CA2340349A1 - Dike module - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention concerns a dike module that can be filled with back-up materia l and for reinforcing, enlarging, repairing and/or rebuilding a dike. Said module comprises a container (10, 40, 50, 60) of length ranging between 0.5 m and 500 m and height ranging between 0.25 m and 5 m, for receiving the back- up material and having a lower surface resting on the subsoil and two front surfaces (22) obliquely oriented relative to the sea front. The module also comprises a bearing device for maintaining the container (10, 40, 50, 60,) i n ready-for-use condition. The container (10, 20, 50, 50) lower surface has, a t least partially, a flexible shape enabling it to be adapted to the subsoil, and the dike module has an opening (36) facing upwards and/or an opening (36 ) facing towards the sea for receiving the back-up material.
Description
DIKE MODULE
BACRGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the invention s The present invention relates to a dike module fillable with a filling material for the reinforcement, heightening, repair and/or reconstruction of a dike, with a container having a :length of between 0,5 m and 500 m and a height of between 0,25 m and 5 m, said container receiving to the filling material and being provided with a lower side resting on the ground and with two front sides orientated transversely to the water front, and with a supporting device holding the container ready f_or use, whereas the lower side of the container is at least partially so 15 flexible that the lower side adapts to the ground.
BACRGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the invention s The present invention relates to a dike module fillable with a filling material for the reinforcement, heightening, repair and/or reconstruction of a dike, with a container having a :length of between 0,5 m and 500 m and a height of between 0,25 m and 5 m, said container receiving to the filling material and being provided with a lower side resting on the ground and with two front sides orientated transversely to the water front, and with a supporting device holding the container ready f_or use, whereas the lower side of the container is at least partially so 15 flexible that the lower side adapts to the ground.
2. Description of the prior art Dikes are constructed on the coast, alongside rivers or on other water shores to prevent flooding in case of 2o spring tides or flood~.s. In practice, these dikes often proved to be too low, too weak or damaged and could thus not withstand the water floods.
In order to re:in.force or heighten dikes in an easy and fast manner, DE 44 17 672 suggested to lay one or several 2s fabric hoses on the dike, said hoses being filled pneumatically from a central filling station with sand or the like. Several of these fabric hoses may then be superposed in the way required by the actual situation"
Such nearly endless hoses are difficult to fill, since the 3o necessary pneumatic filling stations are usually not at.
hand and since the .filling takes up a great amount of t=ime.
US 4,921,373 d:Lscloses a flood retaining dam consisting in a combination of a multitude of portable retaining dams filled. with a liquid. Each retaining dam has 35 a front and a rear A-like carrier. A flexible container is tentered between the two of them, whereas the A-like carriers are privotabl.e at their peak so that they are foldable. To install this flood retaining dam is laborious and expensive, since lots of individual retaining dams are required and have to be installed. After the flood barrier has been erected, it is pumped full of water. Although.
s pumps of appropriate strength can be used herefor, this results in significant cost.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
to On these premises, the object of the present invention is to provide a dike module with the help of which a dike may be reinforced, heightened, repaired and/or rebuilt in a fast, easy and cheap manner and which reliably and durably dams the water up, arid which can be easily filled with.
15 filling material and emptied.
The technical solution provided by the invention is to develop the above-mentioned dike module i.n equipping it with a container having an opening which is orientated.
towards the top and/or towards the 'water side for receiving 2o the filling materia:L and by positioning within the container a carrier device which is a rigid bearing structure with at least two cross frames and two length beams. Preferably wager, particularly water from the waters to be dammed up, sand, gravel, earth, stones, mud, clay, 25 stone chips, rumble, concrete, dross or a combination of at least some of the previously cited materials may be used as filling material.
A dike module made according to the teachings of this invention has the advantage that, thanks to the partial ~o flexibility of the container, the dike module adapts t.o the given surface outline. and provides a good sealing between the dike module and t=he ground, in the way sand bags would do.
Another advantage of the first embodiment of the dike module according to i=he invention is that the container may be filled with filling material from the top and that it has an opening that :is so big that great and efficient:
machines such as bul:Ldozers, diggers, loading tractors, wheel loaders, pump dredgers, tractors or trucks may be used to fill the dike' module with bulk material.
Another advantage of the dike module according to the invention is that the water which is available in great quantity on the site may be used as filling material.
Tests proved that the flood may be successfully dammed up by a water-filled dil~;e module as long as the water level in the container is corx-esponding at least approximately to the water level of the waters outside.
to To fill the container with water, it proved efficient to provide the lowe-~ part of the container with openings facing the water side through which the water of the flood to be dammed up may enter the dike module and through which it may also flow out when the flood level is dropping.
This second embodiment of the dike module according to the present invention ha~~ the advantage that it not needs t:o be filled with bulk material, this feature reducing considerably the costs not only of material but also of machines and staff otherwise needed to install the flood 2o protection wall. ThE: costs arising for the removal of the flood protection wall. are also drast=ically lowered since no bulk material has to be disposed of and since the dike module may be reused ad lib.
In a preferred development of t:he dike module 2s according to the invention, the supporting device is designed as a rigid ~~upport with at least two cross frames and two length beams, the support being located inside the container. The length beams are thereby preferably removably held in the: cross frames. The support composed of 3o rigid components is solid, stable and still movable up to a certain limit so that: the dike module may also be installed in a slightly twisted or bent way. This makes it possible to store the dismounted dike module in a space-saving manner and to transport it easily. To that purpose, the 35 container made of a textile material is rolled up or folded and the cross frames and the length beams are piled up for storage and transpo:rt:ation. On the site, the textile container is first unfolded at the desired place, then" the cross frames are inst:ailed on the front side at a corresponding spacing before the length beams are inserted into loops provided on the upper side of the container and are later suspended in corresponding borings in the cross s frames. A dike module is thus installed in a very short period of time by means of these component parts. This dike module may also be filled with a filling material in a.n easy and fast manner..
