Patent 10480149 was granted and assigned to King Saud University on November, 2019 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The system for constructing a retaining wall can be used to construct a segmental retaining wall for retaining earth, on either side, at two different levels. The system includes a plurality of blocks. Each block has laterally opposed first and second end portions, a central portion and a neck portion. The central portion is positioned between the first end portion and the neck portion, and the neck portion is positioned between the second end portion and the central portion. The central portion has a longitudinal length less than a longitudinal length of the first end portion, the second end portion has a longitudinal length less than the longitudinal length of the central portion, and the neck portion has a longitudinal length less than the longitudinal length of the second end portion. A plurality of pegs can vertically interlock adjacent blocks. Tie connectors can connect the blocks to an external pipe.