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Material and construction method of prevention of scour for the underwater structure

US6305876A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 30, 1998
Grant dateOct 23, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 30, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/1362
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A net includes a bag body, an endless suspension rope, and a top closing rope. The bag body prevents scour of an underwater structure, and is formed into a mesh by a knitted fabric. The endless suspension rope is inserted through the mesh adjacent to an opening portion of the bag body. The top closing rope closes the opening of the bag body, and is inserted through a mesh adjacent to the mesh through which the suspension rope is inserted.

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