Method of constructing a man-made sea defense system in the open

Details Method of constructing a man-made sea defense system in the open Method of constructing a man-made sea defense system in the open

1990-09-06

1991-10-29

Taylor, Dennis L.

Hydraulic and earth engineering

Marine structure or fabrication thereof

Floatable to site and supported by marine floor

405 14, 405 21, 405217, E02B 1702

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050611224

ABSTRACT:
A man-made sea defense system is constructed using floatable sea-defense caissons which are floated in the ocean to a pre-selected ocean site and then sunk to the ocean floor and connected in end-to-end relation to form a line of sea-defense caissons whose bottoms are secured in place on the ocean floor and whose tops extend above the ocean surface. The opposite ends of the line of sea-defense caissons are anchored by anchor tower caissons which extend higher above the ocean surface than the sea-defense caissons. A plurality of storage caissons are secured in place to the ocean floor on the leeward side of the line of sea-defense caissons for storing bulk materials. The storage caissons may be connected to the line of sea-defense caissons in a closed loop configuration to define a sheltered area on the leeward side of the sea-defense caissons. The sheltered area may remain filled with seawater to form a wet polder or may be pumped dry and filled with dry material to form a dry polder.

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