In a preferred embodiment of the dike module according to to the invention, the front wall of the cont=finer is a.t least partially fle:x~_ble so that it may adapt to neighbouring surfaces. This has the advantage that the dike module may for example be installed against a wall or against a neighbouring dike module and that the cleft 15 remaining between the two bodies may be closed by the flexible front wall, so that a water-tight sealing is achieved. Tests have proved that even if the dike module is not precisely installed, e.g. in a slight angle to the adjacent module or wall, a water-tight sealing is still 2o possible.
In another, preferred embodiment, cross bulkheads are provided in the container that are dividing the container into several chambe~~~. This has the advantage that, if the container is damaged, only the filling of this particular 25 chamber is washed out:, the other chambers functioning as usual.
In still another., preferred embodiment the container and/or the cross bull~:heads are made of a material that is resistant to tear anc~ textile-like, particularly of ~o geotextile, flexible synthetics, fabric mats coated with synthetics, tent-cloth, fleece, woven or plaited materials or of fibres, particularly linen cloth or fibre reinforced plastic foils. Such a container has the advantage that the whole lower width and the whole side wall is so flexible .s that an optimal sealing is achieved between the lower side of the dike module and the ground, or between the side wall of the dike module and the adjacent object. This material is at the same time so robust and resistant to tear that the forces exerted onto the container by the filling material are buffered without any problem.
Another advantage is that the dike module made of decay-resistant geotextile or fleece may remain permanently in a dike or any other earth dam, so that a durable heightening or reinf=orcement of the dike is possible. A
dike module per_manerxtly inserted in the dike also hinders moles, voles, badgez:~s or other animals to build their nests in the dike, since t:he textile container represents an 1~~ insuperable obstaclE, for them. It thus also reliably prevents an undermining of the dike.
In a preferred embodiment, the cross frame is designed as a trapezium, whereas the acute angle of the trapezium is of between 20° and 90°, preferably 60°. This has the i:~ advantage that the dike module is given, from a static point of view, an optimal shape with a low centre of gravity, as this is known of dikes.
An advantageous dike module is approximately between 0,8 m and 3 m wide, approximately between 0,5 and 2 m nigh 2~~ and up to 250 m long. The opening is extending over the:
entire length and has a width of between 0,5 m and 1,5 m.
In still another embodiment, the support may be provided with a tension belt for. securing the dike module.
This tension belt is fastened in the soil or on the surface 2~ of the street on the water side by means of an earth nail, a peg or the like and additionally secures the dike module against slipping off.
In another preferred development, the supporting device is designed as at least one chamber filled with gas, 3~ particularly filled with air, that i.s located on the upper edge of the container. In using water as a filling material, the gas-filled chamber functions as a float and is swimming on the surface of the water. Hereby, the container made of textile material is erected and 35 constitutes thus the dike module. In order to prevent the container to be pressed apart, which would be an unwanted effect, beam ties are provided at determined intervals between the chamber: and are linking the chambers to one another.
In a preferred embodiment, holding straps are provided on the container, p:rE:ferably on the lower' edge of the container, with the help of which the dike module may s additionally be secured. To this purpose, earth nails or pegs are driven into the ground and are engaged into the holding straps in o:rc~er to secure the dike module.
Such a dike module that has to be filled with bulk material has the advantage that several dike modules may be to superposed. To this purpose, two or more dike modules are first of all installE:d side by side and are filled as well as the interstices or interstice between dike module and dike with bulk mate:_ri_al. Then, another dike module is placed onto the space: between two adjacent dike modules or 15 onto the space between dike module and dike and is filled together with the newly formed interstices. Thus, it is possible to build a new dike out of several dike modules, to reinforce existing dikes or to heighten existing dikes.
Further details may be gathered from the description of the <:o f figures .
In a preferred embodiment, the container that has to be filled with bulk material is designed so as to be slightly permeable to water in order to achieve a condensation of the filling material and thus an optimal as adaptation to the unE:ven ground when the waters are rising.
This may for example be achieved by making the container of water-permeable fleece, of plaited geotextiles or similar materials or in perfoz.-ating the container if it is made of fibre reinforced plastic foils, tent-cloth., plastic reinforced fabric mats or the like.
__ If this dike module with a water-permeable container is durably remaining ._n the dike, the filling material is dewatered by the draining effect of the clothing so that the dike is prevented from diluting or getting marshy. The same is true with rain water.
to In an alternative: embodiment, ropes are used instead of the length beams and the container is suspended on them.
Therefor, the rope is anchored in the soil by means of for example a peg, an earth nail or the like on one end, then winded around a first cross frame, passed through the long m~ loop of the container,. winded around the second cross frame and so cn until the rope is again anchored into the sail.
This occurs on both sides of the container, so that the container is reliably held open and is ready for filling.
The dike module according to the invention is 2o universally usable and may be used, not only to rebuild, reinforce, repair or heighten dams or dikes, but also to advantageously back-f_L:Li broken-off dike sections.
Furthermore, the dike module according to the invention may advantageously be used to stabilize slopes or inclines, to 2~s cover and/or recultivate dumps, particularly salt dumps, waste dumps, coal dumps or the like, to dam up artificial waters, particularly t=o dam up mud-ponds originating from the processing of ore and pebble stones, as a military protection wall and/or to erect noise protection walls in 3o the area of airports or traffic routes.
The dike module according ro the invention may also be used for the temporary or permanent accomodation of contaminated substan~~es (solid or liquid) on the site.
These contaminated substances may remain i.n the dike module on the site of use/a~~c:ident until a definitive disposal is made possible.
