GB2139676A
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Improvements in or relating to a method of and device for use in preventing ground erosion and maintaining earth stability
Assignee: ARDON INTERNATIONAL Ltd
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Filing: 1983-02-12
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2003-02-12
Abstract
Abstract A Flexible Revetment Panel comprising a plurality of blocks 1 of a castable material interconnected by a two-dimensional mesh of cables 2 cast into the volume of each of said blocks said blocks being provided with chambers 3 cast therein and open-ended at least on a side of said block and extending partway into the volume thereof and in which said chamber an associated length of said cable comprising said mesh is free to deflect from the length of its longitudinal axis cast into said volume of said block. The plurality of blocks forming said panel may be cast either as separate blocks in a compound mould or alternatively may be formed after the casting of said panel by the fracturing of said panel along zones of controlled weakness formed in the process of casting said panel. <IMAGE>
Inventors
- 👤 Edgar Gerald Wise
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
GB
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 15:01
CPC Classifications
E; E02; E02B; E02B3/00; E02B3/04; E02B3/12; E02B3/122; E02B3/123
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
48 words
A Flexible Revetment Panel comprising a plurality of blocks of a castable material interconnected by a two-dimensional mesh of cables cast within the volume of each said block the plane common to the said twodimensional mesh of cables being substantially parallel to the base face of said panel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
48 words
A Flexible Revetment Panel comprising a plurality of blocks of a castable material interconnected by a two-dimensional mesh of cables cast within the volume of each said block the plane common to the said twodimensional mesh of cables being substantially parallel to the base face of said panel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
71 words
A Flexible Revetment Panel according to Claim 1 in which each said block of castable material is provided with a plurality of chambers cast therein said chambers being open-ended at the faces of opposing sides of said block and extending partway into the volume thereof and within which said chambers an associated cable is free to deflect from the longitudinal axis of its length cast within said volume of said block.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A Flexible Revetment Panel according to Claim 1 and 2 in which said chambers are open to both a side and the base surface of said block.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
75 words
A Flexible Revetment Panel according to Claim 1, 2 and 3 in which said Flexible
Panel is cast in a compound mould provided with intersecting spacing members or mould battens which define and separate the side configuration of each said block comprising said panel and which support said two-dimensional cable mesh prior to the casting of said panel said spacing members or mould battens being removeable from said mould after the casting of said panel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
83 words
A Flexible Revetment Panel according to Claims 1, 2 and 3 in which said Flexible
Panel is cast in a compound mould provided with removeable fillets to induce zones of controlled weakness within the said panel said zones of controlled weakness defining the side configuration of each of said plurality of blocks comprising said panel and so arranged as to allow the said cast panel to be threeafter fractured along said zones of controlled weakness to provide said Flexible Panel of interconnected blocks.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
53 words
A Flexible Revetment Panel according to any of the preceeding Claims in which each of the said plurality of interconnected blocks comprising said panel are provided with shafts or holes connecting with their upper and lower surfaces and through which vegetation may grow or in which wave or current energy may be dissipated.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
A Flexible Revetment Panel according to any of the preceeding Claims in which the sides of said plurality of interconnected blocks comprising the said panel are configured to provide open volumes there-between through which vegetation may grow or in which wave or current energy may be dissipated.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
A Flexible Revetment Panel constructed arranged and adapted to operate substantially as herein described with reference to Figs. 1-8 of the accompanying drawings.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
A Flexible Revetment Panel constructed arranged and adapted to operate substantially as herein described with reference to Figs. 1-8 of the accompanying drawings.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
Any novel subject matter or combination including novel subject matter herein disclosed whether or not within the scope of or related to the same invention as any of the preceeding Claims.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
GB2083115A
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