Abstract: The embankment stabilizing brick, in plan view, is of an L-shaped configuration. Formed on the free end of the short-ended leg (12 ) is a stub tongue (14) extending in the direction of the long-ended leg. The length of the stub tongue corresponds at least to about half the width of the long-ended leg (10) but amounts only to a fraction of the length thereof. Provided on the upper and lower sides are depressions (16, 18) serving for mutually keying superposed embankment stabilizing bricks. The weight of the new brick corresponds to almost half the weight of conventional embankment stabilizing bricks; however, owing to the stub tongue (14) it can be stably stored superposed in various positions.

Abstract: The formwork element of brick size is intended to form horizontal wall projections on which e.g. an outer clinker masonry can be bricked up. The formwork element comprises an inner wall (10), an outer wall (12) connected therewith via stems (42,44,45) and an outwardly projecting formwork part (14). The cavity of the latter, via one or several breaks (24,26) provided in the outer wall (12), is in communication with the interspace between the latter and the inner wall (10). In order to adjust the load-bearing part of the inner wall (10) to the part (28,30,32) of reduced load-bearing capacity of outer wall (12) and to avoid a sloping position of the wall, inner wall (10) at least on the upper side in the area (60,62) opposite break (24,26) of the outer wall (12) is depressed, with the close tongue-grooving engagement (16,20) being maintained. The protruding form-locking part (14), on the bottom side, is formed in a manner rising in oblique upward direction.