The dike module rnay also be used in case of fire or accident for short-term damming and/or canalisation of water for fire fighting and/or of chemicals spilling out.
The dike module according to the invention may also be used as oil separator in case of tanker accidents or the like. To this purpose, the spoiled water is filled in the first chamber of the dike module. The light oil is swimming on top and is flowing via the cross bulkhead into the next chamber, the clean water remaining in the first chamber and so on, so that the separation of the oil from the water is achieved.
is To use native soil and/or earth as a filling material has the advantage that. plants may be set in the dike modules to grow and to green the dike, the dam, the dump, the noise protection wall, the incline, the slope or the like.
1=. Further advantages of the dike module according t.o the present invention wi:L7_ become more clearly in the description and in the drawing enclosed. The characteristics mentioned above and those mentioned below can be carried out ac<:ording to the invention either 2o individually or in any combination. The embodiments mentioned are only examples and are not limiting the scope of the invention. The drawing is showing an embodiment. as an example of a dike rnodule according to the present invention, with the a_'~d of which the invention will be 2~~ explained in more de'ails, whereas BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a dike module according to the present invention filled with water;
3o FIG. 2 is an exp='_oded view of the dike module according to Fig. 1;
FIG. 3 is a sectional view across a dike being reinforced by several dike modules according to the present invention;
__. Fig. 4 is a sec~uonal view across a dike being reinforced and heightened by several dike modules according to the present inven~_~~on;
Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a further embodiment of a dike module according to the present invention which is filled with the wager of the waters to be dammed up;
Fig. 6 is a top view of still another embodiment of a dike module according to the present invention;
= Fig. 7 is a sec:s.onal view of the dike module according to Fig. 6 along line VII - VII in Fig. 6;
Fig. 8 is a top v=~ew of still another embodiment of a dike module according to the present invention;
Fig. 9 is a sects.onal view of the dike module lc according to Fig. 8, along line IX - IX in Fig. 8;
Fig. 10 is a se~~t:ional side view of a further embodiment of a dike module according to the present invention along line X - X in Fig. 11;
Fig. 11 is a se~~t:,~onal cross view of the dike module 1~ according to Fig. 10, along line XI - XI in Fig. 10;
Fig. 12 is a si~ae view of anoth~=r embodiment of a dike module according to the present invention;
Fig. 13 is a top view of the dire module accordir_g to Fig. 12;
2c~ Fig. 14 is a sectional partial view of the dike module according to :Ligs. 12 and 13, along the line XIV -XIV in Fig. 12.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS) 2~~ Figs 1 and 2 show a first embodiment of a dike module according to the presE:nt invention which is composed of a textile container 10 and of a support 12 integrated in the container and made of steel tubes. 'The support 12 includes several trapezoid cr~:~~~s frames 1.4 made of steel tubes and 3o several length beams 7_6, also of tubular steel construction. The te~aile container 10 has an accordingly trapezoid cross section. Holding elements 18 are welded rectangularly onto the free ends of 'the length beams 16, whereas said holding Elements may be inserted into 3=_. corresponding opening~~ 20 on the upper side of the cross frame 14, so that th~~ support 12 is maintaining the textile container 10 in a cantilevered, ready-to-use position.
The dike module is installed as follows: first of all, the container made of plastic-reinforced fabric mats or of geotextile is unfolded on the site where the flood protection wall needs to be heightened or reinforced. Now, at least two cross frames 14 are inserted into the _= container 10, whereas one cross frame 14 is flushed against the front side 22 of container 10. Then, the first two length beams 16 are guided through loops 24 provided on the upper side of container 10 and are inserted into the opening 20 of the cro:~s frame 14 by means of holding lc elements 18. Now, the second cross frame 14 is erectec and the other end of the 7_ength beams 16 is inserted with their holding elements 18 :into the corresponding openings 20 of the cross frame 14. The first part of the dike module is now erected and may :be filled with a filling material such 1= as for example sand, vaater or the like. The remaining part of the dike module is mounted in a similar way.
In the lower area of the container 10, on the water side, holding straps a?6 are provided in regular intervals by means of which the dike module may additionally be 2o secured against gliding off-center. To this end, an earth nail, a peg or the like is driven through the holding straps into the soil.
In an embodiment not shown, different cross bulkreads are arranged in the container 10 and are dividing the 2~ container 10 into sewe ral chambers. It is thus possible to immediately fill the f=first chambers with a filling material, even if the dike module is not yet completely installed, so that a very effective method of working a:nd mounting is achieved.
3o In the embodiment. shown in Fig. 1, the dike module is filled with water and is additionally secured by the holding straps 26 and the earth nails 28. First tests proved that such a dike module filled with water is already successfully damming up the waters when the water level in the dike module approximately corresponds with the water level in the flood.
The dike module :shown in Figs. 1 and 2 has a width of approximately 2 m at its lower side, a height of approximately 1 m and a length of about 50 m, whereas cross frames are provided at a spacing of 5 m. The trapezium angle is 60°, so that: the filling opening, which is extending over the entire length of t:he dike module, has a s width of approximate:l_y 1 m. On the water side as well as on the land side textil~:e holding straps 26 are also providf~d at a spacing of 5 m t:c prevent the dike module from slipping off. That L~~ why it is also possible to insta:Ll this dike module on <:~r~. inclined ground.
to In other embodiments not shown it is also possible to make the dike module ~;horter or longer, whereas possiblf=_ lengths may range between 0,5 m and 500 m. In other embodiments it is also possible to adapt the height of the dike module to the ac:t.ua1 requirement=s . It is for examp:Le 15 conceivable to build G. dike module having a width of 2 m and a height of 3 m. Particularly dice modules to be fi:Lled with water may have a height of up to 5 m, whereas in this case, their width may be of up to 8 rn.
