Hydraulic and earth engineering – Bank – shore – or bed protection – Revetment
Patent
1989-08-01
1990-10-30
Taylor, Dennis L.
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Bank, shore, or bed protection
Revetment
405 15, 405 16, 405 21, E02B 304
Patent
active
049664913
ABSTRACT:
A Subsurface Dune Protection System making use of a wedge-shaped geotextile container of such size it must be filled with a sand slurry or water in situ. The wedge-shape permits provision of a slope to an upper wave impacting surface for dissipation of wave forces and accretion of sand on a dune surface being protected. The container can be divided into cells so that each cell presents a particular wave impacting surface as the cells increase in height as they progress landward. The cells are formed by walls of impermeable material for filling with water in rapid emergency installations and can later be filled with wet sand as the water is displaced for a permanent installation. The impermeable walls cause the sand to remain wet substantially increasing weight of the container. The substantial length, width and weight of the container provide significant resistance to storm wave forces.
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Engle Charles R.
Taylor Dennis L.
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