WO1994019231A1 - Dispositif d'ancrage pour structures flottantes, et structure flottante - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- the present invention relates to an object which floats on a water surface such as a sea surface or a lake surface and can be used for multiple purposes such as planting land, installing solar panels for agriculture, and certifying land for tennis courts.
- Aa As a material that floats on the sea surface, Aa, which consists of a floating body provided on the sea surface, a platform provided on the sea surface, and a number of columns that support both, is known, and is used as an offshore oil field ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4 .
- This m has a structure that is less susceptible to fluctuations in the buoyancy of the waves because the only part affected by the waves is the struts.
- the floating body and the platform are assumed to be, there is a rigid body of ⁇ . For this reason, it can be used to provide decoration value such as ⁇ »and to establish facilities, but it is relatively low value such as S solar panel installation S for agriculture and afforestation. Therefore, there is a major restriction on the spread of such facilities.
- the present invention is intended to provide a ⁇ ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4 which can be floated on the water surface such as a sea surface or a lake surface, is lightweight and can easily add these floating structures, in place of the above-mentioned expensive 3 ⁇ 4 ⁇ .
- the purpose is to provide a practical levitation structure that is easy to use in the natural environment and that it is fixed. Disclosure of the invention
- the floating structure according to the present invention has a strut with a mil on the bottom of the water, which is held at a predetermined position on the surface of the water by a cord fixed at one end to the bottom of the water, and has a levee wall protruding from the surface of the water at the periphery thereof. And a rigid member for maintaining the rigidity of the sheet. ing.
- the sheet that spreads over the water surface primarily seals the water, preventing water in contact with the sheet's T from permeating through the sheet and leaching to the top surface of the sheet. As a result, buoyancy is generated in the area of the sheet, supporting the earth and sand provided on the upper surface of the sheet.
- the sheet is preferably a flexible sheet such as a rubber sheet, a plastic film, or a plastic sheet.
- the strength of the sheet can be increased by arranging and embedding reinforcing yarns, catching wires, strong wires, etc. inside the sheet.
- the sheet of ⁇ is convenient for stretching the sheet between the columns. If there is not enough space on the sheet, ropes such as ⁇ loops and belts can be used.
- the cord may be formed as a sheet and a sheet, or the cord and the sheet may be fixed by other means.
- This sheet has a dike wall protruding from the water surface at the periphery. This dike will prevent water from entering the sheet from the periphery of the sheet.
- a cylindrical one in which a pressure gas such as ⁇ is sealed can be used.
- the rigid member maintains the rigidity of the sheet.
- the rigid body varies depending on the purpose of use, but for example, a sheet that does not make the sheet uneven even when a person gets on it is sufficient in many cases.
- a cylindrical bag filled with a fluid can be used as the rigid member. ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ If the fluid is gas, it also acts as a float. If water is used as the pressure fluid, it becomes a rigid member that does not receive buoyancy.
- the tensile stiffness of the cylindrical bag filled with the fluid depends on the tensile stiffness of the sheet or film forming the bag.
- stiffness flexural rigidity of the tubular bag enclosing the compressed receives ⁇ o 0 fluid compressed fluid sealed in bags Ryoto with ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4 ⁇ tensile stiffness and called fluid sheet or film, 'responsible.
- a rigid plate material can be used as another rigid member.
- the rigid plate for example, a plate made of foamed polystyrene, a material, FR Concrete or ceramic plates with air bubbles, and pallets with a pallet-like interior space can be used.
- the rigid plate members may be arranged two-dimensionally on the sheet, and the sheet may be covered with a large number of rigid plate members. In this case, the entire sheet retains its flexibility and acts locally as a rigid body.
- an adhesive You can use tools.
- the rigid plate and the sheet may be pressed against each other and fixed by the weight of the soil and other equipment placed on the rigid member and the buoyancy acting on the sheet.
- the entire rigid plate may be covered with a thin, covering sheet, and the covering sheet and the sheet stretched on the water surface may form the rigid plate. Further, by setting the distance between the covering seed and the sheet stretched on the water surface to E, the rigid plate can be more securely fixed to the sheet.
- the fixing of the levitation structure of the present invention is as follows: a ⁇ 3 ⁇ pillar with a bottom fixed to the bottom of the water T with its bottom fixed to the bottom of the water T and a top projected near the water surface; It can be composed of a cable body that integrally forms i ⁇ between the bottom side of one support and the top side of the other support.
- the levitation structure is fixed to the top of the column.
- the column supports the load acting on the top of the column, and the column itself is pressed in the axial direction.
- the cord is a string-like body stretched between two struts to fix one end of the cord or the top of the strut fixed to the TK part at a predetermined position on the sea surface. The other end of the cord is fixed to the bottom of the other strut. It is preferable that at least three thigh-shaped cords are used to fix the top of one pillar. Further, the cord may connect the center of one support to the other support, or may connect the top of one support to the bottom of the other support.