In Figs 3 and 4, dike modules according to the first 2o embodiment presented i.n Figs 1 and 2 are shown with the difference that they ~.re now filed with sand or another bulk material. As may be seen from I~igs 3 and 4, it is easily possible tc i-m:tall the dike rnodule on the land site to reinforce and/or heighten the exi:~ting dike. To this 2s purpose, a first dike module is installed in the way described above at they bottom of the dike and is then filled with bulk material together w:Lth the interstice between the dike mod~.zl.e and the dike. A second dike module is then placed onto the bulk material, whereas here too, 3o the dike module and the new interstice are filled with bulk material and so on. I:t is thus poss:Lble to reinforce the existing dike as may be required and even to heighten i~, if necessary and if there are enough dike modules available. It is in the same way possible to erect a 3s completely new dike.
In Fig. 5, a sect>nd embodiment of a dike module according to the present invention is shown which corresponds to the first embodiment represented in the Figs i2 1 and 2. In addition to the first embodiment shown in Figs 1 and 2, several openings 30 are provided here on the water side of the dike module through which the water of the.
waters to be dammed ~.zp may enter the container 10. This __ makes it possible to use the water o:f the waters to be dammed up as filling material for the dike module.
Unlike the first. embodiment, the embodiment according to Fig. 5 is provided with tension belts 32 arranged on the support 12, said tension belts being held by earth nails, to pegs or the like. T:he tension belts 32 are kept in place by bars 34 welded onto the cross frame 14 and may be tentered accurately icy means of ratchet spanners arranged onto the bars.
The cross frame 14 is consisting of steel tubes welded 1=_. together and having .a diameter of approximately 70 mm to 100 mm. The length beams 16 are also made of steel tubes having a diameter of 70 mm to 100 mm. The cross frame 14 has got thereby a trapezoid shape, the acute angle of the trapezium being of 60° to 75°.
2o When using water as a filling material, the container is made of a water--tight, tear-resistant and textile-like material, particularly of plastic-reinforced fabric mats. These fabric mats may for example be obtained under the trade name Trevira. Wher~ using bulk materials such as 2~~ for example sand for a filling material, the container 10 is made of geotextil:~ or fleece, which is slightly permeable to water. This quality brings the bulk material to settle so that an optimal adaptation to the ground as well as a durable draining is achieved.
3o In Figs 6 and 7, a third embodiment of a dike module according to the present invention is shown, that is also filled with water. 'This dike module includes a flexible, water-tight, textile-7_ike container 40, on each upper edge of which a chamber 42 to be filled with ai.r is longitudinally arranged. Several beam ties 44 are arranged between the chambers, said beam ties having the function to prevent the container 40 to be pressed apart by the water pressure. Here too, 7_oops 46 are provided at regular intervals in the lowex, area, earth nails, pegs or the like being guided through them in order to secure the dike module.
This dike module is transported in a rolled up or folded state and is unfolded on the site at the required location. Then, the :chambers 42 are for example filled with compressed air before the container 40 is filled with water. The air-filled chambers 42 are now floating or: the surface of the water in the container 40, so that, as t:he is container 40 is getting filled, it also gets higher until it reaches its defin:it:ive size. Such a container, having a width of up to 3 m, may reach a height of up to 5 m. In an embodiment not shown, the container 40 has a trapezoid section in order to be better able to buffer the aggressing 1=_ forces of the flood.
In Figs 8 and 9, a fourth embodiment of the dike module according to the present invention is shown. Its functioning is quite similar to the one of the third embodiment represented in Figs 6 and 7. The only 2o difference is that here, several superposed air chambers 42 are provided that con:~titute the entire wall of the container on the water side as well as on the land side. In this embodiment, two rows of beam ties 44 are arranged one above the other in order to keep the different chambers 42 2~, in the required posit~'_on.
In another embod_'_ment of the dike module accordir_g to the present invention which is shown in Figs 10 and 11., the container 50 is desi_~med as a hose or a tube and is made of water-tight, flexible, plastic-reinforced fabric mats.
3o Rings 52 made of plastic, metal or steel are arranged at regular intervals in raid container 50. Said container 50 is filled with water either on the front side or via filler necks not shown provided on the upper side. This dike module too is secured against sliding off by loops 54.
The heavy weight of the water inside the container is pressing onto the flexible material of the container 50 and is pressing it off the steel ring 52 in the lower area, so that this dike module is given a comparatively big seat on the ground. A good sealing of uneven places on the ground is thus achieved at the same time.
In another embodiment of the dike module according to the invention that is shown in Figs 12 and 14, the container 60 has a trapezoid section and is composed of a shell 62 on its water side and of a shell 64 on its land side, said shells being made of hard plastic and whereas an approximately 50 cm wide strip of flexible, tear-resistant and textile material is provided between the two shells 62, m 64. The sealing of the container relative to the ground and to the side surfaces adjacent to the container is achieved via this strip 66. This container 60 too may be additionally secured from slipping off via loops 68 arranged in the lower area. It is also possible to install 1~~ on the water side a textile apron 69 that prevents the dike module from being washed away.
List of numerals LO container 1<? support 14 cross frame 1F> length beam 1F3 holding element l0 20 opening 22 front side 24 loop 2Fp holding strap ~f3 earth nail 1_== 30 opening 3a? tension belt 34 bar 40 container 42 chamber 44 beam tie 46 holding strap ~0 container 5<'? steel ring 50 container 2~~ 5?. shell 64 shell 56 strip 6f3 holding strap ~9 apron
In order to re:in.force or heighten dikes in an easy and fast manner, DE 44 17 672 suggested to lay one or several 2s fabric hoses on the dike, said hoses being filled pneumatically from a central filling station with sand or the like. Several of these fabric hoses may then be superposed in the way required by the actual situation"
Such nearly endless hoses are difficult to fill, since the 3o necessary pneumatic filling stations are usually not at.
hand and since the .filling takes up a great amount of t=ime.
