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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2005
James Hammer, University Place, WA (US);
Michael Simac, Cramerton, NC (US);
James Hammer, University Place, WA (US);
Michael Simac, Cramerton, NC (US);
Westblock Systems, Inc., Salem, OR (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure concerns methods for constructing a dry-stacked retaining wall that is reinforced to increase the sliding resistance of the wall. In particular embodiments, a concrete footing or base is formed in trench below the lowermost course of retaining wall blocks and extends upwardly into voids in the lowermost course of the wall. The voids can be, for example, chambers or openings defined between adjacent blocks or vertically extending cores formed in the blocks.
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