Floating Island Construction for Sandy Soil Plant Transplantation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for transplanting large-scale plants with landscape function during reservoir construction are costly and often result in high root damage and low survival rates, as well as loss of original habitat and landscape, due to the complexity of separating entangled roots and high individual transplanting costs.
Innovation Solution
A floating island construction method that involves planning and isolating a floating island area, building a double-layer structure with a vegetation and buoyancy layer, and using high-pressure grouting and steel sheet piles to create a buoyant platform that allows the island to float, preserving the root system and habitat while reducing costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional individual transplanting methods are used for large-scale plants, then the transplanting cost is very high, but the root system damage is significant and survival rate cannot be guaranteed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple plants and their root systems into a single transplanting unit by constructing a floating island that encompasses the entire plant community. This allows the root systems to remain interconnected and functional, avoiding the damage caused by separating individual roots. The floating island structure combines soil, plants, and buoyancy elements into an integrated transplantable unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the transplanting process by first constructing the floating island structure in place, then isolating it from surrounding soil, and finally transplanting the entire isolated island as a complete unit. This segmentation allows for systematic handling of large-scale plant communities without requiring complex individual root separation.
2Reliability
If individual plants are transplanted separately, then the transplanting cost is very high, but the original habitat and landscape cannot be preserved
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the entire plant community with its soil and root systems into a single floating island unit, preserving the original habitat structure and landscape characteristics. This approach maintains the ecological relationships between plants and their environment while enabling transplantation to a new location.
3Ease of manufacture
If large-scale plants are transplanted individually, then the cost is sky-high, but the root systems are entangled and cannot be separated clearly
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of attempting to separate and transplant individual plants with entangled roots, the patent inverts the approach by keeping the root systems connected and transplanting the entire plant community as a unified floating island. This reversal of the traditional separation approach maintains root system integrity while achieving successful transplantation.
4Productivity
If traditional transplanting methods are used, then the process is simple for single plants, but the overall expense and time for large-scale transplantation is very high
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple transplantation operations into a single floating island construction and transplantation event. By treating the entire plant community as one unit, the method eliminates repeated transplantation operations, significantly improving efficiency and reducing the total time required for large-scale transplantation projects.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This method enhances the survival rate of transplanted plants, maintains the original habitat and landscape, and reduces the overall cost and complexity of the transplanting process by preserving the root system and habitat, while allowing for simultaneous construction during water conservancy projects.
Implementation Method 1
the lower structure is for gaining buoyancy force, named bottom buoyancy structure
Implementation Method 2
Use high-pressure grouting to solidify the concrete below the lower structure as a supporting platform for the upper double-layer structure
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a floating island construction method for overall transplantation of sandy soil plants, the method comprising the following steps: separation from a surrounding soil body; construction of a buoyancy tank device (13); and waterproof construction, so as to construct a plant floating island from plants to be transplanted in a reservoir area. The floating island protects all the root systems of the plants and most of the undisturbed soil, improves the survival rate, preserves the unique landscape of an original habitat, and can be constructed at the same time as water conservancy project construction, which saves on the construction period, saves costs, and is convenient for on-site overall scheduling.