US 4,921,373 d:Lscloses a flood retaining dam consisting in a combination of a multitude of portable retaining dams filled. with a liquid. Each retaining dam has 35 a front and a rear A-like carrier. A flexible container is tentered between the two of them, whereas the A-like carriers are privotabl.e at their peak so that they are foldable. To install this flood retaining dam is laborious and expensive, since lots of individual retaining dams are required and have to be installed. After the flood barrier has been erected, it is pumped full of water. Although.
s pumps of appropriate strength can be used herefor, this results in significant cost.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
to On these premises, the object of the present invention is to provide a dike module with the help of which a dike may be reinforced, heightened, repaired and/or rebuilt in a fast, easy and cheap manner and which reliably and durably dams the water up, arid which can be easily filled with.
15 filling material and emptied.
The technical solution provided by the invention is to develop the above-mentioned dike module i.n equipping it with a container having an opening which is orientated.
towards the top and/or towards the 'water side for receiving 2o the filling materia:L and by positioning within the container a carrier device which is a rigid bearing structure with at least two cross frames and two length beams. Preferably wager, particularly water from the waters to be dammed up, sand, gravel, earth, stones, mud, clay, 25 stone chips, rumble, concrete, dross or a combination of at least some of the previously cited materials may be used as filling material.
A dike module made according to the teachings of this invention has the advantage that, thanks to the partial ~o flexibility of the container, the dike module adapts t.o the given surface outline. and provides a good sealing between the dike module and t=he ground, in the way sand bags would do.
Another advantage of the first embodiment of the dike module according to i=he invention is that the container may be filled with filling material from the top and that it has an opening that :is so big that great and efficient:
machines such as bul:Ldozers, diggers, loading tractors, wheel loaders, pump dredgers, tractors or trucks may be used to fill the dike' module with bulk material.
Another advantage of the dike module according to the invention is that the water which is available in great quantity on the site may be used as filling material.
Tests proved that the flood may be successfully dammed up by a water-filled dil~;e module as long as the water level in the container is corx-esponding at least approximately to the water level of the waters outside.
to To fill the container with water, it proved efficient to provide the lowe-~ part of the container with openings facing the water side through which the water of the flood to be dammed up may enter the dike module and through which it may also flow out when the flood level is dropping.
This second embodiment of the dike module according to the present invention ha~~ the advantage that it not needs t:o be filled with bulk material, this feature reducing considerably the costs not only of material but also of machines and staff otherwise needed to install the flood 2o protection wall. ThE: costs arising for the removal of the flood protection wall. are also drast=ically lowered since no bulk material has to be disposed of and since the dike module may be reused ad lib.
In a preferred development of t:he dike module 2s according to the invention, the supporting device is designed as a rigid ~~upport with at least two cross frames and two length beams, the support being located inside the container. The length beams are thereby preferably removably held in the: cross frames. The support composed of 3o rigid components is solid, stable and still movable up to a certain limit so that: the dike module may also be installed in a slightly twisted or bent way. This makes it possible to store the dismounted dike module in a space-saving manner and to transport it easily. To that purpose, the 35 container made of a textile material is rolled up or folded and the cross frames and the length beams are piled up for storage and transpo:rt:ation. On the site, the textile container is first unfolded at the desired place, then" the cross frames are inst:ailed on the front side at a corresponding spacing before the length beams are inserted into loops provided on the upper side of the container and are later suspended in corresponding borings in the cross s frames. A dike module is thus installed in a very short period of time by means of these component parts. This dike module may also be filled with a filling material in a.n easy and fast manner..
In a preferred embodiment of the dike module according to to the invention, the front wall of the cont=finer is a.t least partially fle:x~_ble so that it may adapt to neighbouring surfaces. This has the advantage that the dike module may for example be installed against a wall or against a neighbouring dike module and that the cleft 15 remaining between the two bodies may be closed by the flexible front wall, so that a water-tight sealing is achieved. Tests have proved that even if the dike module is not precisely installed, e.g. in a slight angle to the adjacent module or wall, a water-tight sealing is still 2o possible.
In another, preferred embodiment, cross bulkheads are provided in the container that are dividing the container into several chambe~~~. This has the advantage that, if the container is damaged, only the filling of this particular 25 chamber is washed out:, the other chambers functioning as usual.
In still another., preferred embodiment the container and/or the cross bull~:heads are made of a material that is resistant to tear anc~ textile-like, particularly of ~o geotextile, flexible synthetics, fabric mats coated with synthetics, tent-cloth, fleece, woven or plaited materials or of fibres, particularly linen cloth or fibre reinforced plastic foils. Such a container has the advantage that the whole lower width and the whole side wall is so flexible .s that an optimal sealing is achieved between the lower side of the dike module and the ground, or between the side wall of the dike module and the adjacent object. This material is at the same time so robust and resistant to tear that the forces exerted onto the container by the filling material are buffered without any problem.
Another advantage is that the dike module made of decay-resistant geotextile or fleece may remain permanently in a dike or any other earth dam, so that a durable heightening or reinf=orcement of the dike is possible. A
dike module per_manerxtly inserted in the dike also hinders moles, voles, badgez:~s or other animals to build their nests in the dike, since t:he textile container represents an 1~~ insuperable obstaclE, for them. It thus also reliably prevents an undermining of the dike.
In a preferred embodiment, the cross frame is designed as a trapezium, whereas the acute angle of the trapezium is of between 20° and 90°, preferably 60°. This has the i:~ advantage that the dike module is given, from a static point of view, an optimal shape with a low centre of gravity, as this is known of dikes.
