WO2002044501A1 - Flood protection apparatus - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to flood protection apparatus, and in particular, to apparatus for protection of buildings and other structures during flooding.
- US Patent -A-4488386 (Thompson) teaches the use of a one piece, effectively tubular, flood shield assembly comprised of waterproof material of which one edge is ⁇ affixed to the foundation of a building and the other edge may be drawn up the side of the building and attached to the building.
- Such an assembly would be very difficult and awkward to deploy especially if it were being deployed by one or a small number of people.
- the assembly described does not work if it is not possible to completely surround the whole of the building to be protected.
- a flood protection barrier for a structure in which the c barrier is adapted to overlie at least a portion of the outer skin of the structure in the region where the structure engages with the ground.
- the flood protection barrier is comprised of at least one impermeable sheet and at least one seal means, in which each impermeable sheet is flexible, and at least one seal means is a means adapted to reversibly form a substantially water-tight seal between an impermeable sheet and at least one of the skin -of the structure, the ground, or an impermeable sheet, and in which the impermeable sheet is sufficiently flexible to be elastically deformed by the hydrostatic pressure exerted by water flooding the ground adjacent to the structure to substantially conform with the contours of the portion of the structure's skin overlain by the impermeable barrier.
- ground means the surface adj acent to a structure on/or in which the structure may be considered to rest.
- a flood barrier which covers at least a portion of the outer skin of a structure in the region where the structure engages with the ground, rather than a flood barrier which simply seals apertures in the skin of the building, such as doors and windows.
- a barrier of the present invention not only prevents ingress of water into the structure via such apertures, but also prevents permeation of water through the skin of the structure itself if the skin of the structure is permeable.
- the bricks of which an average house is constructed are permeable, as is the mortar used to bind the bricks together. When water under hydrostatic pressure bears against such bricks and/or mortar water will pass through those substances, albeit not at a very high rate of flow.
- a further advantage of using a flood barrier which covers at least a portion of the outer skin of the structure is that it avoids the need to provide a separate aperture closure means for each door, window, air brick, ventilation grating, waste pipe outlet, etc in a building. This lessens the risk that an aperture may be forgotten about when the flood protection apparatus is deployed. Failure to close every aperture may have the effect of negating the purpose of closing any aperture.
- the flood barrier of the present invention is particularly advantageous because the elastically deformable nature of the impermeable sheet has the effect that when there is flooding and a barrier of the present invention is in position, the hydrostatic forces exerted by the flood water against the barrier do not have to be resisted by the barrier, but are transmitted to the structure.
- the barrier of the present invention may be considerably lighter than would otherwise be the case.
- the erection of a barrier of the present invention does not require either lifting equipment or a particularly strong individual.
- the barrier of the present invention may be deployed by non-specialists, and in particular, the owner or occupant of a structure .
- a further advantage of the flood barrier of the present invention is that when the hydrostatic pressure exerted by flood water has caused the impermeable sheet to substantially conform with the contours of the structure's skin, the impermeable sheet may form a seal with the surface of the structure itself. This seal may not be completely water-tight but may at least limit the amount of water running down the outer skin of the structure above the barrier and then between the barrier and the skin of the structure .
- the hydrostatic forces exerted by the flood water are wholly or partially transmitted via the barrier against certain portions of the structure.
- a cover may be placed over the aperture against which the hydrostatic pressure may act.
- the aperture could be covered by a metal plate or any other suitably strong sheet structure.
- the impermeable sheet may incorporate rigid strengthening elements. Most preferably said elements are parallel to each other, and orientated on or in the sheet in such a fashion that the impermeable sheet may be conveniently stored.
- the strengthening elements are preferably bars with a cross ' section that has a high resistance to bending.
- the sealing of the flood barrier of the present invention against the skin of the structure overlain by the flood barrier caused by the presence of flood water may, in addition to preventing the ingress of water into the structure, also increase the security of the structure whilst flooding is taking place. This is because the flood barrier may serve to prevent potential intruders from gaining- access to the inside of the structure because, for example, the doorways into that structure are blocked by the flood barrier of the present invention.
- the impermeable sheet of the present invention is a laminate comprising at least one layer of an impermeable material and at least one layer of a strengthening material .
- the barrier is configured so that, in use, the face of the impermeable sheet remote from the structure is comprised of a layer of strengthening material. This has particular benefit because the strengthening material will serve to protect the impermeable layer or layers from damage caused by floating or water borne objects or materials such as stone, grit and mud carried by flood waters.
