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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 1991
Filed:
May. 30, 1989
Henri Vidal, 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine, FR;
Santiago Muelas-Medrano, Madrid, ES;
Pierre Segrestin, St Cyr L'Ecole, FR;
Other;
Abstract
A facing system for a frictionally stabilized earth structure comprises an assembly of facing units each having a sloping facing panel with a substantially horizontal upper edge and a lower edge situated rearward of said upper edge and substantially parallel thereto, the facing panel being supported by a pair of laterally spaced side panels. The facing units are assembled to form a series of superimposed substantially horizontal tiers wherein the sloping facing panels in the tiers are laterally spaced and are positioned vertically above corresponding lateral spaces between facing panels in the tier below, whereby earth immediately behind the structure in contact with the facing panels, forms an open sloping surface from the lower edge of each facing panel through the space in the tier immediately below to the upper edge of the facing panel vertically below the space, the slope of the surface being less than the angle of repose of the earth. The side panels on each of each said facing panel restrain lateral movement of the earth of the slope and are provided with a device for attachment to frictional stabilizing members embedded in the earth of the structure.