EMBANKMENT Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: construction engineering. SUBSTANCE: embankment has earth structure which is filled in horizontal layers, and it is compacted and fortified. Used in function of fortifying material in lower and upper parts of embankment is flexible material in the form of continuous cloth working for tension such as geotextile or geograte. Used in middle part of embankment for purpose of fortification are discrete and shear-resistant rigid structural members such as reinforced concrete beams. These members can be made in the form of rigid bars with at least 2/3 of their length being embedded in stable core of embankment. Aforesaid embodiment of embankment allows for full utilization of strengthening properties of fortifying members. EFFECT: higher efficiency. 1 cl, 1 dwg