- the strut be two-dimensionally beneath the water bottom at a predetermined interval.
- the bottom end of the column should be buried deep in the water bottom or installed on a base S1L fixed to the water bottom.
- the foundation for this can be boring the bottom of the water, digging a vertical hole, putting a pile in it and cementing it with cement or fij.
- the column itself is pressed. The one that does not buckle by this pushing is good.
- corrosion resistance, concrete pipes, * pills, and »5! ⁇ -hardened flour pipes are preferred.
- it may be a tower made of corrosion-resistant ⁇ M or a trussed columnar frame.
- the cords are resistant to ⁇ ⁇ and are resistant to corrosion; it is preferred that they have a specific gravity of seawater and their bodies.
- a liquid crystal resin rope such as high-polymerization degree polycrystalline polyethylene or ⁇ polyamide is preferable.
- corrosion resistant ceramic, resin or ⁇ J lobes and rods may be used.
- the levitating structure is fixed at one end to the top of these struts and held at a predetermined position above the water.If the water depth is deep, the strut is not used, and the levitating structure is moved to the predetermined position on the water surface using only the rope. It may be fixed.
- a floating structure can be provided around the periphery of the floating structure.
- this wave-dissipating floating body a more well-known bank-shaped wave-dissipating device floating on the water surface can be used.
- the embankment made of fiber-reinforced resin can be fixed to the outer peripheral edge of the sheet and used as the embankment wall.
- the wave-absorbing floating body can be composed of a bank-like portion protruding from the Ti surface and a wall-like portion extending horizontally below the water channel and along the periphery. It is preferable that the floating structure has a buoyancy such that the levee-like portion comes out on the water surface by its own buoyancy.
- the wave-dissipating floating body mainly acts to cause waves.
- the wave of "" ⁇ may be made, and the rest may be on the ⁇ side of the wave-dissipating floating body.
- the wave-absorbing floating body receives horizontal force in the traveling direction and retreating direction of the wave, together with the vertical force.
- the buoyancy of the wave-dissipating floating body itself and the wave-dissipating floating body be received by the rope fixed to the hull J. It is difficult for horizontal forces on the water surface to be received by ropes fixed to the bottom. It is advisable to support the horizontal force with the large mass of the floating structure. The horizontal force reverses its direction according to the wave amplitude. For this reason, the wave-dissipating floating body and the floating structure are not significantly moved by the waves.
- the levitation structure of the present invention has a simple structure and is highly economical since its components are extremely simple sheets or plates. For this reason, it can be used for energy, agriculture: ⁇ , etc., which has a vast awakening.
- the sheet forming the floating structure of the present invention prevents water from entering and reduces stress concentration.
- the rigid member gives a partial rigidity that is smaller than the width of the entire sheet. For this reason, the seat can be made extremely large as a whole, and has such rigidity that a person can work on the sheet.
- a wave-dissipating floating body can be provided along the periphery of the floating structure.
- the waves are reflected or eliminated by the wave-absorbing floating body, so that waves acting on the floating structure are weakened and the safety of the floating structure is improved accordingly.
- the levitation structure can flexibly respond to sea surface movement and 3 ⁇ 4 ⁇ .
- a waterproof wall is provided on the periphery of the sheet, and a pressure tube filled with an internal fluid is fixed to at least one of the upper surface of the sheet and the T® by " ⁇ " or separately.
- the sheet may be of a constant or even stiffer stiffness.
- the waterproof walls and pipes have their own elastic force, and the 1 1 fluid filled inside has the effect of reducing the external force due to waves and water flow, etc. It also has the practical effect of suppressing deformation as a function and improving the ⁇ of the floating structure and its durability.
- each floating ⁇ t3 ⁇ 4l of the present invention is an object capable of securing a fixed installation space for multipurpose use such as planting trees, arable land, solar panels, etc. above a sheet that spreads over the water surface and seals the water. It is an inexpensive floating structure that has reduced construction costs. It also has practical effects such as easy extension, eases restrictions on construction cranes, and is easy for natural workers.
- the anchoring of the floating key is to be supported by a column, and the ropes are to keep the top of the column in place. If the floating structure fixed between the pillars tries to move in a direction subject to the flow of water or wind, the top of the column will be pulled or pushed by the floating structure. This causes the top of the column to move in the direction in which the force is received. On the other hand, acts on the rope whose one end is fixed to the top side of the column. The force at the top of the column is the horizontal force. On the other hand, the force of the cable body is the force in the direction in which the cable body extends, that is, in the direction inclined obliquely downward.
- the reaction force of the rope body is divided into horizontal force and vertical force, the force of 7j flat is the same as the force trying to move the floating structure, and the direction of the force is 18 O JK ⁇ Become. And the force in the direction fi ⁇ of the reaction force is the force that pushes the support down. This force acts on the ground at the bottom of the water by the struts. In other words, it is the force that pushes the strut into the ground.
