Multi-purpose vessel and method for recovering, storing and/or offloading material in a dredging operation
US7326020B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 1, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE02F1/00
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method of building a levee or an island is disclosed. The method includes dredging material from a surface of a body of water with a dredge assembly mounted to a hull and supporting a hopper with the hull. The hopper is adapted to receive the material. The hopper includes a floor with a portion of the floor moveable to permit movement of the material in the hopper, and depositing at a desired location dredge material from the dredge using a transfer conveyor.
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