An advantageous dike module is approximately between 0,8 m and 3 m wide, approximately between 0,5 and 2 m nigh 2~~ and up to 250 m long. The opening is extending over the:
entire length and has a width of between 0,5 m and 1,5 m.
In still another embodiment, the support may be provided with a tension belt for. securing the dike module.
This tension belt is fastened in the soil or on the surface 2~ of the street on the water side by means of an earth nail, a peg or the like and additionally secures the dike module against slipping off.
In another preferred development, the supporting device is designed as at least one chamber filled with gas, 3~ particularly filled with air, that i.s located on the upper edge of the container. In using water as a filling material, the gas-filled chamber functions as a float and is swimming on the surface of the water. Hereby, the container made of textile material is erected and 35 constitutes thus the dike module. In order to prevent the container to be pressed apart, which would be an unwanted effect, beam ties are provided at determined intervals between the chamber: and are linking the chambers to one another.
In a preferred embodiment, holding straps are provided on the container, p:rE:ferably on the lower' edge of the container, with the help of which the dike module may s additionally be secured. To this purpose, earth nails or pegs are driven into the ground and are engaged into the holding straps in o:rc~er to secure the dike module.
Such a dike module that has to be filled with bulk material has the advantage that several dike modules may be to superposed. To this purpose, two or more dike modules are first of all installE:d side by side and are filled as well as the interstices or interstice between dike module and dike with bulk mate:_ri_al. Then, another dike module is placed onto the space: between two adjacent dike modules or 15 onto the space between dike module and dike and is filled together with the newly formed interstices. Thus, it is possible to build a new dike out of several dike modules, to reinforce existing dikes or to heighten existing dikes.
Further details may be gathered from the description of the <:o f figures .
In a preferred embodiment, the container that has to be filled with bulk material is designed so as to be slightly permeable to water in order to achieve a condensation of the filling material and thus an optimal as adaptation to the unE:ven ground when the waters are rising.
This may for example be achieved by making the container of water-permeable fleece, of plaited geotextiles or similar materials or in perfoz.-ating the container if it is made of fibre reinforced plastic foils, tent-cloth., plastic reinforced fabric mats or the like.
__ If this dike module with a water-permeable container is durably remaining ._n the dike, the filling material is dewatered by the draining effect of the clothing so that the dike is prevented from diluting or getting marshy. The same is true with rain water.
to In an alternative: embodiment, ropes are used instead of the length beams and the container is suspended on them.
Therefor, the rope is anchored in the soil by means of for example a peg, an earth nail or the like on one end, then winded around a first cross frame, passed through the long m~ loop of the container,. winded around the second cross frame and so cn until the rope is again anchored into the sail.
This occurs on both sides of the container, so that the container is reliably held open and is ready for filling.
The dike module according to the invention is 2o universally usable and may be used, not only to rebuild, reinforce, repair or heighten dams or dikes, but also to advantageously back-f_L:Li broken-off dike sections.
Furthermore, the dike module according to the invention may advantageously be used to stabilize slopes or inclines, to 2~s cover and/or recultivate dumps, particularly salt dumps, waste dumps, coal dumps or the like, to dam up artificial waters, particularly t=o dam up mud-ponds originating from the processing of ore and pebble stones, as a military protection wall and/or to erect noise protection walls in 3o the area of airports or traffic routes.
The dike module according ro the invention may also be used for the temporary or permanent accomodation of contaminated substan~~es (solid or liquid) on the site.
These contaminated substances may remain i.n the dike module on the site of use/a~~c:ident until a definitive disposal is made possible.
The dike module rnay also be used in case of fire or accident for short-term damming and/or canalisation of water for fire fighting and/or of chemicals spilling out.
The dike module according to the invention may also be used as oil separator in case of tanker accidents or the like. To this purpose, the spoiled water is filled in the first chamber of the dike module. The light oil is swimming on top and is flowing via the cross bulkhead into the next chamber, the clean water remaining in the first chamber and so on, so that the separation of the oil from the water is achieved.
is To use native soil and/or earth as a filling material has the advantage that. plants may be set in the dike modules to grow and to green the dike, the dam, the dump, the noise protection wall, the incline, the slope or the like.
1=. Further advantages of the dike module according t.o the present invention wi:L7_ become more clearly in the description and in the drawing enclosed. The characteristics mentioned above and those mentioned below can be carried out ac<:ording to the invention either 2o individually or in any combination. The embodiments mentioned are only examples and are not limiting the scope of the invention. The drawing is showing an embodiment. as an example of a dike rnodule according to the present invention, with the a_'~d of which the invention will be 2~~ explained in more de'ails, whereas BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a dike module according to the present invention filled with water;
3o FIG. 2 is an exp='_oded view of the dike module according to Fig. 1;
FIG. 3 is a sectional view across a dike being reinforced by several dike modules according to the present invention;
__. Fig. 4 is a sec~uonal view across a dike being reinforced and heightened by several dike modules according to the present inven~_~~on;
Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a further embodiment of a dike module according to the present invention which is filled with the wager of the waters to be dammed up;
Fig. 6 is a top view of still another embodiment of a dike module according to the present invention;
= Fig. 7 is a sec:s.onal view of the dike module according to Fig. 6 along line VII - VII in Fig. 6;
Fig. 8 is a top v=~ew of still another embodiment of a dike module according to the present invention;
Fig. 9 is a sects.onal view of the dike module lc according to Fig. 8, along line IX - IX in Fig. 8;
Fig. 10 is a se~~t:ional side view of a further embodiment of a dike module according to the present invention along line X - X in Fig. 11;
Fig. 11 is a se~~t:,~onal cross view of the dike module 1~ according to Fig. 10, along line XI - XI in Fig. 10;
Fig. 12 is a si~ae view of anoth~=r embodiment of a dike module according to the present invention;
Fig. 13 is a top view of the dire module accordir_g to Fig. 12;
2c~ Fig. 14 is a sectional partial view of the dike module according to :Ligs. 12 and 13, along the line XIV -XIV in Fig. 12.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS) 2~~ Figs 1 and 2 show a first embodiment of a dike module according to the presE:nt invention which is composed of a textile container 10 and of a support 12 integrated in the container and made of steel tubes. 'The support 12 includes several trapezoid cr~:~~~s frames 1.4 made of steel tubes and 3o several length beams 7_6, also of tubular steel construction. The te~aile container 10 has an accordingly trapezoid cross section. Holding elements 18 are welded rectangularly onto the free ends of 'the length beams 16, whereas said holding Elements may be inserted into 3=_. corresponding opening~~ 20 on the upper side of the cross frame 14, so that th~~ support 12 is maintaining the textile container 10 in a cantilevered, ready-to-use position.