- a force of the same magnitude acts on the bottom side of the column to which the other end of the cord is fixed, in the direction of 180 and the direction of the top side of the column. That is, a force acts on the bottom of the support column to pull the bottom horizontally. This force is in the opposite direction and the same magnitude as the force applied to the top of the column by the levitating structure.
- the force acting in the vertical direction is Help. In other words, the force is in the direction of pulling out the support. This force has the same direction and magnitude as the force acting on the top of the column.
- the horizontal component of the force acting on the bottom of the column is applied to the ground as it is. That is, the horizontal component of the force acting on the top of the support directly acts on the bottom of the support. However, it is on the bottom side of the force acting on the column, and because it is close to the surface, the torque required to tilt the column is small.
- a force in the horizontal direction is applied to the column portion of the column in order to reduce the movement of the levitating structure due to wind, water flow, or the like.
- This horizontal force is the force that ffiiS the support supported by the strut and the cord and pushes the bottom of the strut horizontally. That is, the force acting on the top of the support is converted into the force acting on the bottom of the support. For this reason, the torque required to tilt the strut becomes small, and the strut becomes more burdensome.
- the fixed foundation on the Tl side of the cable is shared with the foundation of the column.
- the foundation of the cable body is reduced, and the work Sfi ⁇ S is reduced and simplified.
- the struts fix the sheet and spread the sheet two-dimensionally on the water surface. That is, the sheet is pulled between the withdrawal columns u is always in tension ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ .
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a main part of a fixing device for a floating structure according to a first embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the device for fixing a floating structure according to the first embodiment.
- Figure 3 is a schematic diagram showing the columns of the Example 1 device.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part showing another example of the device of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a plan view showing another example of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a main part of a floating structure of the device according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a mounting configuration of a difficult example 2 device to a support.
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another example of the rigid plate material according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a principal part showing another example of the second embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is an enlarged plan view of a main part showing another example of the second embodiment.
- FIG. 11 is a plan view showing another example of ⁇ S example 2.
- FIG. 11 is a plan view showing another example of ⁇ S example 2.
- FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a state in which objects are loaded in the second embodiment.
- FIG. 13 is an enlarged perspective view of a relevant part showing another example of the seat portion of the floating structure according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a main part showing a connecting portion of FIG.
- FIG. 15 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part showing another example of use of the seat portion of the floating structure of Example 2.
- FIG. 16 is a plan view of the third embodiment.
- FIG. 17 is a partial plan view of the wave-dissipating floating body of the third embodiment.
- FIG. 18 is a partially enlarged view of the wave-dissipating floating body of the third embodiment.
- FIG. 19 is a plan view showing a floating structure according to the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a main part ⁇ ⁇ of Example 4 along the line.
- FIG. 21 is a main part missing imm diagram showing the bifurcated joint in the ⁇ s example.
- FIG. 22 is a developed view showing the division of the double-joint: W in the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 23 is a partially cutaway S view showing a three-pronged joint in the embodiment.
- FIG. 24 is a cutaway view of a main part showing a four-pronged joint in the embodiment.
- FIG. 25 is a perspective view showing the connection relationship between the pipe and the rubber sheet in Example 4.
- FIG. 26 is an enlarged sectional view showing a main part of the fifth embodiment.
- FIG. 27 is an enlarged sectional view showing a main part of the sixth embodiment.
- FIG. 28 is an enlarged sectional view showing " ⁇ " in Example 6 of 5S.
- FIG. 29 is an enlarged sectional view showing a main part of the seventh embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing the pressure tube of FIG.
- FIG. 31 is a perspective view showing a main part of a seventh embodiment in which another six-pronged joint is omitted.
- FIG. 32 is a plan view showing an arrangement of a plurality of floating structures according to the eighth embodiment.
- FIG. 33 is a schematic diagram showing the mounting of a plurality of floating structures in Example S of FIG. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
- Example 1 assumes that the floating structure is fixed. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, this fixation forms a square-shaped floating structure 1 having a HE of about 25 Om to 100 Om when viewed from a plane and having a height of about 5 Om in this example. belongs to. The distance between the columns 2 was about 50 m. As shown in Fig. 3, the support 2 is assumed to be a concrete cylindrical tube with an indirect length of 1 mm and a height of about 10 Om. Inside the bar 3 is provided as a supplementary member for reinforcement, and the structure
- the strut 2 is driven into the seabed 5, and its periphery is solidified by concrete 6, and is placed on the foundation pile 4 buried in the seabed 5 so as to be substantially in a drum shape.
- the column has a top 7 projecting from the water surface, and is integrally formed on the top 7 via a corner of the floating structure 1 or a wire lobe 8.
