The present invention relates to an erosion control apparatus and methods of using and installing the apparatus. The apparatus is constructed to prevent erosion of soil during typical weather or tidal conditions and adverse weather events. The apparatus can include a plurality of anchored rolls and soil lifts operative to stabilize the shoreline.

According to the present disclosure, methods and techniques for generating preferred concrete block products are provided. The methods and techniques involve providing addition of color to selected section within the blocks, as described herein, to generate enhancement effects. Typical applications involve spray applications for color pigment to visually distinct sections of the block on one or more decorative surfaces.

Disclosed is an economical and effective way of producing a double sided wall having a corner or closed end using facing panels having a face surface and a back surface with a retaining structure. The facing panels are stacked in a back-to-back arrangement into a pair of first and second wall components bridged by separate connectors. An end wall component forming an end or corner of the wall includes facing panels stacked to extend across the intermediate space. A branched connector and link are used for bridging a concrete facing panel in the end wall component with an adjacent concrete facing panel of the first or second wall component. The branched connector has a first connecting end and an opposite branched end with at least a pair of second connecting ends for attachment to the retaining structure of the adjacent facing panel and the link has a first end for attachment to a facing panel in the end wall component and a second end for linking to the branched connector.

A multi-use block including a block body having at least a first leg. The blocks can be placed in different orientations with respect to each other to form multiple interlocking structures. The block can be a variety of materials, including concrete, and when concrete, used for making walls and columns. Methods of making and methods of use are provided.

A sidewalk-roadway combined block system with a gap, where side connection portions to which left and right sides of unit assembly blocks are physically inserted and coupled are formed, a gap portion is formed between a front surface and a rear surface of the unit assembly block, a groove portion composed of many grooves is formed on a top, and a hollow portion in which rainwater or a mixture dropping down from the gap portion is collected is formed at a lower portion.

A moisture-proof structure comprises a first fire brick layer, a second fire brick layer, a third fire brick layer, a fourth fire brick layer, a fifth fire brick layer and a floor/ceramic tile layer arranged from bottom to top. The five fire brick layers are all laid by using stretcher bond, the fourth fire brick layer is laid by using a means of header bond, upper and lower layers of the first fire brick layer, the second fire brick layer, the third fire brick layer, the fourth fire brick layer and the fifth fire brick layer are bonded by using a cement slurry, a gap between fire bricks of the first fire brick layer is filled with lime powder and fire bricks of the fourth fire brick layer and the fifth fire brick layer are closely connected.

A moisture-proof structure comprises a first fire brick layer, a second fire brick layer, a third fire brick layer, a fourth fire brick layer, a fifth fire brick layer and a floor/ceramic tile layer arranged from bottom to top. The five fire brick layers are all laid by using stretcher bond, the fourth fire brick layer is laid by using a means of header bond, upper and lower layers of the first fire brick layer, the second fire brick layer, the third fire brick layer, the fourth fire brick layer and the fifth fire brick layer are bonded by using a cement slurry, a gap between fire bricks of the first fire brick layer is filled with lime powder and fire bricks of the fourth fire brick layer and the fifth fire brick layer are closely connected.

The present invention relates to an erosion control apparatus and methods of using and installing the apparatus. The apparatus is constructed to prevent erosion of soil during typical weather or tidal conditions and adverse weather events. The apparatus can include a plurality of anchored rolls and soil lifts operative to stabilize the shoreline.

A modular foundation structure for artificial surface systems may include a plurality foundation sections. Each of the foundation section may comprise a structure base layer, an adhesive layer, and an impact and thermal protective layer. The adhesive layer may cover the structural base layer, and the impact and thermal protective layer may be attached to the structural base layer via the adhesive layer. The foundation sections may be provided as separate foundation sections that may be positionable to be attached to one another to form the modular foundation structure. The foundation sections may be attachable one another with a section adhesive. Embodiments may include a connection edge that may be positioned to surround and abut a perimeter of the modular foundation structure. Embodiments may also include an artificial surface layer that may be positioned to cover an upper surface area of the modular foundation structure.

Building blocks include a tongue and groove on each block that allow the blocks to be placed in a way that interlocks the tongue and groove of one block with the corresponding groove and tongue, respectively, of another block facing the opposite direction. In a first embodiment, the same building block that has a decorative front face is used for both sides of the wall, resulting in a wall with opposed finished surfaces. In a second embodiment, a first plurality of blocks that have a decorative front face are used for one side of the wall, while a second plurality of blocks that have a thicker and non-decorative face are used for the other side of the wall, with the first and second plurality of blocks interlocking back-to-back via their respective tongues and grooves. Both types of blocks can be made using the same concrete form.