WO2009058316A1 - Bloc de mur de soutènement pouvant être fixé et système - Google Patents

Bloc de mur de soutènement pouvant être fixé et système Download PDF

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WO2009058316A1
WO2009058316A1 PCT/US2008/012296 US2008012296W WO2009058316A1 WO 2009058316 A1 WO2009058316 A1 WO 2009058316A1 US 2008012296 W US2008012296 W US 2008012296W WO 2009058316 A1 WO2009058316 A1 WO 2009058316A1
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retaining wall
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Kenneth L. Shaw
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Shaw Technologies, Inc.
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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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  • retaining wall construction involves the use of manually positionable individual blocks.
  • the blocks may be stacked on top of the other to form a pattern on an outside face of the retaining wall. It can be very time consuming and tedious aligning numerous blocks to form the proper pattern in the retaining wall. Heavier retaining wall blocks are typically harder to handle than lighter weight blocks.
  • a retaining wall may have one or more curved portions. The very design of many retaining wall blocks to assist in maintaining stability may be counter to the formation of a curved wall portion.
  • certain retaining wall anchors are very cumbersome and laborious to install. Wall anchors include one end which is placed in a void of a retaining wall block.
  • a block for retaining walls and a retaining wall system is needed which provides enhanced structural support for individual blocks in both curved and linear wall portions, and is simple to use as well as simple and inexpensive to manufacture.
  • Dueck discloses a retaining wall block with downward- extending cylindrical knobs.
  • Forsberg discloses pins and pockets for interlocking overlapping blocks.
  • Woolford discloses a masonry block which has a centrally-located and dogbone-shaped, or two centrally-located circular, protrusions aligned with an opposing inset (or insets) extending partially into the block.
  • Rossi discloses dry-mounted construction elements for use in a retaining wall with a series of openings within each block.
  • Beretta discloses retraining wall blocks with a cambered front, tapering side walls and an abutment for engagement with an adjacent lower block.
  • the 384,168 Stevenson design patent discloses a retaining wall block with 2 rear protrusions from the bottom surface of the block.
  • the 397,451 Stevenson design patent discloses a portion of a retaining block wall using the retaining wall blocks of the 384,168 design patent.
  • Miller discloses a groove in the side of a block.
  • Martin discloses an array of projections on the top face of a block that fits into an array of apertures on a bottom fact of a higher block.
  • Anderson discloses vertical rods inserted through holes of the blocks in order to form reinforced columns.
  • Keller discloses block having a dovetail section for fitting together with adjacent blocks.
  • the Scheiwiller discloses blocks having holes for attaching with other blocks by filling the holes with concrete.
  • FIG. IB is a side elevational view illustrating an interlocking block of FIG. IA in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a top plan view illustrating a plurality of interlocking blocks of FIG. IA coupled together in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a top plan view illustrating a plurality of interlocking blocks of FIG. IA coupled together in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • a plurality of interlocking retaining wall blocks 1 are used in construction of a retaining wall system 50, which rests upon the ground comprising a supporting surface thereof.
  • Each of the plurality of interlocking blocks 1 is formed to support both the weight of the interlocking blocks 1 disposed above, and also to resist the force of fill material behind, and supported by, the retaining wall system 50.
  • concrete or brick is used to form the interlocking block 1.
  • the interlocking block 1 comprises a block body 27 comprising a left body portion 20 and an opposing right body portion 21, which each join a front body portion 18 opposing a rear body portion 19.
  • the rear body portion 19 may be, for example, a rear wall portion of the interlocking block 1.
  • the left body portion 20 further includes a left interior surface 1 1, a left exterior surface 14, and upper and lower surfaces 2, 3.
  • the upper surface 2 and lower surface 3 may be substantially flat.
  • the right body portion 21 includes a right interior surface 12, a right exterior surface 15, and upper and lower surfaces 2, 3.
  • the width of the front body portion 18 may vary, depending on the construction of the interlocking block 1, and whether and how the interlocking block 1 is split during that construction.
  • the front body portion 18 may have, for example, a "flat" front (not explicitly shown), or may be “faceted.” Each front body portion 18 has a forward interior surface 10, left and right facets 5, front facet 4, and upper and lower surfaces 2, 3.
  • the rear wall portion 19 includes a rear interior surface 9, left and right exterior surfaces 14, 15, and upper and lower surfaces 2, 3. In a typical embodiment, the rear wall portion 19 and the left and right body portions 20, 21 are shown, for example, as being substantially uniform in width, but could vary.
  • the forward interior surface 10, the rear interior surface 9 and left and right interior surfaces 1 1, 12 define a void 8 within the interlocking block 1. In a typical embodiment, the void 8 is substantially centered within the interlocking block 1, and is substantially trapezoidal, with the forward interior surface 10 forming the long side thereof.
  • FIG. 3 is a top plan view illustrating a plurality of interlocking blocks 1 in a non-curved portion of the retaining wall system 50.
  • FIG. 3 further illustrates a stabilizing element 51.
  • a groove 49 (also seen in FIGS. IA and IB) may be provided for receipt of the stabilizing element 51 inset in the upper surface 2 of the block body 27.
  • the groove 49 as shown herein, includes a front face 52, a rear face 54, and a bottom face 53.
  • the groove 49 is preferably formed deep enough to retain the entire stabilizing element 51, but may also be deeper than a height of the stabilizing element 51.
  • the stabilizing element 51 such as a length of rebar, rests in the groove 49, so that when the interlocking blocks 1 are stacked on top of each other, the upper surface 2 of the lower interlocking block 1, and the lower surface 3 of the upper interlocking block 1 are flush against each other.
  • the groove 49 may be implemented anywhere along the upper surface 2 of the interlocking block 1, however, for this particular embodiment, the grooves 49 are laterally located between the forward interior surface 10 and the aligning elements 29, 30.
  • the stabilizing element 51 may be, for example, a length of rebar or other sturdy material placed between ends of individual interlocking blocks 1.
  • the stabilizing element 51 may also be used to trap or hold the mesh 22 in place (not explicitly shown).
  • a retaining wall system 50 may also need supplementary securement in addition to the aligning elements 29, 30, and the stabilizing element 51.
  • a first end 60 of an anchoring element 55 may be attached at any location on the stabilizing element 51 while a second end 62 of the anchoring element 55 is secured in the ground.
  • the rear wall portion 19 being substantially lower in height than the height of the aligning elements 29, 30 allows a generally rearwardly extension of the anchoring element 55 directly therefrom. In this way, individual interlocking blocks 1 may be individually secured in an abutting, .side-by-side angulated configuration.

