Sediment Control System With Interconnected Triangular Barrier Elements
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sediment barriers at construction sites are often inadequately secured, prone to damage, and fail to effectively prevent soil washaway due to stormwater runoff, leading to soil erosion.
Innovation Solution
A sediment control system comprising interconnected barrier elements with secure linking mechanisms, such as dog-legged or angled ends, and vertical holes for anchoring, designed to withstand forces and prevent soil discharge, featuring a triangular cross-sectional shape and notched portions for curb engagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional sediment barriers are used without secure linking mechanisms, then installation is simple and quick, but the barriers are easily separated and damaged by stormwater forces
Solution Approach 1:
The barrier system is divided into modular barrier elements that can be individually installed and linked together. Each barrier element has standardized ends (dog-legged or angled) that can be connected to adjacent elements, creating a segmented but cohesive barrier system that maintains stability while allowing for flexible installation configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The barrier elements are combined with integrated linking mechanisms formed as integral portions of the barriers themselves. The dog-legged or angled ends are merged with the barrier body to create a unified structure that provides both the barrier function and the linking function, eliminating separate complex linking components.
2Strength
If barriers are securely anchored with vertical holes for ground engagement, then resistance to stormwater forces improves, but installation time and effort increase
Solution Approach 1:
The vertical holes for ground anchoring are pre-formed as integral portions of the barrier elements during manufacturing. This preliminary action eliminates the need for现场 drilling or creating anchor holes during installation, allowing installers to simply place the barriers and secure them to the ground through the pre-existing holes, significantly reducing installation time while maintaining anchoring strength.
3Reliability
If barrier elements have dog-legged or angled ends for interconnection, then separation resistance improves, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The dog-legged or angled ends are merged with the barrier body to form an integral, one-piece structure. This combining of the barrier element and its connecting features eliminates the need for separate manufacturing processes for links and connectors, allowing the entire barrier element with its interconnection features to be manufactured as a single molded or extruded component, thereby simplifying the overall manufacturing process.
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AI summary
A sediment control system including a first barrier element. The first barrier element has a first end, a second end, a front side, a back side, a bottom side and a top side. The sediment control system also having a second barrier element. The second barrier element has a first end, a second end, a front side, a back side, a bottom side and a top side. The first end of the first barrier element cooperating with the first end of the second barrier element to prevent the separation of the first and second barrier elements. A barrier includes a first end and a second end wherein the second end is disposed a certain length from the first end. The barrier element also has a front side and a back side wherein the back side is disposed a total depth from the front side. The barrier element further includes a bottom side and a top side wherein the top side is disposed a certain height from the bottom side. The barrier element has a generally triangular cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the length of the barrier element. A method of controlling soil from a disturbed area from being transported to undesired locations using the sediment control system.