Floating breakwater

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1977-09-19

1979-01-30

Stein, Mervin

Hydraulic and earth engineering

Bank, shore, or bed protection

Wave or flow dissipation

405 63, E02B 306

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041369947

ABSTRACT:
In a floatable breakwater, one or more flexible membranes are suspended below a floatable, open grid. An outer membrane is formed into a trough. Inner membrane components serve to define multiple ports and reduce the energy of the wave as water is moved and churned through the various ports. The inner membrane components may have a truncated tetrahedral configuration. A turbine may be positioned at one end of the breakwater to utilize the wave energy.

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patent: 3863455 (1975-02-01), Fuller
patent: 3969901 (1976-07-01), Matsudaira et al.
patent: 4023370 (1977-05-01), Watson

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