A DEVICE FOR EROSION CONTROL- SEA NET ON RODS/PILES

摘要

A DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING EROSION BY A BODY OF WATER AT BEACH FRONTS RIVERBANKS, ETC IS DISCLOSED. THE DEVICE CONSISTS OF AT LEAST ONE STRAND OF FILAMENT (3) SECURED TO AN ELONGATE PILE EMBEDDED ON THE SEA/RIVER BED (4). THE FILAMENTS (3) ARE OF BUOYANT MATERIAL. THE PILES (1) ARE ARRANGED SUBMERGED IN WATER AND EMBEDDED WITHIN THE SEA OR RIVER IN A DIRECTION GENERALLY AGAINST THE FLOW OF CURRENT. THE WAVE ENERGY OR MOMENTUM ENERGY OF A BODY OF WATER IS DISSIPATED BY THE DEVICE, THUS REDUCING THE FORCE OF IMPACT AGAINST THE BEACH FRONT OF RIVER BANKS. THE FILAMENTS ALSO AT SILT TRAPS.(FIG.2)