- the most preferred impermeable material for use in constructing the impermeable sheet is butyl rubber. Other impermeable materials may be used and may be more appropriate in certain circumstances.
- the most preferred strengthening material where present is a woven fabric or similar mesh-like substance. A particularly preferred strengthening material is canvas.
- At least one of the first seal means of the flood protection barrier is comprised of a rigid seal bar fixed to the skin of the structure or to the ground adjacent to the structure, and a seal portion of the impermeable sheet.
- the seal portion of the impermeable sheet is configured to be reversibly fixed in position in a channel, the walls of which are defined by the seal bar. It is most preferred that the fixation of the seal portion of the impermeable sheet in position in the channel causes the formation of a substantially watertight seal between the seal bar and the impermeable sheet.
- the channel is dimensioned in cross section such that the mouth of the channel is smaller than at least a portion of the channel.
- the channel defined by the seal bar may have a cross section substantially the same as an angular W C", an oval, a pear shape, a frustoconical shape or any other shape.
- the channel is substantially oval in cross section with a mouth in the curved end of the oval such that one end of the major axis of the oval coincides with the mouth.
- the mouth is preferably of sufficient dimension to either allow the insertion and removal of the seal portion of the impermeable sheet into and out of the channel, or to allow the seal portion of the impermeable sheet to be moved longitudinally along the channel so moving a portion of the impermeable sheet longitudinally along the mouth of the channel .
- the seal portion in the impermeable sheet may be configured to be expandable from a size capable of passing through the mouth of the channel or moving along the channel to a size that causes the sheet to engage with the inside walls of the channel . Expansion of the seal portion has the effect that the seal portion is fixed in position relative to the seal bar and it engages with the inside walls of the channel so that it may not pass through the mouth of that channel . The expansion creates a water-tight seal between the impermeable sheet and the walls of the channel.
- the seal portion of the impermeable sheet is comprised of a gas- tight envelope provided with at least one inflation means in which the envelope is configured and constructed to expand to substantially fill the channel and to engage with the walls thereof when inflated.
- Inflation is preferably by the introduction of gas into the envelope.
- the gas introduced into the envelope may be of any nature, although for safety reasons it is preferred that it is not volatile.
- the inflation gas may be pumped into the envelope, or be introduced from a pressurised gas source.
- the envelope is compartmentalised into two or more independently inflatable compartments. In this embodiment, each of the compartments is provided with an inflation means. The most preferred method of introducing gas into the envelope is via a gas-tight valve.
- the -seal means is an inflatable envelope
- that envelope may be formed by creating a longitudinal tube along an edge of an impermeable sheet and sealing the seam and both ends of that tube in a gas-tight fashion.
- the seal portion of the impermeable sheet may be constructed independently from the sheet and subsequently permanently fixed to the sheet.
- At least one of the walls of the channel defined by the seal bar is so configured that that wall may be inflated an deflated between a first deflated position wherein the movement of the seal portion of the impermeable sheet into or out of or along the channel is unimpeded and a second inflated position wherein the seal portion of the impermeable sheet in the channel is gripped by the walls of the channel and thus fixed in position relative to the seal bar.
- the gripping of the seal portion is preferably of sufficient force to create a water-tight seal between the walls of the channel and the seal portion.
- the inflatable portion or portions of the wall or walls of the channel are most preferably comprised of a gas-tight inflatable portion provided with at least one inflation means in which the or each inflatable portion is configured and constructed to respectively expand to substantially fill the channel, or fill a sufficient portion of the channel so that when all the inflatable portions are inflated the channel is substantially filled.
- Inflation is preferably by the introduction of gas into the or each inflatable portion.
- the gas may be of any nature, although for safety reasons it is preferred that it is not volatile.
- the inflation gas may be pumped into the or each inflatable portion or be introduced from a pressurised gas source.
- the or each inflatable portion is compartmentalised into two or more independently inflatable compartments. In this embodiment, each of the compartments is provided with an inflation means.
- the most preferred method of introducing gas into the or each inflatable portion is via a gas-tight valve.
- the seal portion of the impermeable sheet is configured in such a fashion as to inhibit the seal portion from being pulled out of the mouth of the channel when the inflatable portions are inflated.
