Patents Assigned to Terre Armee Internationale
  • Patent number: 8182177
    Abstract: Reinforced stabilizing strip (10) intended for use in reinforced earth structures, comprising a longitudinal part (12), said longitudinal part (12) comprising along at least part of its length, at least one cord (14) arranged approximately longitudinally and encased in the bulk of said longitudinal part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Terre Armee Internationale
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Morizot, Nicholas Freitag
  • Patent number: 8152417
    Abstract: The facing element for a stabilized soil structure comprises a body of cast material inside which a path is formed for a reinforcement strip between two points of emergence situated on a rear face of the element. This path includes two rectilinear portions which are respectively adjacent to the two points of emergence and are each arranged so as to position the strip in the same plane of emergence perpendicular to the rear face, two curved portions which respectively continue the two rectilinear portions and are arranged so as to deviate the strip from the plane of emergence, and a connection portion which joins the two curved portions to one another and has at least one loop situated outside the plane of emergence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Terre Armee Internationale
    Inventors: Nicolas Freitag, Jean-Claude Morizot
  • Publication number: 20120076592
    Abstract: A reinforced soil structure including a fill (1), a facing (3) placed along a front face of the structure, at least one main reinforcement member (2, 9, 26) connected to the facing and extending through a first reinforced zone (Z1) of the fill situated behind the front face, and at least one secondary reinforcement member (6) disconnected from the facing and extending from the facing in a second reinforced zone (Z2) of the fill, which has, with said first reinforced zone (Z1), a common part (Z?), wherein the secondary reinforcement member (6) extends into the fill (1) up to a distance substantially shorter than the main reinforcement member (2, 9, 26), with respect to the front face and wherein the stiffness of the secondary reinforcement member (6) is lower or equal to the stiffness of the main reinforcement member (2, 9, 26).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: TERRE ARMEE INTERNATIONALE
    Inventors: Nicolas Freitag, Eric Lucas
  • Patent number: 8011859
    Abstract: A soil reinforced structure and method of manufacturing the structure is disclosed, the structure includes fill, reinforcement strips including reinforcement sections extending in a reinforced area of the fill at the rear of a front face of the structure, and a facing along the front face, the reinforcement strips are anchored to the facing in anchoring regions, and at least one anchoring region includes a path formed for a reinforcement strip between two protruding points located on a rear face of the facing adjacent to the fill, and at least two reinforcement sections each prolong a rectilinear portion of a path beyond a protruding point and are connected together by at least one linking member and each of the reinforcement sections is a part of a reinforcement strip arranged according to the path, and the linking members are flexible strips fastened to the reinforcement strips above or underneath the reinforcement strips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Terre Armee Internationale
    Inventors: Nicolas Freitag, Jean-Claude Morizot
  • Publication number: 20110176877
    Abstract: The facing element for a stabilized soil structure comprises a body of cast material inside which a path is formed for a reinforcement strip between two points of emergence situated on a rear face of the element. This path includes two rectilinear portions which are respectively adjacent to the two points of emergence and are each arranged so as to position the strip in the same plane of emergence perpendicular to the rear face, two curved portions which respectively continue the two rectilinear portions and are arranged so as to deviate the strip from the plane of emergence, and a connection portion which joins the two curved portions to one another and has at least one loop situated outside the plane of emergence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: Terre Armee Internationale
    Inventors: Nicolas Freitag, Jean-Claude Morizot
  • Publication number: 20110058904
    Abstract: Stabilizing reinforcement (1) for use in reinforced soil works, comprising two longitudinal parts (11, 21, 31, 41, 44, 61, 71, 73) forming a non-zero angle a+? with respect to each other and connected to each other by transverse parts (15, 46, 56, 65, 66, 75, 77) which are movable relative to at least one longitudinal part (11, 21, 31, 41, 44, 61, 71, 73) and comprise angular limit pieces (16, 48, 57, 58, 59, 67, 68, 76, 78) for limiting the angular separation of said two longitudinal parts, where the range of movement of the transverse parts (15, 46, 56, 65, 66, 75, 77) occurs within a perimeter defined by the two longitudinal parts (11, 21, 31, 41, 44, 61, 71, 73), their point of intersection or the line joining the two nearest ends of the two longitudinal parts, and the line joining the other two, or most separated, ends of the two longitudinal parts. Reinforced soil work comprising such a reinforcement. Method of construction for a reinforced soil work.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: TERRE ARMEE INTERNATIONALE
    Inventor: Nicholas Freitag
  • Publication number: 20110044771
    Abstract: Flexible stabilizing strip (10) of substantially constant thickness e, intended to be used in reinforced soil constructions, which comprises a central portion (100) essentially consisting of a fibre-reinforced polymer matrix, the said portion running longitudinally in order to withstand tensile forces, and at least one variable-width lateral portion (105) comprising a plurality of segments (110, 120, 130) arranged in a continuity of material along the central portion (100). Associated construction. Methods of manufacturing such a strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: TERRE ARMEE INTERNATIONALE
    Inventors: Nicolas Freitag, Jean-Claude Morizot
  • Publication number: 20100254770
    Abstract: Reinforced stabilising strip (10) intended for use in reinforced earth structures, comprising a longitudinal part (12), said longitudinal part (12) comprising along at least part of its length, at least one cord (14) arranged approximately longitudinally and encased in the bulk of said longitudinal part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: Terre Armee Internationale
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Morizot, Nicolas Freitag
  • Patent number: 7789590
    Abstract: Stabilizing strip (10) intended for use in reinforced earth structures comprising laterally-opening notches (16) and/or pre-notches (17) making it possible to impose a finite radius of curvature on said strip (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Terre Armee Internationale
    Inventors: Jean Claude Morizot, Nicolas Freitag
  • Publication number: 20100092249
    Abstract: The invention relates to a ground reinforced structure that comprises a fill (1), reinforcement strips (2) including reinforcement sections (82, 83, 84) extending in a reinforced area of the fill behind the front face of the structure, and a cladding (3) provided along said front face, the reinforcement strips (2) being anchored to the cladding (3) in respective anchoring regions, wherein the cladding (3) comprises, in at least one anchoring region, a path (20) defined for a reinforcement strip (2) between two protruding points (6) located on a rear face of the cladding (7) adjacent to the fill (1), the path (20) including at least two rectilinear portions (81) respectively adjacent to the two protruding points (6) and each provided for positioning the strip (2) in the same protruding plane (P) perpendicular to said rear face (7), two curved portions (9) respectively defining an extension of the two rectilinear portions (81) and provided for diverting the strip outside from the protruding plane (P), and a con
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: TERRE ARMEE INTERNATIONALE
    Inventors: Nicolas Freitag, Jean-Claude Morizot
  • Publication number: 20090123238
    Abstract: Stabilizing strip (10) intended for use in reinforced earth structures comprising laterally-opening notches (16) and/or pre-notches (17) making it possible to impose a finite radius of curvature on said strip (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: Terre Armee Internationale
    Inventors: Jean Claude Morizot, Nicolas Freitag