The present invention relates generally to a wale for use in bracing a retaining
wall. The wale is comprise of a back wall, a front wall having a channel formed
therein, and a plurality of connecting walls connecting the back and front walls
to form at least one chamber between the back and front walls. In one embodiment,
the wale is of unitary construction and the plurality of connecting walls includes
top and bottom walls which form a single chamber between the back and front walls.
In an alternative embodiment, the wale is of a unitary construction and the plurality
of connecting walls includes a top, upper reinforcing, lower reinforcing, and bottom
walls, which form a plurality of chambers between the back and front walls. The
wale may by made of a pultruded composite material such as a fiberglass reinforced
plastic (FRP) resin impregnated composite. A seawall system using such a waler
is also described.