- a possible configuration of the seal portion of the impermeable sheet is to cause the edge of the sheet to be a bead, a lip, or a wedge shaped (with the thickest portion of the wedge at the edge of the sheet) cross sectioned thickening extending along the edge of the sheet.
- the channel is substantially frustoconical in cross section with the mouth of the channel coinciding with the narrowest portion of the frustoconical shape, and the walls of the channel sloping towards the mouth are both configured as inflatable portions.
- any force trying to pull the impermeable sheet out of the channel causes the seal between the channel walls and the impermeable sheet to become stronger as the force pushing the two together increases .
- the channel defined by the seal bar may further include a sub channel along which the ends of strengthening elements may travel.
- the sub channel and the end of a strengthening element adapted to engage therein is so configured that the end of the strengthening element may not be pulled out of the mouth of the channel extending longitudinally along the seal bar.
- the flood barrier of the present invention may be further provided with a storage means .
- That storage means may be located in the region of the intersection of the structure's skin and the ground, or it may be attached to. the skin of the structure at some other position. When the storage means is attached to the skin of the structure it is preferably attached so as to extend substantially vertically upwards from the intersection of the structure's skin and the ground.
- the storage means When the storage means is located in the region of the intersection of the of the structure's skin and the ground it preferably has a longitudinal extent substantially equal to the longitudinal extent of the face or faces of the -listructure to be overlain by the barrier.
- the storage means may be sunk into a trench in the ground. This renders the storage means unobtrusive and serves to protect the storage means.
- the storage means may be fixed to the skin of the structure adjacent to the ground and a substantially water-tight seal formed between the storage means and the skin.
- the second seal means is adapted to reversibly form a substantially water-tight longitudi ally ' extending seal between the impermeable sheet and the storage means.
- the storage means When the storage means is attached to the skin of the structure and is extending substantially vertically upwards from the intersection of the structure's skin and the ground then the storage means preferably has a longitudinal extent substantially equal to or greater than the height of the portion of the structure that is to be overlain by the impermeable sheet .
- the storage means is preferably constructed and configured to contain the impermeable sheet when not in use and to allow the impermeable sheet to be moved between a stored configuration within the storage means, and a deployed configuration wherein it overlies the skin of the structure.
- the storage means is preferably provided with means to substantially prevent flood water passing through the storage means and thus around an edge of the impermeable sheet. It is most preferred that the storage means comprises a trough of substantially "U” shaped cross section, and a lid suitable for closing the mouth of the "U” .
- the lid is wholly removable, hinged to one edge of said "U” , or hinged to a different portion of said "U” . It is most preferred that the lid of the storage means is so configured that when the impermeable sheet is deployed, closing the lid of the storage means creates a substantially water-tight seal between the storage means and the impermeable sheet, and a substantially water-tight seal between the lid and the trough of the storage means .
- the trough and lid of the storage means and each seal means where the edge of an impermeable sheet is sealed to a second impermeable sheet or the outer skin of the structure (the first seal means) are so adapted that closure of the lid of the trough causes a substantially water-tight seal to be created between the storage means and an end of the first seal means adjacent to the trough of the storage means.
- the seal bar adjacent the storage means is so configured that only a portion of the channel is defined by the seal bar, and that the partially defined channel is located so that closure of the lid of the storage means causes an edge of the lid to engage with the seal portion of the impermeable sheet .
- the channel is so configured that the portion of the seal portion of the impermeable sheet is pinched between the edge of the lid and the partially defined portion of the channel. It is particularly preferred that at the position where the lid pinches the seal portion of the impermeable sheet there is an insert in the channel.
- the insert is preferably configured to include a pinch face against which the seal portion of the impermeable sheet may be pinched.
- the seal " may further include a support slope extending between the pinch face and the wall of the channel onto which the insert is affixed.
- the insert may either be integral with the seal bar or, more preferably, fixed to the seal by a suitable, substantially water-tight, means such as by adhesive.
- the insert is most preferably of a material that is elastically deformable.
- the lid to the storage box may be a single unit, or may be formed of two or more elements which might be hinged or otherwise joined together.
- the impermeable sheet is stored in the storage means as a roll about an axle mounted in the storage means.
- the impermeable sheet is moved to a deployed position it is unrolled from the axle.
- the impermeable sheet is to be returned to its stored position from the deployed position it is rolled back onto the axle.