- Each of the columns 2 is located at a position where it is difficult to form a square, and the space between the opposing columns of the columns 2 is defined as a member consisting of the bottom 4 side of one column 2 and the top 7 side of the other column 2 as members.
- ⁇ A predetermined is maintained by a lobe 8 made of polyamide, and ⁇ : is set, and each column 2 is secured in a fixed position.
- the pillar 2 constituting the peripheral portion is integrally raised by applying a predetermined tension to a pile 9 buried in the seabed 5 via a rope 8 on the outer side, thereby securing a fixed position. Have been.
- the fixing of the levitation structure of the first embodiment having the above-described configuration is performed by setting the lobe 8 ⁇ between the bottom 4 side of one of the columns 2 and the top 7 side of the other column 2 between the columns 2. Therefore, it is possible to collect various and complex external forces received from the floating structure ⁇ 3 ⁇ 41 etc. due to the flow of water and wind, etc., and to collect the structure.
- the withdrawal columns 2 are linked to each other by the lobes 8
- the external force received from the levitation structure is affected by the 51 ⁇ arrangement of the column 2 and the wire lobes 8 as shown by the arrow in FIG. 1. Dispersion can be efficiently and accurately absorbed by the component force. Therefore, the top of each support 2 is always kept at a predetermined position.
- the mounting of the floating structure in Difficult Example 1 is practically excellent because the floating structure 1 mounted between the plurality of columns 2 can be stably and smoothly moved in a simple posture at the original installation position. It has a function and effect.
- the fixing of the levitating structure of fie example 1 is not limited to ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4E.
- the rope 18 can be arranged in multiple stages by being divided into an upper part A and a lower part B with the middle part 10 in the axial direction as a boundary. That is, the rope 18 extends between the top 17 of one of the supports 12 and the middle 10 of the other support 12 between the plurality of supports 12, and the bottom 1 of the support 12. There are a plurality of 513 ⁇ 4 between the 4 side and the intermediate section 10 side of the other column 12 respectively.
- the lobe 18 is located between the top 17 of one of the supports 12 and the other support 17, or in the middle of one of the supports 12, the middle part 10 and the other support 12. Part 10 or the bottom of one of the columns 12 and the bottom 14 of the other column 12 can be selectively combined.
- the arrangement of the plurality of struts 12 is not limited to the quadrangular shape of Difficulty Example 1, but may be a circle, a rectangle, or the like, as shown in FIG. 5, and may be arranged in a triangular or hexagonal shape.
- the lobe 18 can be seen and the floating structure 11 with a triangular surface can be arranged and attached.
- Example 2 is a floating structure, which is assumed to be a square with a side of about 5 Dm when viewed from the plane as shown in Fig. 2.
- four levitation structures 1 are connected to each other.
- this floating structure it ⁇ l is provided between a plurality of columns 2 and spreads on the water surface, and a sheet 20 is disposed on the upper surface of the sheet 20 to increase the rigidity of the sheet 20.
- the pillars 2 are three in two dimensions in a two-dimensional direction at a distance of 50 m, and a total of nine pillars are fixed to each other with their bottoms fixed to the water bottom and their tops protruding near the water surface.
- This support 2 may be the same as the support of Example 1.
- the sheet 20 is made of a rubber sheet having a water-impermeable square shape of about 5 Om and a thickness of about 5 mm.
- a plurality of solid rectangular flooring plates 21 made of FRP as a rigid plate material are laid to maintain the rigidity due to the loading of the fixed material of the sheet 20.
- the gap between each piece of K21 is filled with a packing 22 made of sponge rubber, and is intercepted.
- the upper surface of the mi 1 is covered with a rubber sheet 23 having a thickness of about 3 mm as a soft sheet to be sandwiched between the window bottle 21 and the sheet 20 in combination with Hi :.
- the sheet 20 and the rubber sheet 23 can be firmly sandwiched between the sheet 20 and the rubber sheet 23 by bringing the space between the sheet 20 and the rubber sheet 23 into a vacuum-packed state.
- PJ li can perform relative movement of 1.
- a hollow tube 24 having an annular cross section as a waterproof wall is fixed to four sides of the peripheral edge.
- the rubber sheet 23 and the pipe 24 are air-tightly fixed via a seal member by a bolt 25 and a nut 26 as a fixing tool.
- the pipe 24 is made of a rubber sheet having a thickness of about 5 mm, and the inside thereof is filled with a high pressure 27 within 2 m.
- a hollow pressure tube 28 having an annular cross section as a frame wall is provided on the T® of the periphery of the sheet 20 as a frame wall by a bolt 25 and a nut 26 in a liquid-tight manner. It is fixed.
- the pipe 28 is made of a rubber sheet having a thickness of about 5 mm, and has an inner diameter of 2 m and is filled with a low pressure water 29. Details of this waterproof wall are described in Examples 4 to 8.
