Sheet piling-supported modular wall system

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Turning to FIG.
1, there is shown a modular wall assembly 10.
It includes sheet piling 12 that carries a support bracket 20 which in turn supports a facade comprising rows of pre-cast, interlocking concrete blocks 30-34 with a capping block 38.
The invention is suitable for supporting walls adjacent bodies of water or for supporting walls adjacent any region where the subsoil has insufficient bearing capacity to support a masonry wall.
The sheet piling 12 is driven into ground that is adjacent an excavation or a body of water 40.
The blocks 31-34 are tied together by interlocking keys and slots.
Between each row of blocks there is one or more sections of tying material 28 (geogrid).
This is typically a mesh of polyethylene that covers the top of one block and is held in place when the superior block covers the key and slot interconnection of the lower block.
The polyethylene mesh is affixed to the sheet piling or embedded in concrete fill.
In the embodiment of the invention shown in FIG.
1, the support bracket 20 includes a vertical member 21 that extends from the top of the sheet piling along the vertical face of the sheet piling to a point below the surface of the adjacent excavation or the bottom of the adjacent body of water 40.
A base member 23 extends generally transversely from the vertical support member 21.
The base member 23 supports a key element 24 that secures the slot in the lower block 30.
The base member 23 is a cantilever support.
In order to assist its supporting function, a brace 22 extends from the base member 23 to the vertical member 21.
The brace extends below where the base member 23 is coupled to the vertical member 21.
Turning to FIG.
2, there it is seen that the sheet piling 12 forms a wall that faces the embankment 40 and presents a series of undulations including crests 14 and troughs 16.
The support brackets 20 are located in the middle of the troughs 16 and the sheet piling.
The key member 24 is a relatively narrow member that extends across three support brackets