- the flood barrier of the present invention is preferably further provided with one or more support means in which said support means are so located and configured that they hold the impermeable sheet loosely against the skin of the structure whilst deploying the flood barrier according to the present invention and/or when there is no flood water flooding the ground adjacent to the structure. This prevents the impermeable sheet slumping and not being in the correct position when flooding occurs.
- One preferred support means is a number of peg holes into the skin of the structure which are so located to correspond with eyelets in the vertically uppermost portion of the impermeable sheet when in use. The eyelets are aligned with the peg holes and pegs pushed through the eyelets into the peg holes so as to retain the impermeable sheet in position.
- Alternative support means may be burr fasteners:- the male part thereof being attached to either the skin of the structure or the impermeable sheet and the female part of the burr fastener being attached to the other of the impermeable sheet or the skin of the structure, or vice versa; or the incorporation of one or more magnets into one or both of the skin of the building and the impermeable sheet, if one or more magnets are incorporated into only one of the building skin and the impermeable sheet then a material that is attracted to a magnet is incorporated into the other of the building skin and the impermeable sheet .
- the preferred support means is a cross bar engaged with the edge of the impermeable sheet which vertically uppermost when deployed. That cross bar is preferably of a cross section which is resistant to bending of the cross bar in the direction that the impermeable sheet would pull the cross bar.
- the cross bar may be provided with one or more support legs. Most preferably each support leg is hinged to the cross bar and may rotate about the hinge from a position substantially parallel to and adjacent to the cross bar, to a position where the end of the support leg remote from the hinge engages with the ground. In the latter ground engaging position, the support leg may help prevent bending of the cross bar. Incorporation of the support leg's into the apparatus of the present invention allows the use of a longer cross bar than might otherwise be possible without increasing the cross sectional size, and thus the weight, of the cross bar.
- the flood barrier of the present invention may be comprised of a flexible sheet constructed to have the dimensions of the entire portion of the skin of the structure to be overlain.
- the impermeable sheet of the flood barrier of the present invention may be constructed from a plurality of impermeable sheets joined one to the other so as to form a single impermeable sheet of appropriate dimensions . It is preferred that the impermeable sheet of the flood barrier be constructed from a number of smaller impermeable sheets because it renders the storage, transportation and erection of the flood barrier of the present invention easier.
- the means of joining the individual impermeable sheets is one that forms a substantially water-tight joint.
- a means for joining individual impermeable sheets is a waterproof zip.
- An alternative preferred embodiment is to employ a removable seal bar configured and constructed from a pair of first seal means as described above. Both of said first seal means are incorporated into a single combined seal bar.
- the combined seal bar may optionally be fixed to the skin of the structure.
- An advantage of this alternative embodiment is that the combined seal bar will help support the impermeable sheets in position until flood water causes "the impermeable sheets to be pushed against the skin of the structure.
- a further advantage is that because the seal bar does not need to be fixed to the structure, the apparatus of the present invention can be used in locations where it would be unacceptable to fix a seal means permanently to the skin of the structure.
- Figure 1 shows a first building surrounded by a first embodiment of a flood barrier according to the present invention
- Figure 2 shows the details of a flood barrier of a first embodiment of the present invention of Figure 1 along section A-A 1 ;
- Figure 3 shows the frontage of a second building protected by a second embodiment of a flood barrier according to the present invention
- Figure 4 shows details of the flood barrier of Figure 3 along section B-B 1 ;
- Figure 5 shows details of an alternative embodiment of the flood barrier of Figure 3 along section B-B 1 ;
- Figure 6 shows the frontage of a third building protected by a third embodiment of a flood barrier according to the present invention
- Figure 7 shows details of the flood barrier of Figure 6 along section C-C 1 ;
- FIG 8, 9 and 10 show details of examples of embodiments of said seal bars according to the present invention.
- a building (2) is provided with four substantially vertical outside walls (4, 6, 8 and 10). Building (2) is situated on the ground (12) .
- the ground (12) is flooded to a level (14) by flood water.
- the flood water is prevented from entering the building (2) via the door (16) , windows (18) or air brick (20) an any other apertures in the building skin, by a flood protection barrier (22) .
- Flood barrier (22) extends across the lower portion of each of walls (4, 6 , 8 and 10) of the building (2) .
- the flood barrier (22) is comprised of an impermeable sheet (24) and a rigid channel (26) .