The dike module is installed as follows: first of all, the container made of plastic-reinforced fabric mats or of geotextile is unfolded on the site where the flood protection wall needs to be heightened or reinforced. Now, at least two cross frames 14 are inserted into the _= container 10, whereas one cross frame 14 is flushed against the front side 22 of container 10. Then, the first two length beams 16 are guided through loops 24 provided on the upper side of container 10 and are inserted into the opening 20 of the cro:~s frame 14 by means of holding lc elements 18. Now, the second cross frame 14 is erectec and the other end of the 7_ength beams 16 is inserted with their holding elements 18 :into the corresponding openings 20 of the cross frame 14. The first part of the dike module is now erected and may :be filled with a filling material such 1= as for example sand, vaater or the like. The remaining part of the dike module is mounted in a similar way.
In the lower area of the container 10, on the water side, holding straps a?6 are provided in regular intervals by means of which the dike module may additionally be 2o secured against gliding off-center. To this end, an earth nail, a peg or the like is driven through the holding straps into the soil.
In an embodiment not shown, different cross bulkreads are arranged in the container 10 and are dividing the 2~ container 10 into sewe ral chambers. It is thus possible to immediately fill the f=first chambers with a filling material, even if the dike module is not yet completely installed, so that a very effective method of working a:nd mounting is achieved.
3o In the embodiment. shown in Fig. 1, the dike module is filled with water and is additionally secured by the holding straps 26 and the earth nails 28. First tests proved that such a dike module filled with water is already successfully damming up the waters when the water level in the dike module approximately corresponds with the water level in the flood.
The dike module :shown in Figs. 1 and 2 has a width of approximately 2 m at its lower side, a height of approximately 1 m and a length of about 50 m, whereas cross frames are provided at a spacing of 5 m. The trapezium angle is 60°, so that: the filling opening, which is extending over the entire length of t:he dike module, has a s width of approximate:l_y 1 m. On the water side as well as on the land side textil~:e holding straps 26 are also providf~d at a spacing of 5 m t:c prevent the dike module from slipping off. That L~~ why it is also possible to insta:Ll this dike module on <:~r~. inclined ground.
to In other embodiments not shown it is also possible to make the dike module ~;horter or longer, whereas possiblf=_ lengths may range between 0,5 m and 500 m. In other embodiments it is also possible to adapt the height of the dike module to the ac:t.ua1 requirement=s . It is for examp:Le 15 conceivable to build G. dike module having a width of 2 m and a height of 3 m. Particularly dice modules to be fi:Lled with water may have a height of up to 5 m, whereas in this case, their width may be of up to 8 rn.
In Figs 3 and 4, dike modules according to the first 2o embodiment presented i.n Figs 1 and 2 are shown with the difference that they ~.re now filed with sand or another bulk material. As may be seen from I~igs 3 and 4, it is easily possible tc i-m:tall the dike rnodule on the land site to reinforce and/or heighten the exi:~ting dike. To this 2s purpose, a first dike module is installed in the way described above at they bottom of the dike and is then filled with bulk material together w:Lth the interstice between the dike mod~.zl.e and the dike. A second dike module is then placed onto the bulk material, whereas here too, 3o the dike module and the new interstice are filled with bulk material and so on. I:t is thus poss:Lble to reinforce the existing dike as may be required and even to heighten i~, if necessary and if there are enough dike modules available. It is in the same way possible to erect a 3s completely new dike.
In Fig. 5, a sect>nd embodiment of a dike module according to the present invention is shown which corresponds to the first embodiment represented in the Figs i2 1 and 2. In addition to the first embodiment shown in Figs 1 and 2, several openings 30 are provided here on the water side of the dike module through which the water of the.
waters to be dammed ~.zp may enter the container 10. This __ makes it possible to use the water o:f the waters to be dammed up as filling material for the dike module.
Unlike the first. embodiment, the embodiment according to Fig. 5 is provided with tension belts 32 arranged on the support 12, said tension belts being held by earth nails, to pegs or the like. T:he tension belts 32 are kept in place by bars 34 welded onto the cross frame 14 and may be tentered accurately icy means of ratchet spanners arranged onto the bars.
The cross frame 14 is consisting of steel tubes welded 1=_. together and having .a diameter of approximately 70 mm to 100 mm. The length beams 16 are also made of steel tubes having a diameter of 70 mm to 100 mm. The cross frame 14 has got thereby a trapezoid shape, the acute angle of the trapezium being of 60° to 75°.
2o When using water as a filling material, the container is made of a water--tight, tear-resistant and textile-like material, particularly of plastic-reinforced fabric mats. These fabric mats may for example be obtained under the trade name Trevira. Wher~ using bulk materials such as 2~~ for example sand for a filling material, the container 10 is made of geotextil:~ or fleece, which is slightly permeable to water. This quality brings the bulk material to settle so that an optimal adaptation to the ground as well as a durable draining is achieved.
