EARTHEN RETAINING WALL WITH PINLESS SOIL REINFORCING ELEMENTS

摘要

An earthen retaining wall constructed with welded wire grid includes a seriesof soil reinforcing elements and separatefacing panels with distal ends is provided. Soil reinforcing transverseelements capture the distal ends of the facing panel onboth the front face side and the back face side. Capturing the distal ends onboth the front side and back side horizontally secures thereinforcing elements without the aid of secondary connectors such as hog-rings, tie wires, connection pins, or other supplementalconnectors. The soil reinforcing elements are free to move in the verticaldirection but not in the horizontal direction.