Facing element and facing system

A facing element 1 for a stabilised earth structure comprises a connecting device 15 for connection to a stabilising element 30, a support member 2 for supporting earth and a pair of laterally spaced bearing members 3 to support or partly to support a further facing element 1 thereabove, the support...

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Main Author MICHEL JACK FERNAND BASTICK
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 12.05.1993
Subjects
EMBANKMENTS
EXCAVATIONS
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
FOUNDATIONS
HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
SOIL SHIFTING
UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
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Summary:A facing element 1 for a stabilised earth structure comprises a connecting device 15 for connection to a stabilising element 30, a support member 2 for supporting earth and a pair of laterally spaced bearing members 3 to support or partly to support a further facing element 1 thereabove, the support arrangement of the bearing members 3 being such that during construction of the structure relative forward and rearward, rotational and lateral positional adjustment is permitted between the facing element 1 and the further facing element 1 thereabove. A facing system is built up from a plurality of superimposed rows of such facing elements. Other embodiments of facing elements are described (figs 6, 11, 14 & 15).
Bibliography:Application Number: GB19920023312