TW201716662A - Breakwater structure - Google Patents

Abstract

There is provided a breakwater structure. A breakwater structure in some embodiments includes a support plate installed on seabed and has upper surface with multiple grooves, multiple middle plates arranged in multiple layers, each middle plate having an upper surface and lower surface formed with multiple grooves and multiple through-holes penetrating from the upper surface to lower surface so that grooves and through-holes are aligned vertically above or below each other, multiple pillars installed vertically between the support plate and lowermost one of the middle plates and between the multiple middle plates positioned one above the other so that the pillars extend in alignment with correspondingly opposing grooves of the middle plates, multiple through-rods, each passing vertically through the middle plates and having one end fixed to the support plate, and a cover plate stacked on uppermost one of the middle plates for fixing upper ends of the through-rods.

Description

Breakwater structure

The disclosure relates to a breakwater structure. More specifically, the embodiments disclosed herein relate generally to a simplified construction process, preventing waves or high waves from damaging breakwaters during construction, continuously reducing waves and high waves to a steady state, and providing time-saving simplified construction. The process is to build a breakwater structure.

The statements in this section merely provide background information related to some embodiments of the present disclosure and do not necessarily constitute prior art.

Ports and coastal areas often have often mandatory breakwaters installed by a variety of construction methods and in different forms.

The earliest breakwaters were constructed to prevent the height of relatively high waves and they separate the high seas from the blocked inner seas. However, such breakwaters constructed in a manner that restricts seawater impede the natural flow of seawater, and thus intensively contaminate inland water bodies with dirt and garbage that become a source of major malodors under severe conditions. The result has been the catastrophic destruction of the ecosystem of the foreshore or seabed on the inland side.

In addition, the aforementioned breakwater impinged by the rapid wave causes a large repulsive force to be added to the seawater that comes later, and then impacts the breakwater with more energy, thereby causing the height of waves that are unfavorably overflowing into the inner sea to continuously increase.

Breakwaters of various permeable structures have been proposed for allowing seawater circulation to overcome such adverse effects. Korean Patent No. 770238, entitled "Breakway Structure" with a building unit block, has proposed a solution.

1 is a schematic front view of a breakwater constructed by utilizing a unit block according to the prior art.

Referring to Fig. 1, a unit block for constructing a breakwater is integrally formed with a plurality of columns 30 that couple an upper plate 10 and a lower plate 20 to each other. The upper plate 10 and the lower plate 20 are formed with an intermeshing protrusion 15 and an intermeshing groove 25.

The breakwater is constructed with a stack of first layers, second layers, and the like. The first layer is composed of a frame 50 with engaging projections 55 and a plurality of unit blocks, wherein the engaging grooves 25 of the plurality of unit blocks accommodate the projections 55 of the frame 50. The second layer or the upper layer is stacked on the first layer or the lower layer and is composed of another plurality of unit blocks in a staggered pattern with respect to the lower unit block, while the lower layer is engaged. The protrusion 15 cooperates with the corresponding groove 25 of the upper layer. The breakwater thus constructed allows the tidal current to smoothly pass through the space between the columns of the respective unit blocks.

However, the breakwater structure such as described above suffers from crashing damage or collision damage caused by the thrust of the waves at the intermeshing protrusions during its construction. Such collisions with the protrusions will only aggravate the waves and the thrust of the high waves on the unit block, causing the breakwater to be inoperable.

Furthermore, once the unit block projections are damaged, repairing the problematic unit block in the completed breakwater structure is not only a very difficult task, but also requires excessive repair costs.

Furthermore, since the process of stacking the unit blocks involves engaging the projections one by one, the construction of the aforementioned breakwater structure requires considerable time and effort.

Prior Art : Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0770238 (released on November 6, 2006).

Aspects of the disclosure are defined in the scope of the appended independent patent application.