- the floating structure of mm 2 is integrated with the support 2 via the lobe 8 as shown in FIG. 2 and is arranged at a fixed position on the water surface.
- a high-pressure air supply source (not shown) is provided at the ⁇ : location of the ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ pipe 24 so that the inside is filled with high-pressure air.
- a portion of the water pipe 28 is connected to a water supply source (not shown) to be filled with high-pressure water.
- the four levitation structures of Example 2 are assembled at the corners of each other with a force of 30 and the butted portions (corresponding to the jaws in FIG. 2, and D in FIG. 5) are supported as shown in FIG. In contrast, the center column 2 slides freely in the axial direction.
- the member 31 is ⁇ !
- the sliding member 3 1 is composed of ⁇ # 3 2 fitted around the axis of the column 2 and a plurality of rolling elements 3 3 held inside, and the ⁇ body 33 of 3 ⁇ 4C And can move in the axial direction of the column 2.
- a plurality of locking portions 34 are provided on the outer periphery of ⁇ Z2. These locking portions 34 are connected to the corner portions 30 of the four floating structures 1 via the linking members 35. On the outer periphery of the linking member 35, a spring member 36 for urging the locking portion 34 and the corner portion 30 in a different approach direction is formed. A stepped portion 37 is provided on the top 7 side of the column 2 to prevent the sliding member 31 from being subjected to TSSI from the column 2. Further, around the axis of the column 2, four floating structures 1 include the corners 30 of the floating structure 1, and are covered with a cover 38 or ′ with a ⁇ ⁇ to prevent water from entering.
- the floating structure 1 of Example 2 having the above configuration is constituted by a sheet 20 spreading on the water surface, and a sheet 21 sandwiched between the sheet 20 and the rubber sheet 23. Its flexible structure allows it to respond flexibly to a wide variety of complicated external forces such as water and wind. Also, No. 21 secures rigidity equivalent to 3-5 stations. Further, the rigidity of the entire floating ⁇ ii object 1 is increased by integrally forming S2 on the upper surface of the sheet 20 with the lay 21 and the rubber sheet 23 respectively.
- This floating structure 1 can be loaded with, for example, earth and sand 39 and used as a difficult land.
- the floating structure 1 of the present example 2 has a floating structure that follows the change in water level, that is, from high tide to low tide, by being provided so as to be able to move in the axial direction of the column 2 via the sliding member 31.
- the relative positional relationship between the support 2 and the axial direction can be stably and smoothly maintained while maintaining a good posture.
- the floating ( ⁇ ) 1 of m3 ⁇ 4Example 2 is urged in a direction toward each other via a panel member 36 with respect to the direction of the support 2. For this reason, a pulling force always acts on the sheet 20, and the sheet 2 is urged in a spreading direction.
- the sliding member 31 can be used as a mechanism of the support 2 and the seat 20 in all the portions of the support 2 and the seat 20.
- the floating structure 1 of Example 2 is extremely easy to manufacture because most of its main components are made of rubber or plastic material reinforced with reinforcement or reinforcing yarn. It has many practical effects such as low cost in terms of easiness and excellent corrosion resistance.Rigid plate materials for levitating structures are not limited to those shown in FIG. A concrete block 40, a hollow polystyrene block with a hollow inside and a wall portion reinforced with a wire rod or the like can be used.
- a reinforcing member in the form of a mesh having 16 tough belts 41 braided in a longitudinal relation with each other is used for the sheet 20 spreading on the water surface.
- the tensile resistance of the sheet 20 can be improved.
- ⁇ ⁇ 1 When a heavy building 42 is loaded on the upper surface of the floating structure 1 in Example 2, as shown in Fig. 12, gas is placed on the lower surface of the sheet 20 corresponding to the projection plane of the building 42. It is preferable to provide a tube 24 that also serves as a float filled with water. A buoyant force against the weight of the tube 24 tmm 42 is applied to the sheet 20, thereby preventing local stress from acting on the sheet 20. In addition, the portion of the sheet 20 provided with the pipes 24 is rigid and high, and the loading of mo2 is more stable. It should be noted that the use of the pressure tube 24 is extremely important even when providing a road on which a vehicle having relatively four vehicles, etc., runs on the seat 20. When buoyancy is not required, the pressure pipe 24 can be filled with water to improve the rigidity only.
- the sheet 20 As the sheet 20, the sheet body 51 and the fiber band 61 shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 can be used.
- both sides 56 of the sheet main body 51 can be made from a sheet-like raw sheet having a key-shaped constant cross-sectional shape.
- This sheet material has a reinforcing cloth 54 made of aromatic polyamide in the center of the vulcanized rubber layer and a key-shaped fitting 55 similar to the key-shaped part of 5 6 They can be buried by arranging them at intervals in the longitudinal direction.
