Undertow reduction system for shoreline protection
US5022784A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 17, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE02B3/043
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An apparatus and method for reducing the strength of the nearbottom offsh directed current inside the surfzone thereby promoting and sand accretion on the beach. An arrangement of pipes is placed in the surfzone and operates to sequester a portion of surfzone fluid. The sequestered surfzone fluid is conveyed out to sea by way of the piping system thereby reducing the velocity and quantity of surfzone fluid reducing sand erosion.
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