According to at least one embodiment, a breakwater structure includes a support plate, a plurality of middle plates, a plurality of pillars, a plurality of through-rods, and a cover plate. . The support plate is configured to be mounted to the seabed and has an upper surface formed with a plurality of grooves. The intermediate plate is configured in a plurality of layers, wherein each intermediate plate is configured to have an upper surface and a lower surface formed with a plurality of grooves and a plurality of through-holes, the through holes The upper surface penetrates to the lower surface such that the grooves and the through holes are vertically aligned above or below each other. The struts are configured to be vertically mounted between the support plate and the lowermost intermediate plate of the plurality of intermediate plates and between the plurality of intermediate plates, positioned above each other such that the struts are aligned with opposing grooves of the corresponding intermediate plate extend. The pass rods are each configured to pass vertically through the intermediate plate and have one end secured to the support plate. And, the cover plate is configured to be stacked on the uppermost intermediate plate of the plurality of intermediate plates and to fix the upper end of the through rod.

The breakwater structure may further include a tie rod configured to supportively interconnect at least two of the struts.

The tie rod can be configured to be placed in parallel with at least one of the intermediate plates.

The tie rods can be configured to be mounted obliquely across the plurality of struts from one struts at the upper portion to the other struts at the lower portion.

In accordance with another embodiment, a breakwater structure includes a support plate, a plurality of intermediate plates, a plurality of struts, a cover plate, and a tie rod. The support plate is configured to be mounted to the seabed and has an upper surface formed with a plurality of grooves. The intermediate plate is configured in a plurality of layers, wherein each intermediate plate is configured to have an upper surface and a lower surface formed with a plurality of grooves that are vertically aligned above or below each other. The struts are configured to be vertically mounted between the support plate and the lowermost intermediate plate of the plurality of intermediate plates and between the plurality of intermediate plates, positioned above each other such that the struts are aligned with opposing grooves of the corresponding intermediate plate extend. The cover plate is configured to be stacked on the uppermost intermediate plate of the plurality of intermediate plates. And, the tie bars are configured to extend between the corresponding intermediate plates in at least one of the layers, supportively interconnect at least two of the struts, and extend parallel to the intermediate plate.

In accordance with yet another embodiment, a breakwater structure includes a support plate, a plurality of intermediate plates, a plurality of struts, a cover plate, and at least one tie rod. The support plate is configured to be mounted to the seabed and has an upper surface formed with a plurality of grooves. The intermediate plate is configured in a plurality of layers, wherein each intermediate plate is configured to have an upper surface and a lower surface formed with a plurality of grooves that are vertically aligned above or below each other. The struts are configured to be vertically mounted between the support plate and the lowermost intermediate plate of the plurality of intermediate plates and between the plurality of intermediate plates, positioned above each other such that the struts are aligned with opposing grooves of the corresponding intermediate plate extend. The cover plate is configured to be stacked on the uppermost intermediate plate of the plurality of intermediate plates. And, the tie bars are configured to extend between corresponding ones of the at least one of the layers to support each other from one leg at the upper portion to another leg at the lower portion across the plurality of struts At least two of the pillars.

The present disclosure has been made in view of the above to simplify the breakwater construction process, prevent waves or high waves from damaging the breakwater, continuously reduce waves and high waves to a steady state, and provide time savings for building a breakwater with a simplified construction process.

A breakwater structure in accordance with some embodiments will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Turning to Figure 2, a breakwater structure 100 in accordance with at least one embodiment is illustrated.

The breakwater structure 100 includes a support plate 110, a plurality of pillars 120, a plurality of intermediate plates 130, a barrier wall 140, a cover plate 150, and a plurality of through bars 160. The breakwater structure 100 further includes a tie rod 170 as will be described below.

The support plate 110 is mounted to the seabed and has a plurality of grooves formed on its top surface. Here, the support plate 110 may be stacked on a foundation layer 102. Here, the foundation layer 102 is made with a foundation work of the seabed to flatten the seafloor terrain, and is formed with a top recess for securely assembling the support plate 110. The base layer 102 can comprise a riprap foundation among a variety of other configurations. Further, after being overlapped with the support plate 110, the base layer 102 may have a riprap protection 104 formed thereon for covering the base layer 102 and fastening the support plate 110 in place.