- Rigid channel (26) is fixed to the portion of wall
- Rigid channel (26) is likewise fixed to the portions of the other walls (4, 8 and 10) adjacent to the ground (12) .
- a sealant (not shown) is placed between the wall (6) and rigid channel (26) before fixation of rigid channel (26) to each of the walls (4, 6, 8, 10) occurs.
- the sealant is a flowable sealant which will subsequently set, for example a silicone sealant.
- Rigid channel (26) " " is, as shown, configured to have a cross section that is substantially the shape of an angular "C" .
- the impermeable sheet (24) is provided along one edge with a means (28) for sealingly engaging with and locking into the rigid channel (26) .
- the means (28) comprises a longitudinal envelope (30) created by doubling over a longitudinal edge of the impermeable sheet (24) and, where the edge of impermeable sheet (24) is adjacent to the impermeable sheet (24) creating a gas-tight seal (32) .
- the gas-tight seal (32) may be formed by a combination of stitching through both layers of impermeable sheet (24) and a sealant, such as a silicone sealant.
- Alternative known means for creating a gas-tight seal may be employed.
- the impermeable sheet (24) is not forced against the wall (6) except in the uppermost region where a peg (36) engages in a peg hole (38) .
- the peg (36) passes through an eyelet (40) in the impermeable sheet (24) and holds the portion of the impermeable sheet (24) in the region of the eyelet (40) against the wall (6) .
- the peg (36) is used to hold the impermeable sheet (24) against the wall (6) to prevent the otherwise floppy impermeable sheet (24) falling downward due to gravity and, quite possibly, allowing the flood water over the top of the impermeable sheet (24) .
- the flood barrier of the present invention may further include support portions for the impermeable sheet
- Such support portions may either be adapted to prevent the impermeable sheet (24) being pushed into apertures where there will be no support for the impermeable sheet (24) , or where it is not desired that the impermeable sheet (24) bears upon the aperture closure means.
- a support means would be placed across the windows (18) to prevent that occurring.
- the support means may take the form of a mesh or a solid board (neither of which are shown) .
- additional fixed channels (26) are orientated substantially vertically at the horizontal ends of the portion of building (22) that it is desired to be protected.
- the impermeable sheet (24) may be appropriately adapted to provide an envelope (30) that has an appropriate configuration to engage with all of the rigid channels (26) .
- a portion of a building (50) is shown.
- the building (50) is substantially larger than the portion shown and may, for example, form part of an industrial unit or other commercial premises.
- Located in the face of building (50) adjacent to the ground (12) is a doorway (52) and a display window (54) .
- a flood prevention barrier (56) has been erected.
- the flood prevention barrier (56) is comprised of an impermeable sheet (58) which is sealed by a substantially watertight seal to the skin of the building (50) by seal means (60) either side of the doorway (52) and the display window (54) .
- the impermeable sheet (58) is sealed against the movement of water beneath the lowermost portion of the impermeable sheet (58) by way of a seal means (66) extending along the length of the storage means (64) .
- the seal means (66) is comprised of a rigid channel (68) which is substantially "U" shaped.
- the channel (68) is so located that it mouths toward the impermeable sheet (58) , and the open mouth of the channel (68) is adjacent to the slot (65) .
- an inflatable envelope (70) Located within rigid channel (68) is an inflatable envelope (70) extending the length of rigid channel (68) .
- the impermeable sheet (58) When it is desired to deploy, or store the flood barrier (56) the impermeable sheet (58) is either unrolled from or rolled onto the axle (62) either by human power or by automated means.
- the impermeable sheet (58) When the impermeable sheet (58) is stored within storage means (64) it is preferred that the slot through which impermeable sheet (58) passes into and out of the storage means (64) be closed by a cap. This will prevent dirt and other detritus entering the storage means (64) .
- the wall (102) of the storage means (100) is substantially W L" shaped in cross-section in a plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the storage means
- a seal bar (140) is comprised of seal bar elements (142) and (144) . Seal bar elements
- Seal bar (140) is adapted to be affixed to the outer skin of a building by means not shown. Said means may be mechanical means such as screws, adhesives, or other appropriate means. Face (152) of seal bar element (144) is adapted to abut the skin of the building.
- mouth (163) of channel (162) is closed by a flexible rubber flap (166) which prevents dirt and debris entering channel (162) .
- mouth (165) of channel (164) is closed by a flexible rubber flap (168) serving the same purpose as flap (166) .
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