Hydraulic and earth engineering – Fluid control – treatment – or containment – Flow control
Patent
1979-02-09
1981-07-21
Taylor, Dennis L.
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Fluid control, treatment, or containment
Flow control
405 91, E02B 704
Patent
active
042795400
ABSTRACT:
A deformable dam made of an impermeable flexible membrane secured in a water tight manner to the bottom and side walls of a river. The flexible membrane is inflatable using either air or water, or a combination to vary the overall effective length of the dam.
REFERENCES:
patent: 495788 (1893-04-01), Debarle
patent: 3834167 (1974-09-01), Tabor
Iizuka Jinya
Suga Kyozo
Tsuji Yoshiomi
Kazuto Nakazawa, General Director Public Works Research Institut
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.
Taylor Dennis L.
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