- the sheet material is cut into strips of a predetermined length, arranged in the horizontal direction, and the sheet material is assembled into a key shape with an adhesive interposed between the adjacent sides 556, and the thickness direction
- This sheet has four sides facing each other and a pair of sides facing the key shape.
- both (M56) of the sheet material is bent to one side ⁇ of the front and back sides of the sheet material, one side end 56 at one end is bent to the front side and the other end The side ends 56 may be bent to the back side.
- These sheet blanks can be cut into strips and joined in parallel to easily obtain a square or rectangular sheet body of any size. In particular, the joining is completed only by combining the both sides 56 and plastic-forming the metal fittings 55, so the efficiency is high. Further, since the joined portion 52 is captured by the metal fitting 55, the obtained sheet body 51 has a high ⁇ .
- ⁇ : 61 is a long band-shaped main body 63, and a band-shaped supplement HI: 60 and 60, which are HI: bonded to both sides of the main body 63 on both sides for one minute.
- the main body 6 3 is the same as the sheet material that was crumpled, and both sides «56 2 are the sheet material.
- the main part 63 has a reinforcing cloth 6 made of ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ polyamide at the center of the vulcanized rubber layer, on both sides «56 It is made by embedding key-shaped fittings 64 arranged at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the sheet in the key-shaped part of 2.
- the reinforcing wire 60 is made up of a number of reinforcing rods arranged in the length direction, and It is vulcanized S3 ⁇ 4 which is buried in the ig ⁇ 61 and the longitudinal pull 313 ⁇ is increased.
- the engagement B ⁇ 57 is used to connect other parts to this part
- the engagement 5 ⁇ 5 7 is the seat body 5 It is made in exactly the same structure as ⁇ 6 of 1.
- the engagement 57 is not! 3 ⁇ 4.
- the engaging member may be provided in the triangle.
- the number of engaging sacks is not limited to two. One or three or more may be used.
- the separation ⁇ 1 can also be used in the peripheral portion of the floating structure.
- This example is shown in Figure 15.
- One end 62 of 1 is joined and fixed to the upper end 56 of the sheet body 51, and the other side 562 is a free end as it is.
- Both side ends of the sheet blank 65 are engaged and fixed to the two rows of engaging projection walls 57 through an adhesive to form a large tube.
- the inside of this tube is filled with air, Functions as a waterproof wall.
- Example 3 is a floating structure having a wave-dissipating floating body. As shown in FIG. 16, the floating structure 1 of Example 2 is provided with wave-dissipating floating bodies 70 on the upper and left sides in the drawing.
- the power body 70 is composed of a support 2, a steel pipe 71, a sheet 72, and a belt 73.
- the strut 2 is composed of 13 struts which are placed at the bottom of the strut supporting the levitation structure 1 at an interval of 5 Om on the upper side and on the left side of the drawing at a distance of 5 Om.
- the steel pipe 71 has a diameter of 50 cmg and is closed at both ends. Concrete (not shown) is attached to the bottom of the internal enclosed space as a weight, and the upper part remains a space and plays the role of floating. I have.
- the sheet 72 is formed of a rubber sheet in which a hard cloth is buried, and connects the steel pipes 71 at predetermined intervals.
- Benolet 73 consists of a rubber belt with a strong steel buried inside: the upper part of a steel pipe 71 made of a sheet 72 is fixed from both sides, and works between adjacent pillars 2. Note that a belt 73 is fixed to the steel pipe 71 so that a sliding member 31 can move up and down.
- the wave-absorbing floating body 70 has the above configuration, and the upper part 13 of the part composed of the pipe 73 and the sheet 70 connecting these steel pipes is above the water surface 80, the lower part 2/3 is underwater, Stands vertically without water flow.
- the waves that rush outside of this offering are blocked by the job. Since the wave propagating inside can propagate only through the lower end of the work portion, the wave is substantially blocked by the wave absorber 70 and does not propagate inside the wave breaker 70.
- the work part of the wave-dissipating floating body 70 is connected to the belt 73 at the upper one-third part, if there is water flow, the fence-shaped part is inclined by the flow of water and the water flows. . Therefore, the tensile load acting on the belt 73 can be reduced.
- the steel pipes 71 can be flexibly bent in the ⁇ direction formed by the sheets 72.
- the wave-dissipating floating body 70 is excellent in durability. Note that the wave-absorbing floating body 70 is extremely rigid because the steel pipes 71 extend above and below. Therefore, the steel pipe 71 is not broken by the wave.
- the wave-absorbing floating body 70 used in the present embodiment is held by the column 2 and bent in the horizontal direction. It is a type that can be tuned. Instead of the wave-breaking body 70, a rigid wall-shaped wave-breaking body can be used. Since this rigid wall-shaped wave-absorbing body does not bend under the pressure of the wave, a horizontal force that reverses in accordance with the wave cycle acts on this rigid break-shaped wave-absorbing body.
