System of brick with rod for retaining wall

Abstract

The invention of the present application provides a system of brick and rod for the construction of inclined walls, with great rigidity and lateral resistance, and great resistance to extreme uniform, cyclic, and gravitational forces. The brick of this system is a block with horizontal and vertical protuberances and cavities which permits horizontal and vertical interlocks with the adjacent bricks of the wall. The brick is also perforated by holes that are aligned with the holes of the vertically adjacent bricks of the wall, thus forming continuous holes which go throughout the entire height of the wall. The rods of the system cross the bricks through the continuous holes of the wall. This system allows the construction of an inclined wall made of bricks reinforced with a skeleton of rods. The resulting wall is suitable for retaining walls.

1 . A tridimensional brick to build walls, wherein the brick is defined by the three Cartesian coordinates X, Y, Z, wherein the horizontal axis X defines length, the vertical axis Y defines height, the horizontal axis Z defines width, and that is characterized for being a solid block that comprises:
 a. a superior horizontal surface and a inferior horizontal surface defined by the X and Z axis;   b. a vertical anterior surface and a vertical posterior surface defined by the Z and Y axis;   c. two lateral vertical surfaces defined by the X and Y axis; wherein the first lateral vertical surface is a convex surface; and wherein the second vertical lateral surface is a concave surface; and wherein the first lateral surface and the second lateral surface are parallel;   d. a protuberance of positive geometry that is originated in the middle of the brick's vertical anterior surface in direction of the X axis, wherein said protuberance interlocks precisely with a horizontally adjacent block with the cavity described in e.;   e. a cavity of negative geometry that is originated in the middle of the brick's vertical posterior surface in direction of the X axis, wherein said cavity interlocks precisely with a horizontally adjacent brick with the protuberance described in d.;   f. two protuberances of positive geometry located symmetrically in the middle of the brick's superior horizontal surface in direction of the Y axis, wherein said protuberances interlock precisely with vertically adjacent blocks with the cavities described in g.;   g. two cavities of negative geometry located symmetrically on the middle of the inferior horizontal surface in direction of the Y axis, wherein said cavities interlock precisely with vertically adjacent blocks with the protuberances described in f.;   h. two vertical cylindrical holes that perforate entirely the brick, wherein the span of said holes, in direction of the Y axis, is defined from the superior border of the positive geometry of the protuberances described in f. to the superior border of the negative geometry of the cavities described in g.; and wherein these holes and identical holes of the vertically adjacent bricks in a wall are aligned in direction of the vertical axis in the wall to form continuous vertical holes that go throughout the height of the wall;   
     and wherein resistant interlocks are created between the vertically and horizontally adjacent bricks to build a wall with great lateral rigidity, and great resistance to extreme uniform, cyclic, and gravitational forces. 
   
   
       2 . The brick, according to  claim 1 , wherein the brick_has two vertical cylindrical holes that perforate entirely the brick, wherein the span of said holes, in direction of the Y axis, is defined from superior border of the positive geometry of the protuberances described in  1 .f. to the superior border of the negative geometry of the cavities describe in  1 .g.; and wherein these holes and identical holes of the vertically adjacent blocks are aligned in direction of the vertical axis in a wall to form continuous vertical holes that go throughout the height of the wall; and wherein said holes have a diameter that fits the diameter of identical rods such that the rods can be introduced through the continuous holes that go throughout the height of the wall; and wherein resistant interlocks are created between the vertically and horizontally adjacent bricks to build a wall that allows the introduction of a skeleton constituted by a plurality of vertical rods; and wherein said wall is a structure with great rigidity and lateral resistance, and great resistance to extreme uniform, cyclic, and gravitational forces. 
   
   
       3 . The brick according to  claim 2 , wherein the brick has two additional holes, wherein the first of these two additional holes is a cylindrical hole that perforates entirely the brick, wherein the span of the first additional hole, in direction of the Y axis, is defined from the brick's superior horizontal surface to the brick's inferior horizontal surface; and wherein the first additional hole is located in parallel between the two holes described in  2 .; and wherein the second of these two additional holes is a cylindrical hole that perforates completely, in direction of the Y axis, the protuberance of the vertical anterior surface, wherein the span of the second additional hole is defined from the center of the superior horizontal surface of said protuberance to the center of the inferior horizontal surface of said protuberance; and wherein the first additional hole and the second additional hole are of equal diameter, and wherein the first additional hole and the second additional hole of vertically adjacent bricks are aligned in direction of a vertical axis in a wall, to form a continuous vertical hole that goes throughout the height of the wall; and wherein these two additional holes have a diameter that fit the diameter of identical rods such that the rods can be introduced through the continuous holes that go throughout the height of the wall; and wherein resistant interlocks are created between the vertically and horizontally adjacent bricks to build a wall that allows the introduction of a skeleton constituted by a plurality of vertical rods; and wherein said wall is a structure with great rigidity and lateral resistance, and great resistance to extreme uniform, cyclic, and gravitational forces. 
   
   
       4 . The brick, according to  claim 1 , wherein the brick has a 90 degree right angle channel on the two edges, in direction of the Y axis, of the vertical anterior surface; a 90 degree right angle channel on the two edges, in direction of the Y axis, of the vertical posterior surface, a 90 degree right angle channel on the two edges, in direction of the X axis, of the superior horizontal surface; and a 90 degree right angle on the two edges, in direction of the X axis, of the inferior horizontal surface.