Canadian flexible dams

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1983-04-18

1987-03-03

Taylor, Dennis E.

Hydraulic and earth engineering

Fluid control, treatment, or containment

Flow control

405 91, E02B 700

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046472509

ABSTRACT:
The present invention deals with flexible wall dams used for restricting the flow of rivers, seawaters, or the like, using in combination: an upstanding, continuous, impermeable, inextensible, reinforced, flexible wall having elongated upper and lower peripheral edges, with the lower edge positively and substantially sealingly secured to the base of the waterbed by being inserted into a curvaceous longitudinal channel anchored to the waterbed, and the upper edge supported by means of floating vessels, transferring their loads through anchoring cables to points upstream.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4252461 (1981-02-01), Colamussi et al.

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