The base layer 102 may be installed after digging a recess of a predetermined depth in the sea floor, or the base layer 102 may be installed with at least one anchor post, the anchor post being driven into the sea floor and thereby securing the base layer 102 To the bottom of the sea, and providing a substantially flat top surface throughout the base layer 102. The base layer 102 may also be provided with fixing grooves or fixing protrusions for fixing the support plate 110 to the upper surface thereof. Alternatively, the support plate 110 may be integrally formed with the base layer 102 and the rockfill protector 104. However, mounting the support plate 110 is not intended to be limited to the described method, and it can be installed in a variety of modified manners. The support plate 110 may be made of concrete, but it is not limited to this case and can be made by using various materials.

A plurality of struts 120 may be vertically mounted between the support plate 110 and the lowermost intermediate plate 130, between the respective intermediate plates 130, and between the uppermost intermediate plate 130 and the cover plate 150, thereby being adapted to be formed at all The opposite sides of the above-mentioned plates are in the opposite grooves.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, the plurality of intermediate plates 130 include a plurality of grooves 132 formed on the upper surface and the lower surface, and a plurality of through holes 134 penetrating from the upper surface to the lower surface, and the intermediate plates 130 are stacked A multilayered structure causes each of the grooves 132 and each of the through holes 134 to be positioned vertically above the other. Specifically, when viewed at a cross section taken along lines A to A', each intermediate plate 130 has a plurality of grooves 132 formed on the upper surface and the lower surface, and penetrates from the upper surface to the lower surface A plurality of through holes 134 of the surface. At this time, each intermediate plate 130 is provided with a groove 132 which is disposed in the latitudinal direction and extends in opposite directions on the upper surface and the lower surface, respectively, and the groove 132 is preferably formed at a set interval and a through hole. 134 alternates vertically and laterally. Alternatively, the grooves 132 formed on the upper and lower surfaces of each of the intermediate plates 130 may be positioned to be out of longitudinal alignment. Likewise, the support plates 110 are desirably formed with grooves at the same intervals as the intervals of the grooves 132 formed on each of the intermediate plates 130. The multilayer structure is established by stacking the layers of the intermediate plate 130 such that their grooves 132 are vertically aligned with the through holes 134 and the plurality of struts 120 are respectively inserted into the grooves 132. In this case, the plurality of struts 120 each have a cylindrical shape of a predetermined height as shown in FIG. 5, and can be inserted into the groove of the support plate 110 and the groove 132 of the intermediate plate 130. To this end, the groove of the support plate 110 and the groove 132 of the intermediate plate 130 are formed as cylindrical recesses having a predetermined diameter, and as such, the diameter of each of the struts 120 is preferably smaller than the groove of the support plate 110 and the middle The diameter of the groove 132 of the plate 130.

The barrier rib 140 is used to be vertically upward from the top surface of the uppermost intermediate plate 130 of the plurality of intermediate plates 130. In other words, the barrier wall 140 can be placed vertically upward on the top surface of the at least one intermediate plate 130 placed on the top. In this case, the barrier rib 140 may be integrally formed with the intermediate plate 130 to be placed on the top of the layer of the intermediate plate 130 during the manufacturing process. This situation provides the best possible protection against waves or high waves that attempt to spill into the inner sea.

In the case where a plurality of pillars 120 are disposed over the top surfaces of the uppermost intermediate plates 130 across the plurality of intermediate plates 130, the cover plates 150 may be stacked on the pillars 120 and the barrier walls 140. Here, the cover plate 150 may be made of, but not limited to, concrete and may be fabricated using various materials. For example, the cover plate 150 can be formed with a transparent acrylic plate of a predetermined thickness, and thereby can also be implemented to cause seawater to be visible as it travels inside the breakwater. These cover plates 150 block the rise of seawater from the interior of the breakwater structure while acting as sidewalks and lanes.

The through rod 160 is configured to extend vertically through the respective intermediate plate 130 with its first end secured to the upper surface of the support plate 110 and its second end secured to the lower surface of the cover plate 150. In this case, the through bars 160 are preferably mounted to vertically penetrate the respective intermediate plates 130 at the corner portions of the respective intermediate plates 130. However, the mounting position of the through rod 160 is not intended to be limited to the described embodiment, and by considering the size of the intermediate plate 130, additional through rods 160 can be mounted to the respective sides of each intermediate plate 130.

