Adjustable porous structures and method for shoreline and land mass reclamation
US6481926B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 9, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE02B3/04
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method and apparatus for land reclamation which includes utilizing groyne-like structures including spaced stanchions to which are mounted porous screens and wherein the screens are vertically adjustable as material is deposited during the reclamation process. In some embodiments the screens are carried by sleeves slidable on spaced stanchions and in other embodiments the screens may be sectional and carried by multiple sleeves.
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