Retaining Wall Support Rail Channel Nesting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing retaining walls protrude beyond the beams on the side facing away from the embankment, posing a visual and safety concern, especially in areas where people frequently interact with the structure, such as during cycling, skiing, or hiking.
Innovation Solution
The support rail channel is countersunk between the beams, and the nut is positioned entirely within this channel, with the anchor's end and nut thread configuration ensuring that no components protrude beyond the support shoulder on the embankment side, allowing for a more aesthetically pleasing and safer design.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If the support rail and anchor components are arranged in a conventional configuration, then the structural integrity and fastening function are achieved, but parts of the retaining wall protrude beyond the beams on the side facing away from the embankment, creating safety hazards and visual drawbacks
Solution Approach 1:
The nut is nested inside the support rail channel, and the anchor end is nested within the channel as well. This nested arrangement ensures that no components protrude beyond the support shoulder on the embankment side, eliminating safety hazards while maintaining the fastening function. The channel acts as a containing structure that houses both the nut and anchor end.
Solution Approach 2:
The support rail channel is arranged countersunk between the beams, creating a recessed dimensional configuration. This dimensional change allows the nut and anchor to be positioned within the recessed area rather than protruding outward, solving the safety hazard problem while preserving structural integrity.
2Shape
If the support rail channel is arranged countersunk between the beams with the nut inside the channel, then the visual appeal and safety are improved, but the manufacturing and assembly precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The support rail channel is pre-formed with a countersunk configuration between the beams before final assembly. This preliminary preparation of the channel geometry ensures that when the support rail and nut are installed, the nut will naturally be positioned within the recessed area, achieving the desired aesthetic appearance without requiring post-installation adjustments.
3Length of stationary object
If the anchor end and nut are positioned within the support rail channel, then no components protrude beyond the support shoulder, but the space requirements and structural design complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The anchor end, nut, and support rail channel are arranged in a nested configuration where the nut is inside the channel and the anchor end is also within the channel. This nesting eliminates protrusions beyond the support shoulder while the channel structure itself provides the necessary structural design to accommodate all components compactly.
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AI summary
Retaining wall (1) for supporting a slope (2), wherein the retaining wall (1) has at least one sequence of beams (3) and at least one support rail (4) arranged orthogonally or transversely to the beams (3), wherein the support rail (4) has at least one support shoulder (5) with which the support rail (4) rests on the beams (3) on the side (13) facing away from the slope (2), and at least one support rail channel (6), wherein the support rail (4) is fastened by means of at least one nut (7) of the retaining wall (1) to at least one anchor (8) of the retaining wall (1) anchored in the slope (2), wherein the support rail channel (6) is preferably completely recessed into a region (9) between the beams (3) and the nut (7) is preferably completely arranged within the support rail channel (6).