Retaining wall block system

摘要

A wall block having a block body having opposed front and back faces, opposed first and second side walls, and opposed and substantially parallel top and bottom faces, the top face having a receiving channel, and the receiving channel opening onto one or more pin holes. The wall block can be used in a retaining wall made of (i) a plurality of blocks including at least one lower course and at least one upper course, at least one block comprising a block body having opposed front and back faces, opposed first and second side walls, and opposed and substantially parallel top and bottom faces, the top face having a receiving channel, and the receiving channel opening onto one or more pin holes; (ii) a soil retaining material; and (iii) a channel bar.

主权项

1. A channel bar for use in engaging a geogrid used for stabilizing a wall formed from a plurality of wall blocks, the channel bar comprising:
an elongate bar configured to engage the geogrid within a receiving channel in a top surface of one of the plurality of wall blocks, the elongate bar being generally rectangular and having a top surface, a bottom surface, front surface, back surface, and first and second side surfaces, the top and bottom surfaces being substantially parallel, the first and second side surfaces being substantially parallel, and the elongate bar having at least one pin receiving slot that receives pins, and the pin receiving slot having curvilinear walls and having a radius that narrows from the bottom surface to a halfway point and then widens to the top surface.