Hydraulic and earth engineering – Bank – shore – or bed protection – Wave or flow dissipation
Patent
1992-02-05
1993-01-12
Taylor, Dennis L.
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Bank, shore, or bed protection
Wave or flow dissipation
405 16, 405 34, 405258, 405284, E02B 306
Patent
active
051784890
ABSTRACT:
A barrier system utilizing a plurality of waste tires arranged to control hydrodynamic processes, diminishing the amplitude of waves and controlling sediment migration in bodies of water, in order to prevent shore damage, erosion or the like, while promoting restoration of same. The barrier typically includes a plurality of transversely stacked tires or the like pivotally affixed to a side, anchoring member configured to slidingly communicate with a support column embedded in the sea floor, either in orthogonal or angled fashion, depending upon the conditions and desired effect. The side members may be configured to allow two distinct, side support, hinge-like areas to independently engage with the support column, forming a wall. The present device as installed diminishes wave amplitude by absorbing the rotational movement of the affixed tires about the column. A number of diverse geometries, all designed for various specific applications and environs, utilizing the mounting system of the present invention, is disclosed. The mounting system includes a diverse link arrangement wherein each tire has provided in its radial cavity a spacer configured to communicate via a bolt or the like typically with the side member exterior to the tire, which is in turn slidingly communicating with the anchoring column. The barrier arrangement provides a safe, economical, and effective system for diminishing water action damage, while utilizing an often otherwise un-recyclable resource, namely, waste tires.
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Pugh C. Emmett
Taylor Dennis L.
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