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Title:
CONCRETE BLOCK HAVING WATER RETAINING SKELETON AND WATER PERMEABLE HEAD, AND HAVING EPIPHYTIC LAYER ON FRONT SURFACE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2008038452
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a concrete block which exerts an environmental conservation function.

The concrete-stacked block is integrally formed of a skeleton 1 made of water retaining concrete, a head 2 made of water permeable concrete, and a plant epiphytic layer 3 made of a material effective for environmental conservation. A retaining wall constructed by using the concrete-stacked blocks thus formed functions to gradually evaporate retained water absorbed from a front surface of the block according to variation in ambient temperature and moisture, to thereby restrain the temperature from rising by virtue of heat of evaporation. The epiphytic layer helps adhesion of seeds and spores of plants, and water content supplement by evaporation contributes to budding and growth of plants.


Inventors:
NAKAYA CHIKA
Application Number:
JP2006213769A
Publication Date:
February 21, 2008
Filing Date:
August 04, 2006
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Assignee:
NIPPON CONCRETE IND CO LTD
International Classes:
E02D29/02; E02B3/14
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Fukuo Watanabe