In an embodiment, the tie rod 170 connects two or more than two struts 120 to each other and supports two or more than two struts 120. In this case, the tie bars 170 can supportively connect the struts 120 in a direction parallel to the intermediate plate 130, as shown in FIG. In other words, the tie bars 170 group two or more than two struts 120 by connecting the respective struts 120 mounted between the opposing intermediate plates 130 in parallel with the opposing intermediate plates 130. The struts 120 and tie bars 170 can be configured to mate directly, or by using two or more fasteners 172 at their contact portions. Here, the fastener 172 includes metal wires, chains, and any other components such as screws and rivets.

Alternatively, the tie bars 170 may extend obliquely from one strut 120 to a lower portion of the second strut 120 at an upper portion of one strut 120 to interconnect two or more than two strut 120. In this case, the other tie rod 170 is preferably used to obliquely interconnect the second post 120 and the lower portion of the first strut 120 at the upper portion of the second strut 120. At this time, the intersection of the tie rod 170 and the strut 120 can be fixed by using the fastener 172. In this case, one of the tie bars 170 can be coupled to the rear side of the respective strut 120 and the other tie bar 170 can be coupled to the front side of the strut 120. This grouping of the plurality of struts 120 and tie bars 170 modularizes the plurality of struts 120 in a group to prepare for installation between the intermediate plates 130, and thereby simplifies and speeds up the construction of the breakwater.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the breakwater structure has an intermediate plate provided with through holes for allowing seawater to pass up and down and to and from the high seas and the inner sea.

FIG. 8 shows a breakwater structure in accordance with another embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 8, a breakwater structure 200 according to another embodiment of the present disclosure includes a support plate 210, a plurality of pillars 220, a plurality of intermediate plates 230, a barrier wall 240, a cover plate 250, and a through rod 260. Here, the support plate 210, the pillar 220, and the barrier wall 240 have configurations and functions identical to or similar to those of the support plate 110, the pillar 120, and the barrier wall 140 as illustrated in FIG. 2, and a detailed description thereof is omitted. . However, the intermediate plate 230 and the cover plate 250 may have a plurality of semi-cylindrical configurations on the side facing the inland sea, which is different from the intermediate plate 130 and the cover plate 150 in FIG. Alternatively, the intermediate plate 130 and the cover plate 150 of FIG. 2 may be incorporated in an embodiment in which the cylindrical struts are erected from the support plate 210 so as to extend with the intermediate plate 130 and the cover plate 150 facing the inland sea. Make a proximal contact on the side. This situation allows the ship to conveniently access the breakwater structure from the inner sea. Moreover, the respective struts 220 can be interconnected by at least one tie rod 170 as shown in Figures 6 and 7, wherein the plurality of struts 220 are modularized in groups to prepare for installation in the intermediate plate 230 during construction of the breakwater on.

According to some embodiments as described above, the construction process of the breakwater structure is performed once for the sake of simplicity, and waves or high waves are prevented from damaging the breakwater in construction.

Further, the breakwater structure of the present disclosure can not only effectively and efficiently suppress waves from the high seas and high waves approaching the inner sea, but also permit sea water to freely flow between the high seas and the inner sea to protect sea water from pollution.

Additionally, in accordance with some embodiments, the component intermediate plates are individually attached with tie bars interconnected by tie bars to maintain the intermediate plates against possible displacements caused by seawater.

Moreover, in accordance with some embodiments, the plurality of struts are grouped into modules for mounting between the intermediate plates, and thereby simplifying and accelerating the construction of the breakwater.

