Retaining wall and method of forming said wall

Details Retaining wall and method of forming said wall Retaining wall and method of forming said wall

1978-11-17

1981-02-24

Taylor, Dennis L.

Hydraulic and earth engineering

Bank, shore, or bed protection

Wave or flow dissipation

405 25, 405 63, E02B 304

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042524601

ABSTRACT:
A wall is formed by stringing on cables a plurality of similar buoyant panel elements lying flat on water. Each panel element has an inner end, an outer end and two side edges. A first chain extends laterally through the panel elements adjacent the inner ends thereof and a second chain extends laterally through these elements spaced from the first chain. The first chain is tensioned to draw the panel elements together to abut each other at the inner ends thereof. The second chain is then tensioned while water ballast is added to compartments in the elements to cause the outer ends of the panel elements to swing downwardly to bring the side edges thereof together to form a wall. The resulting structure is made up of these panel elements side by side. Gripping means at the ends of the cables maintain them under tension to retain the side edges of the panel elements together.

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patent: 2584867 (1952-02-01), Guarin
patent: 3456265 (1969-07-01), Carnahan
patent: 3499291 (1970-03-01), Mikkelsen
patent: 3592005 (1971-07-01), Greenwood
patent: 3592008 (1969-05-01), Trindle
patent: 4118941 (1978-10-01), Bruce et al.

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