Hydraulic and earth engineering – Bank – shore – or bed protection – Wave or flow dissipation
Patent
1995-05-18
1997-12-30
Neuder, William P.
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Bank, shore, or bed protection
Wave or flow dissipation
405 66, E02B 300
Patent
active
057022038
ABSTRACT:
The present invention pertains to a floating breakwater structure in the pe of a "V". This breakwater design allows for a wide range of wave periods, unlike previous floating breakwaters. The construction of the instant invention is that of a suspended curtain which deflects and redirects the waves that are incident thereto rather than absorb or reflect incoming wave energy. This design results in a substantially smaller structure with reduced mooring loads. Moreover, the floating breakwater of the instant invention allows for fast deployment that can be either shipped in sections and assembled on site or assembled in sheltered waters and towed to a site for deployment. The breakwater of the instant invention is intended for temporary coastal operations such as military force projection and sustainment, dredging, coastal civil construction and repair, oil spill recovery, and search/rescue relief missions.
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Briggs Michael J.
Fowler Jimmy E.
Markle Dennis G.
Resio Donald T.
Marsh Luther A.
Neuder William P.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as represented by the Secretary of
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