Looking for breakthrough ideas for innovation challenges? Try Patsnap Eureka!

Transportable breakwater construction block factory contained within an iso-shipping container transportable along shorelines where marine construction sites extend

a technology of iso-shipping container and construction block, which is applied in the direction of climate change adaptation, marine site engineering, construction, etc., can solve the problems of high production cost of units, long casting operation time, and difficult to meet the requirements of construction sites, so as to reduce surface erosion

Inactive Publication Date: 2018-09-27
STABLE CONCRETE STRUCTURES +1
View PDF1 Cites 0 Cited by
  • Summary
  • Abstract
  • Description
  • Claims
  • Application Information

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention aims to provide better methods and systems for controlling ocean waves, reducing surface erosion, and improving breakwater construction. These improvements will increase the stability of breakwater construction blocks and allow for variations in stability levels based on the specific needs of different engineering projects. Additionally, the invention provides new designs for breakwater construction blocks that include geometrical features to increase their stability, such as reduced rear leg portions and increased batter. Overall, the invention aims to advance the art of wave and coastal engineering, promote stability, and reduce damage caused by waves and waterways.

Problems solved by technology

The building of a major breakwater is an extremely costly venture that usually takes years to design and build.
One of the major drawbacks associated with using concrete armor shapes for protection of marine structures is the high cost of producing the units, which are usually cast only once every 24 hours.
For a given structure requiring thousands of units, the casting operation can take months and even years to complete a given project.

Method used

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
View more

Image

Smart Image Click on the blue labels to locate them in the text.
Viewing Examples
Smart Image
  • Transportable breakwater construction block factory contained within an iso-shipping container transportable along shorelines where marine construction sites extend
  • Transportable breakwater construction block factory contained within an iso-shipping container transportable along shorelines where marine construction sites extend
  • Transportable breakwater construction block factory contained within an iso-shipping container transportable along shorelines where marine construction sites extend

Examples

Experimental program
Comparison scheme
Effect test

second embodiment

[0317]FIG. 40B shows the multi-tiered seawall erosion-protection system 260′ depicted in FIG. 40, installed upon a bed or crushed rock or stone 263 on the inclined surface of the coastal region, constructed from multiple continuous rows of 2-ton flat-top breakwater construction blocks 1F shown in FIGS. 14A through 14E with truncated leg portions tailored to the incline surface, and interconnected by interlocking shear key blocks 10A shown in FIGS. 28A through 28D, the purpose of which is to protect against erosion (i.e. scouring) of shoreline along which the multi-tiered seawall subsystem is installed.

third embodiment

[0318]FIG. 40C is a side view of the multi-tiered seawall erosion-protection system 260″ depicted in FIG. 40, comprising (i) a seawall subsystem 261 installed at the top elevation of a coastal incline upon a bed of crushed rock and / or stone 263 and constructed from a continuous row of breakwater construction blocks 1B shown in FIGS. 10B1A through 10B4 arranged leg portion to leg portion and connected together by interlocking shear key blocks 10A shown in FIGS. 28A and 28B having a height substantially equal to the height of the breakwater construction block (e.g. 5′ or so), and (ii) a scour-protection subsystem 262′ installed upon a bed or crushed rock or stone on the inclined surface 263 of the coastal region, disposed in front of the seawall subsystem 261, and constructed from multiple continuous rows of 2-ton flat-top breakwater construction blocks 1F shown in FIGS. 14A through 14E with truncated leg portions tailored to the incline surface, and interconnected by interlocking she...

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

PUM

No PUM Login to View More

Abstract

A transportable breakwater construction block factory contained within an ISO-shipping container and transportable along shorelines where marine construction sites extend. The transportable breakwater construction block factory comprising a plurality of multi-form block molding subsystems, having base mold portions mechanically coupled to the factory floor, and side molding portions being mechanically coupled, so that all or multiple groups of side mold portions (for the construction blocks and the matching shear key blocks) can be simultaneously lifted (e.g. by a hydraulic crane on site) to remove the side mold portions from the casted concrete blocks.

Description

RELATED CASES[0001]The Present Application is a Continuation of co-pending application Ser. No. 13 / 969,699 filed Aug. 19, 2013, which is commonly and jointly owned by Stable Concrete Structures, Inc. and Concrete Systems, Inc., and incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein.BACKGROUND OF INVENTIONField of Invention[0002]The present invention relates to improved methods of and systems for controlling water flow, breaking water waves, and reducing surface erosion along river beds, streams, and coastal regions and waterways.Brief Description of the State of Knowledge in the Art[0003]In general, most armor block shapes have been developed by government agencies to provide solutions for erosion problems and the building of breakwaters for port development.[0004]Since the early 1950's concrete armor shapes have been developed and used throughout the world with varying degrees of success to construct breakwaters around the world. The building of a major breakwater is an ...

Claims

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

Application Information

Patent Timeline
no application Login to View More
Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): E02B3/12
CPCE02B3/129Y02A10/11
Inventor O'NEILL, RAYMONDCARR, DENNIS
Owner STABLE CONCRETE STRUCTURES
Who we serve
  • R&D Engineer
  • R&D Manager
  • IP Professional
Why Patsnap Eureka
  • Industry Leading Data Capabilities
  • Powerful AI technology
  • Patent DNA Extraction
Social media
Patsnap Eureka Blog
Learn More
PatSnap group products

Browse by: Latest US Patents, China's latest patents, Technical Efficacy Thesaurus, Application Domain, Technology Topic, Popular Technical Reports.

© 2024 PatSnap. All rights reserved.Legal|Privacy policy|Modern Slavery Act Transparency Statement|Sitemap|About US| Contact US: help@patsnap.com