Reinforced dike

Claim 2

A reinforced dike comprising two spaced piles of bags filled with a granular material said bags constructed of a textile material consisting of a non-woven sheet of continuous filaments; a hydrauLic fill disposed in the space between said piles; and at least one porous non-woven textile reinforcing element secured to said piles and extending between said piles through said hydraulic fill, said reinforcing element being sufficiently porous to allow fluid flow therethrough and having sufficient strength to hold said granular material against substantial shifting and displacement from the dike structure.

Claim 3

The dike as recited in claim 1 wherein said spaced piles are disposed in substantially parallel relationship.

Claim 4

The dike as recited in claim 1 wherein at least one reinforcing element extends under said hydraulic fill.

Claim 5

The dike as recited in claim 3 comprising a plurality of said porous non-woven textile reinforcing elements extending through said hydraulic fill, at least one of said reinforcing elements being at a higher vertical level than at least one other of said reinforcing elements, each reinforcing element being secured at each end portion to each of said piles.

Claim 6

The dike as recited in claim 1 wherein said filaments are formed of a synthetic polymer.

Claim 7

The dike as recited in claim 5 wherein said synthetic polymer is a polyethylene glycol terephthalate.

Claim 8

The dike as recited in claim 1 wherein said porous reinforcing element is a non-woven sheet of continuous filaments.

Claim 9

The dike as recited in claim 7 wherein said continuous filaments are formed of a synthetic polymer.

Claim 10

The dike as recited in claim 8 wherein said synthetic polymer is a polyethylene glycol terephthalate.

Claim 11

The dike as recited in claim 1 wherein said porous reinforcing element is formed of strips of non-woven continuous filaments.

Claim 12

The dike as recited in claim 1 wherein said porous reinforcing element is formed of ropes of a synthetic polymeric material.

Claim 13

The dike as recited in claim 1 wherein said granular material is a non-cohesive material selected from the group consisting of earth, sand, gravel and stone.

Claim 14

The dike as recited in claim 1 wherein said hydraulic fill is a mixture of sand and water.

Claim 15

A reinforced dike comprising a first layer of bags filled with granular material; a second layer of bags filled with granular material spaced from and disposed in substantially parallel relationship to said first layer; at least one additional layer of bags filled with granular materials placed over each of said first layer and second layer forming two spaced piles of bags disposed in substantially parallel arrangement; at least one porous non-woven textile reinforcing element placed between each such additional layer and the immediate subjacent layer in each of said spaced piles and secured to the immediate subjacent layer in each of said piles, and; a hydraulic fill disposed in the space between said piles; said bags being constructed of a textile material consisting of a non-woven sheet of continuous filaments, and said reinforcing elements extending between said piles through said hydraulic fill and being sufficiently porous to permit the passage of fluid therethrough and having sufficient strength to hold said granular material against substantial shifting and displacement from the dike structure.

Claim 16

A reinforced dike comprising a first layer of bags filled with granular material; a second layer of bags filled with granular material spaced from and disposed in substantially parallel relationship to said first layer; at least one additional layer of bags filled with granular materials placed over each of said first layer and second layer forming two spaced piles of bags disposed in substantially parallel arrangement; at least one porous non-woven textile reinforcing element placed between each such additional layer and the immediate subjacent layer in each of said spaced piles and secured to the immediate subjacent layer in each of said piles, and; a hydraulic fill disposed in the space between said piles; said bags being constructed of a textile material consisting of a non-woven sheet of continuous filaments, and said reinforcing elements extending between said piles through said hydraulic fill and being sufficiently porous to permit the passage of fluid therethrough and having sufficient strength to hold said granular material against substantial shifting and displacement from the dike structure.

Claim 17

The dike as recited in claim 14 wherein said porous reinforcing elements are formed of strips of non-woven continuous filaments of a synthetic polymeric material.