- the rigidity of this wave-dissipating floating body can adopt a rigid structure such as a truss structure. There is a sheet or a suitable board to block the water so that the water does not disturb the wave-absorbing floating body.
- the wave-absorbing floating body is fixed to the floating structure so as to withstand the horizontal force acting on the wave-absorbing floating body. Because the floating structure has a large mass, even if a large force acts on the wave-dissipating floating body, the wave-dissipating floating body does not move and can reflect the waves. For this reason, the wave does not propagate beyond the disappearance.
- the floating structure 90 of Example 4 is a regular square of about 5 Om in this embodiment in which ⁇ 3 is 25 m to 10 Om when viewed from a plane as shown in FIG.
- the sheet is made of a rubber sheet 91 as a resilient material with a side of about 5 Om and a thickness of about 5 mm.
- the rubber sheet 91 has a plate-like shape whose bottom part spreads out on the water surface such as the sea surface or paintings.
- four annular annular pipes 92 are fixed on the four sides of the periphery as waterproof walls.
- the rubber sheet 91 and the pipe 92 are air-tightly fixed via a sealing member 95 with a bolt 93 and a nut 94 as fixing means.
- the pipe 92 is made of a rubber sheet having a thickness of about 1 Omm, and a passage 96 for forming a high-pressure gas is formed inside the pipe in 2 m.
- the four pipes 92 are airtightly sealed via a bifurcated joint 97 made of reinforced plastic; That is, the joint 97 has a cubic shape in which the inside is formed hollow and filled with a low pressure to be applied to each pipe 92 as shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, respectively.
- the joint 97 is formed in a half-split shape in the up-down direction.
- the concave and convex steps 98, 99 are provided between the opposite ends 5.
- the airtight seal is provided by the fitting and the adhesive of the two. It has been.
- the joint 97 has a flange portion 100 fitted with the tube 92 on a wall portion of the tube 92 opposite to the tube 5 in the jfSit relationship.
- the flange portion 100 fits the pipe 92, and both are made airtight by tightening the ring band 101 from the outer periphery of the fitting portion of the pipe 92.
- the rubber On the lower surface of the sheet 91, as shown in FIG. 20, a hollow pressure tube 102 having an annular cross section in which one side is divided into four sides as a frame wall on the four sides of the periphery thereof is a port 93, a nut 94, and a sealing member. 9 5 Airtight «H $ is firmly fixed.
- the pipe 102 is made of a rubber sheet having a thickness of about 1 Omm, and has a 2-meter inside, and a file path 103 filled with high-pressure seawater or lake water is formed therein.
- the divided tubes 102 have a biaxial relationship with each other and are airtightly joined together via a plastic joint 97 as described above.
- the inside of the Effl square formed by the divided tubes 102 is further subdivided as shown by «in FIG. That is, the divided pipes 102 have a triaxial g3 ⁇ 4 relationship with each other, and the space between the pipes 5 is formed into a half-shape as shown in FIG. It is airtight "" ⁇ . Also, as shown in FIG.
- the divided pipes 102 are in a four-axis orthogonal relationship to each other in the same manner as described above; as shown in FIG. 24, it is airtight through the reinforced plastic four-pronged joint 105.
- H ⁇ Sii has been.
- the pressure pipe 102 which is divided into a plurality of sections, has a steel strip or a hardened blast, which extends along the direction of the rubber sheet 91 along the direction shown in Fig. 25).
- the bolts 93, the nuts 94, and the sealing members 95 are airtightly and integrally connected to each other via the auxiliary 106.
- the floating structure 90 of the fourth embodiment has one end of a four-sided joint 97 placed on the seabed via a wire 107 as shown in FIG.
- the ⁇ 2 ⁇ pipe 92 is placed at 01: location of a ⁇ 2 ⁇ supply source (not shown) to fill the inside with high-pressure ⁇ .
- the iiH portion of the ⁇ 2 ⁇ pipe 102 is connected to a ⁇ E7j supply source (not shown) and is configured to be filled with high-pressure water.
- the levitation structure 90 of the fourth embodiment having the above configuration has a pressure tube 92 filled with ⁇ E ⁇ as a waterproof wall provided on the upper surface of the rubber sheet 91, so that the ⁇ tube 92 is further reduced. On the other hand, it functions as a breakwater and can prevent water from entering the upper surface of the rubber sheet 91.
- the pipe 92 is as if it were a floating bag filled with a high pressure 3 ⁇ 4m inside, and in conjunction with the pipe 102 described later, the floating structure 90 can be floated on the water surface with a predetermined buoyancy relationship. . Further, since the pipes 92 are arranged in a square shape at the peripheral portion of the rubber sheet 91, the pipes 92 play a role of frame reinforcement.
- the tube 9 2 is prevented from deforming by the action of external force such as waves and water flow due to its own bullet 1 ⁇ and the high pressure ⁇ ⁇ filled inside, and spreads on the water surface of the rubber sheet 91.