10‧‧‧Upper board
15, 55‧‧‧Meshing projections
20‧‧‧ Lower board
25‧‧‧Meshing groove
30‧‧‧ column
50‧‧‧Frame
100, 200‧‧‧ breakwater structure
102‧‧‧Basic layer
104‧‧‧ Rockfill protectors
110, 210‧‧‧ support plate
120, 220‧‧ ‧ pillar
130, 230‧‧‧ middle board
132‧‧‧ Groove
134‧‧‧through hole
140, 240‧‧‧ barrier walls
150, 250‧ ‧ cover
160, 260‧‧‧through
170‧‧‧ tied
172‧‧‧fasteners

Embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described with respect to the accompanying drawings in which: FIG. 1 is a diagram of a prior art breakwater structure constructed by using a unit block. 2 is a perspective view of a breakwater structure in accordance with at least one embodiment of the present disclosure. 3 is an exemplary perspective view of the intermediate plate shown in FIG. 2. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the intermediate plate shown in FIG. 3 taken along line A through A'. FIG. 5 is an exemplary perspective view of the strut shown in FIG. 2. FIG. Figure 6 is an exemplary perspective view of the joint structure of the strut and the tie rod. Fig. 7 is another exemplary perspective view of the joint structure of the strut and the tie rod. 8 is a perspective view of a breakwater structure in accordance with another embodiment of the present disclosure. In the figures, like graphic symbol symbols refer to like parts.

100‧‧‧ breakwater structure

102‧‧‧Basic layer

104‧‧‧ Rockfill protectors

110‧‧‧Support board

120‧‧‧ pillar

130‧‧‧Intermediate board

140‧‧‧Block walls

150‧‧‧ cover

160‧‧‧through

Claims (6)

A breakwater structure comprising: a support plate configured to be mounted on a seabed and having an upper surface formed with a plurality of grooves; a plurality of intermediate plates configured in a plurality of layers, each intermediate plate being configured to have Forming a plurality of grooves and upper and lower surfaces of the plurality of through holes, the through holes penetrating from the upper surface to the lower surface such that the grooves and the through holes are vertically above or below each other Aligning; a plurality of struts configured to be vertically mounted between the support plate and a lowermost intermediate plate of the plurality of intermediate plates and between the plurality of intermediate plates, positioned above each other such The struts extend in alignment with opposing recesses corresponding to the intermediate plate; a plurality of traversing rods, each configured to pass vertically through the intermediate plate and having an end secured to the support plate; and a cover A plate configured to be stacked on an uppermost intermediate plate of the plurality of intermediate plates and to fix an upper end of the through rod. The breakwater structure of claim 1, further comprising a tie configured to supportively interconnect at least two of the struts. The breakwater structure of claim 2, wherein the tie rod is configured to be placed in parallel with at least one of the intermediate plates. The breakwater structure of claim 2, wherein the tie rod is configured to be mounted obliquely across a plurality of the struts from one struts at the upper portion to another struts at the lower portion. A breakwater structure comprising: a support plate configured to be mounted on a seabed and having an upper surface formed with a plurality of grooves; a plurality of intermediate plates configured in a plurality of layers, each intermediate plate being configured to have Forming an upper surface and a lower surface of the plurality of grooves vertically aligned above or below each other; a plurality of struts configured to be vertically mounted to the lowermost of the support plate and the plurality of intermediate plates Between the intermediate plates and between the plurality of intermediate plates, positioned above each other such that the struts extend in alignment with opposing grooves corresponding to the intermediate plates; the cover plates are configured to be stacked in a plurality of An uppermost intermediate plate of the intermediate plate; and a tie bar configured to extend between the corresponding intermediate plates in at least one of the layers, to supportively interconnect at least two of the struts And extending in parallel with the intermediate plate. A breakwater structure comprising: a support plate configured to be mounted on a seabed and having an upper surface formed with a plurality of grooves; a plurality of intermediate plates configured in a plurality of layers, each intermediate plate being configured to have Forming an upper surface and a lower surface of the plurality of grooves vertically aligned above or below each other; a plurality of struts configured to be vertically mounted to the lowermost of the support plate and the plurality of intermediate plates Between the intermediate plates and between the plurality of intermediate plates, positioned above each other such that the struts extend in alignment with opposing grooves corresponding to the intermediate plates; the cover plates are configured to be stacked in a plurality of An uppermost intermediate plate of the intermediate plate; and at least one tie bar configured to extend between corresponding intermediate plates in at least one of the layers to extend from a post at the upper portion Another leg at the portion obliquely traverses the plurality of struts to supportively interconnect at least two of the struts.