Portable Flood Control Revetment

Abstract

A portable flood control revetment comprising an elongated collapsible and inflatable tube of flexible material impervious to air and water, the tube having a bottom wall and other walls defining an internal compartment, and a multiplicity of cables in the compartment, each extending from one of the walls to another of the walls to hold the tube in a selected shape when the tube is filled with air or water. The bottom wall defines at least one pocket for receiving a corresponding at least one hold-down member, and other of the walls are provided with closeable orifices for permitting flow of air and water into and out of the compartment to respectively inflate, fill, and collapse the tube.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 26, 2002
Accession Number
ADD020029

Entities

People

  • Thomas A. Frank

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attorneys
  • Embankments
  • Flexible Materials
  • Flood Control
  • Floods
  • Governments
  • Inventions
  • Levees
  • Materials
  • Patent Applications
  • Patents
  • Revetments
  • Rhode Island
  • Undersea Warfare
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering