Barrier wall made of sheet-pile components
US7997830B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 1, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE02B3/108
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Free standing above-ground barrier wall 10 that includes a plurality of sheet-pile planks 16, and optionally one or more support elements 12 that are interconnected together using one or more interlocking connectors 22, 24. The sheet-pile plank 16 has a lower edge located proximate a top surface of the ground 14 upon which the free standing above-ground barrier wall 10 is erected in an upstanding, installed configuration. The sheet-pile plank 16 and the support element 12 each constitute sheet-pile components and in the upstanding, installed configuration, a lower portion of the sheet-pile plank 16 is ground engaged and a substantial entirety of the weight of the sheet-pile plank is supported at its engagement with the ground. The engagement may be merely abutting with the plank 16 resting atop the ground, or the lower edge of the plank 16 may be buried into the ground to a certain degree.
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