of cuboid shaped blocks can be layered in a stratified formation.
5. Assembly according to Claim 4, wherein each of the plurality of cuboid shaped blocks comprises a cavity extending therethrough to enable engagement with a one of the first plurality of rods.
6. Assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the second surface engagement portion comprises a second base portion and a second plurality of rods extending outwardly relative to the second base portion.
7. Assembly according to Claim 6 wherein the second base portion comprises a plurality of surface engaging block portions each comprising a cavity extending therethrough to define a passage through which one of the plurality of rods can pass to form engagement with a surface on which the second surface engagement portion is to be positioned.
8. Assembly according to any preceding claim wherein the second surface engaging portion comprises a plurality of rectangular parallelepiped shaped blocks and a plurality of cuboid shaped blocks, wherein the plurality of rectangular parallelepiped shaped blocks and the plurality of cuboid shaped blocks can be layered in a stratified formation.
9. Assembly according to any of Claims 2 to 8, wherein the first base portion comprises a plurality of cavities therethrough to define a passage through which one of the first plurality of rods can pass to form the engagement between the first surface engagement portion and the surface on which the first surface engagement portion is to be positioned.
10. Assembly according to any preceding claim wherein the assembly further comprises a liner material for lining the region in which the fill material is to be placed.
11. Assembly according to Claim 9 wherein the liner material is a geo-textile material.
12. Assembly according to any of claims 2 to 10 wherein the first end of the intermediary portion comprises a hoop to enable the first end of the intermediary portion to be passed over one of the first plurality of rods to form an engagement between the intermediary portion and the first surface engagement portion.
13. Assembly according to any of claims 6 to 11 wherein the second end of the of the intermediary portion comprises a hoop to enable the second end of the intermediary portion to be passed over one of the second plurality of rods to form an engagement between the intermediary portion and the second surface engagement portion.
14. Assembly according to Claim 11 wherein a first plurality of further hoops are provided along the length of the intermediary portion to enable the position of the engagement between the intermediary portion and the first surface engagement portion to be adjusted to enable the dimensional adjustment in the region between the first surface engagement portion and the second surface engagement portion.
15. Assembly according to Claim 12 wherein a second plurality of further hoops are provided along the length of the intermediary portion to enable the position of the engagement between the intermediary portion and the second surface engagement portion to be adjusted to enable the dimensional adjustment in the region between the first surface engagement portion and the second surface engagement portion.
16. A planter comprising a retaining wall assembly according to any of Claims 1 to 15.
17. Retaining structure assembly as substantially hereinbefore described with reference to Figures 1 to 7
18. A planter as substantially hereinbefore described with reference to Figure 8.
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