Articulated block mat for use with harbor piers and method of installing a pier mat
US11585059B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 11, 2021 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE02B3/123
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A pier mat of erosion control blocks for abating erosion around piers of a wharf. A mat of blocks is arranged so as to have a linear end edge and a vacant space formed in an opposite end edge thereof, where the vacant space is for surrounding at least a part of a pier. A linear end edge of another similar pier mat is installed so as to abut the end edge of the first mat having the vacant space, thereby fully surrounding the pier. A method of installing a pier mat of erosion control blocks is also disclosed.
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