- the effect of maintaining the IE posture and the shape of the floating structure 90 itself is realized.
- the floating structure 90 of Example 4 was filled with high-pressure water.
- the tube 102 was subdivided into ⁇ ® of the rubber sheet 91 in the form of a square or a square, and the pressure was increased.
- Tube 102 plays a role in strengthening the braid. That is, the pressure tube 102 suppresses ⁇ B against the action of external force such as wave or water flow by its own elastic force and high-pressure water filled inside, and spreads on the water surface of the rubber sheet 91.
- 3 ⁇ 4 IE posture, levitation structure The practical effect of improving the shape of the 90 itself, and improving w, durability, etc. is achieved.
- the floating object 90 of Difficult Example 4 is constituted by the hollow hollow pressure pipe 92 and the pipe 102, so that high pressure and water are not given resistance, and the pipes 92 and ⁇ Compressive water and water can be evenly distributed over the entire 102 castles.
- the floating structure 90 of 5S Example 4 can plant a plant by putting earth and sand 39 inside the upper surface of the rubber sheet 91 and having a peripheral portion defined by a pipe 92.
- connection between the rubber sheet and the pipe was made by bolts and nuts.
- connection is not limited to bolts and nuts.
- the floating structure of m5 ⁇ 13 o is as shown in Fig. 26 Unlike the pressure sheet 102 fixed to the lower surface of the rubber sheet 91, the inside diameter of the pressure pipe 102 outside the peripheral part is 2 m, and the inside diameter of the pressure pipe 108 subdivided into multiple pieces inside the peripheral part is Small diameter of about lm. Further, the pipes 102 and 108 arranged side by side are air-tightly connected via a bottomed cylindrical flange member 109. That is, the flange member 109 forms an arc surface 110 corresponding to the outer wall of the lii iE force tube 102 on the bottom side, and the port 93, the nut 94, and the sealing member 95 form an abutting relationship between the two.
- Example 5 is configured substantially in the same manner as Example 4.
- the multiple subdivision arrangement on the inner side of the peripheral edge by the pressure tube 108 can be further increased, and the strength can be increased. it can.
- ⁇ Example 5 is different from Example 4 in that both the pipes 102 and 108 are " ⁇ -joined" by the flange member 109 so that the joint can be laid. 5 floating structures 1
- Example 6 differs from Example 5 in that the upper surface of the rubber sheet 91 is filled with a smaller diameter than the tube 108 as shown in FIGS. 27 and 28. 2 is fine and fine.
- a divided rubber sheet 113 which is thinner than the rubber sheet 91, is connected by an adhesive.
- Each rubber sheet 113 has a stepped portion 114 formed thereon, and the stepped portions 114 are overlapped with each other and joined by a crane.
- Spaces 115 expanded between the pipes 112 by the rubber sheet 91 and the rubber sheet 113 are filled with foamed polystyrene 116.
- strong pipes 117 are installed inside the pipe 1 1 2 and the rubber sheet 1 1 3 to strengthen the enemy. Others ⁇ Example 6 is substantially the same as Difficult Example 5.
- the arrangement of the pressure tube 112 and the polystyrene foam 116 filling E ⁇ m increases rigidity and further enhances buoyancy.
- the floating structure 150 of Example 7 is different from each IS example as shown in Fig. 29, and the fluid between the thin rubber sheet 117 and the thick rubber sheet 118 is subdivided in a fluid-filled manner.
- the bolts 93, nuts 94, and sealing members 95 provide good airtightness for each tube 1 19 and rubber sheets 1 17 and 1 18 H ⁇ SJ ⁇ has been.
- Earth and sand 39 are deposited on the upper surface of the thin rubber sheet 1 17. The rest of the configuration is almost the same as in each case.
- the pipe 122 shown in FIG. 30 can be configured so that a steel pipe reinforcing member 122 is crimped therein so as to be able to oppose the action of the external force of the water flow. Suitable for installation on the outermost circumference of ⁇ .
- the plastic six-pronged joint 1 23 shown in Fig. 31 is a floating structure.
- the pressure tube forms a triangular shape.
- the joint may be a two-pronged or three-pronged one. These joints can be used to make quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons or other polygons or combinations of »C polygons.
- a plurality of floating structures are provided via a hollow cylindrical buoy 124 as shown in FIG. Can be arranged.
- the floating ⁇ i3 ⁇ 4l is attached to the seabed via a wire as in Example 4 and positioned, as well as on the seafloor as shown in Fig. 33; 6 can be positioned on the water surface by loosely fitting the rubber sheet 127 that has floated to zero.
- the support 1 26 may be the same as the support 2 of the 5S example 1.
- the floating translation of the present invention is not limited to each of the above examples, and a combination of these alternatives is possible.
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