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

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.

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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 ...

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Benefits of technology

[0009]Accordingly, a primary object of the present invention is to provide new and improved methods of and systems for improved methods of and systems for controlling ocean waves, and reducing surface erosion along rivers, streams and coastal regions and waterways, while avoiding the shortcomings and drawbacks of prior art systems and methodologies.

[0010]Another object of the invention is to provide an improved family of breakwater construction block designs that can be produced using a single unique block molding / forming system employing a set of form attachments, form inserts and filler segments to design geometrical features into the breakwater construction block design that increases its stability factor for specific engineering projects.

[0011]Another object of the invention is to provide an improved breakwater construction block design that can be produced with various degrees of stability by reducing the height of the rear leg portions of the blocks and a portion of the bottom portion of the central core of the block, as shown by the set of truncation lines drawn above the right leg of the level unit, thereby increasing the batter of the block and automatically increasing the stability of the works.

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.

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