Disclosed are embodiments of a method for manufacturing concreate panels for a mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining wall that employ geosynthetic strips that attach to the MSE retaining wall and extend into the backfill soil. One embodiment can be generally summarized as follows: (a) providing a mold for the concrete panel; (b) providing in the mold: (1) a plastic pipe; (2) a metal rod situated in the pipe; (3) a removable block-out insert that creates a geosynthetic strip cavity within the panel body around the pipe for enabling a geosynthetic strip to be looped around the pipe; (c) introducing concrete into the mold; (d) permitting the concrete to substantially solidity within the mold; and (e) after the concrete has substantially solidified, separating the panel from the mold and removing the block-out insert to expose the cavity and the pipe extending through the cavity.

Retaining wall systems are disclosed.

A retaining wall system includes at least one wall block, at least one ground-stabilizing base body supporting the at least one wall block, a fastening body under the at least one ground-stabilizing base body, and at least one tension link attached to the at least one wall block and to the fastening body.

Various examples are provided related to compression spacers which can be utilized in the construction of, e.g., a micropile or drilled shaft. In one example, a high-capacity compression spacer includes a grout vessel body including: a grout receiving portion defined by a bottom of the grout vessel body and a portion of a sidewall of the grout vessel body; a bar receiving portion extending from the grout receiving portion to a lip defining an opening of the grout vessel body; and a plurality of tie wire insertion holes distributed about the bar receiving portion. Each of the plurality of tie wire insertion holes can be configured for insertion of a tie wire. The grout vessel body can be a single piece, molded body. The grout receiving portion can be filled with a high-strength, non-expanding grout or concrete.

A manufacturing method of a concrete pile is shown. The method includes the following, that is, pouring concrete in the pile molding space, reducing the pile molding space to compress and mold the concrete, draining water drained from the concrete by compression and molding outside of the formwork from the drainage hole, and holding the concrete a predetermined amount of time to harden the concrete. The formwork includes an outer formwork that molds an outer wall surface of the concrete pile, an inner formwork that molds an inner wall surface of a hollow space of the concrete pile, and a pair of end formwork that mold upper and lower end surfaces of the concrete pile. The drainage hole is a gap between adjacent components when the mold is tightened, and the gap is configured to be capable of being opened larger during cleaning than when the mold is tightened.

A multi-piece pre-assembled raft foundation is provided and includes pre-assemble bottom layer rebars of foundation slab, foundation steel columns, upper layer rebars of the foundation slab, and foundation rebars. The pre-assembled raft foundation is transported to a construction site for final assembly. A construction method of the multi-piece pre-assembled raft foundation is also provided.

The present invention relates to an intelligent bionic scouring protection structure for a cylindrical foundation and an application method thereof, wherein the protection structure is formed by connecting bionic units; an uppermost layer of the bionic unit is a bionic grass bundle, a bottom end of the bionic grass bundle is sleeved inside a bundle tube, the bundle tube is fixedly connected with a fiber mesh layer through a binding wire, connecting rings are fixed at both ends of the fiber mesh layer through the binding wire, two adjacent fiber mesh layers are connected through the connecting ring; and a bottom portion of the bionic unit is provided with a seabed connecting structure for fixing the whole protection structure. The above protection structure with an upper layer, a middle layer and a lower layer is adopted to replace traditional hard scouring protection such as ripraps and sand bags.

Disclosed are embodiments of a mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining wall that employs one or more reinforcement rods and that can be produced with inexpensive, widely available parts. A concrete panel is provided. A steel embed is provided with a loop and with first and second outwardly extending stems. The loop is secured within the concrete panel. A steel reinforcement rod is provided within backfill soil. A connector plate is welded at one end to the rod and is secured at another end to the stems via a fastener, such as a bolt and nut.

A storm surge protection barrier is provided for a shore line bordering a sea that is prone to storm surges. The barrier includes a plurality of individual wall sections each having a plurality of plastic-based structural beams joined by at least one cross structural cross tie. The wall sections each have an above-grade upper portion of a predetermined first length, LAB and a below-grade lower portion of a predetermined second length LBG, and wherein LAB>2LBG. The wall sections are arranged upright and buried in a trench of the shore line in side-by-side succession to form a continuous barrier wall with the below-grade lower portions disposed in the trench and the above-grade upper portions projecting upwardly out of the trench at a predetermined tilt angle away from the sea of between 1 and 10 degrees.

A reinforcement element for a diaphragm wall is described. The reinforcement element includes a reinforcement cage, the reinforcement element further includes a seal-carrier provided with a mounting part for receiving at least one seal, which is elongated, the seal-carrier is fixed to the first end part of the reinforcement cage and extends along the longitudinal direction of the reinforcement cage, the seal-carrier defines a housing for receiving the seal, at least a first part of which is surrounded by a sacrificial material. Additionally, a method for making a diaphragm wall in the ground is described that comprises placing the reinforcement element in a first trench, pouring concrete into the first trench, and discharging the sacrificial material out of the housing using a scraping tool.