Method of installing revetment blocks to reduce kinetic energy of water
US9797106B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 6, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE02B3/14
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A revetment block for reducing the energy of water flowing over a levee. The revetment blocks each have a tapered top surface that tapers upwardly from a downstream end of the block to an upstream end of the block. The upwardly tapered top surface terminates in an abrupt downward transition edge. When plural tapered top blocks are installed together in a mat on a surface of the levee, the oncoming water surge encounters the many abrupt transition edges and reduces the energy of the water surge. The tapered top revetment blocks can be installed on the water side of the levee, or on the land side of the levee, or both sides.
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