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Abstract

L'invention porte sur un bloc de mur de soutènement à interverouillage, adapté pour être assemblé dans un système de mur de soutènement comprenant une pluralité de rangs empilés d'au moins une pluralité des blocs et un élément de stabilisation. Le bloc comprend des parties de corps gauche, droite, avant et arrière, les parties de corps avant et arrière des blocs étant reliées par les parties de corps gauche et droite, définissant un vide entre elles et une partie de mur arrière sensiblement plane. Le bloc comprend en outre au moins un élément d'alignement gauche et un élément d'alignement droit s'étendant vers le haut à partir d'une surface supérieure du bloc, une hauteur de la partie de mur arrière du bloc étant sensiblement inférieure à une hauteur des éléments d'alignement gauche et droit.
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US12/212,871 US20090110491A1 (en) 2007-10-31 2008-09-18 Securable retaining wall block and system

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FR3008722A1 (fr) * 2013-07-18 2015-01-23 Dominique Rossi Bloc de construction et paroi murale composee d'au moins deux tels blocs superposes

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US20020094241A1 (en) * 1998-03-27 2002-07-18 Rainey Thomas L. Modular retaining wall system
US20020182015A1 (en) * 1999-02-12 2002-12-05 Shaw Technologies, Inc. Interlocking segmental retaining wall
US20050069389A1 (en) * 2002-01-18 2005-03-31 Shaw Kenneth L Interlocking and securable retaining wall block and system

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US20020094241A1 (en) * 1998-03-27 2002-07-18 Rainey Thomas L. Modular retaining wall system
US20020182015A1 (en) * 1999-02-12 2002-12-05 Shaw Technologies, Inc. Interlocking segmental retaining wall
US20050069389A1 (en) * 2002-01-18 2005-03-31 Shaw Kenneth L Interlocking and securable retaining wall block and system

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR3008722A1 (fr) * 2013-07-18 2015-01-23 Dominique Rossi Bloc de construction et paroi murale composee d'au moins deux tels blocs superposes
WO2015007796A3 (fr) * 2013-07-18 2015-05-07 Dominique Rossi Bloc de construction et paroi murale composee d'au moins deux tels blocs superposes

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