3o In Figs 6 and 7, a third embodiment of a dike module according to the present invention is shown, that is also filled with water. 'This dike module includes a flexible, water-tight, textile-7_ike container 40, on each upper edge of which a chamber 42 to be filled with ai.r is longitudinally arranged. Several beam ties 44 are arranged between the chambers, said beam ties having the function to prevent the container 40 to be pressed apart by the water pressure. Here too, 7_oops 46 are provided at regular intervals in the lowex, area, earth nails, pegs or the like being guided through them in order to secure the dike module.
This dike module is transported in a rolled up or folded state and is unfolded on the site at the required location. Then, the :chambers 42 are for example filled with compressed air before the container 40 is filled with water. The air-filled chambers 42 are now floating or: the surface of the water in the container 40, so that, as t:he is container 40 is getting filled, it also gets higher until it reaches its defin:it:ive size. Such a container, having a width of up to 3 m, may reach a height of up to 5 m. In an embodiment not shown, the container 40 has a trapezoid section in order to be better able to buffer the aggressing 1=_ forces of the flood.
In Figs 8 and 9, a fourth embodiment of the dike module according to the present invention is shown. Its functioning is quite similar to the one of the third embodiment represented in Figs 6 and 7. The only 2o difference is that here, several superposed air chambers 42 are provided that con:~titute the entire wall of the container on the water side as well as on the land side. In this embodiment, two rows of beam ties 44 are arranged one above the other in order to keep the different chambers 42 2~, in the required posit~'_on.
In another embod_'_ment of the dike module accordir_g to the present invention which is shown in Figs 10 and 11., the container 50 is desi_~med as a hose or a tube and is made of water-tight, flexible, plastic-reinforced fabric mats.
3o Rings 52 made of plastic, metal or steel are arranged at regular intervals in raid container 50. Said container 50 is filled with water either on the front side or via filler necks not shown provided on the upper side. This dike module too is secured against sliding off by loops 54.
The heavy weight of the water inside the container is pressing onto the flexible material of the container 50 and is pressing it off the steel ring 52 in the lower area, so that this dike module is given a comparatively big seat on the ground. A good sealing of uneven places on the ground is thus achieved at the same time.
In another embodiment of the dike module according to the invention that is shown in Figs 12 and 14, the container 60 has a trapezoid section and is composed of a shell 62 on its water side and of a shell 64 on its land side, said shells being made of hard plastic and whereas an approximately 50 cm wide strip of flexible, tear-resistant and textile material is provided between the two shells 62, m 64. The sealing of the container relative to the ground and to the side surfaces adjacent to the container is achieved via this strip 66. This container 60 too may be additionally secured from slipping off via loops 68 arranged in the lower area. It is also possible to install 1~~ on the water side a textile apron 69 that prevents the dike module from being washed away.
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1. Dike module fillable with a filling material for the reinforcement, heightening, repair and/or construction of a new dike with a container (10, 40, 50, 60) having a length of between 0,5 m and 500 m and a height of between 0,25 m and 5 m, said container receiving the filling material and being provided with a lower side resting on the ground and with two front sides (22) orientated transversely to the water front, and with a supporting device holding the container (10, 40, 50, 60) ready for use, whereas the lower side of the container (10, 40, 50, 60) is at least partially so flexible that the lower side adapts to the ground, characterized in that the dike module is provided with an upwardly directed opening extending along the length of the dike module for the reception of the filling material and/or an opening orientated toward the water side for the reception of the filling material, and that the supporting device is provided with a rigid bearing structure (12) with at least two cross frames (14) and two length beams (16), whereas the cross frames (14) are arranged inside the container (10).
2. Dike module according to claim 1, characterized in. that the length beams (16) are removably held in the cross frames (14).
3. Dike module according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cross frame (14) is given the shape of a trapezium, whereas the acute angle of the trapezium is of between 20° and 90°, preferably of 60°.
4. Dike module according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bearing structure (12) may be provided with a tension belt (32) securing the dike module.
5. Dike module according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that cross bulkheads are provided in the container (10, 40, 50, 60) that divide the container (10, 40, 50, 60) info several chambers.
6. Dike module according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the container (10, 40, 50, 60) and/or the cross bulkheads are made of a textile-like material that is resistant to tearing, particularly of geotextile, flexible synthetics, woven mats coated with synthetics, tent-cloth, fleece, woven or plaited materials or of fibres, particularly linen cloth or fibre reinforced plastic foals.
7. Dike module fillable with a filling material for the reinforcement, heightening, repair and/or construction of a new dike with a container (10, 40, 50, 60) having a length of between 0,5 m and 500 m and a height of between 0,25 m and 5 m, said container receiving the filling material and being provided with a lower side resting on the ground and with two front sides (22) orientated transversely to the water front, and with a supporting device holding the container (10, 40, 50, 60) ready for use, whereas the lower side of the container (10, 40, 50, 60) is at least partially so flexible that the lower side adapts to the ground, and whereas the dike module is provided with an opening which is orientated toward the top and/or toward the water side and receives the filling material, characterized in that the supporting device is designed as at least one chamber (42) filled with gas, particularly filled with air, said chamber being preferably located on the upper edge of the container (40).
8. Dike module according to claim 7, characterized in that opposite chambers (42) are connected to one another by means of at least one beam tie (44).
9. Dike module according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that holding straps (26, 46, 68) are provided on the container (10, 40, 50, 60).
10. Use of a dike module according to any one of the preceding claims for covering and/or recultivating a dump, particularly a salt clump, a coal dump or a waste dump.
11. Use of a dike module according to any one of claims 1 to 10 for erecting a noise protection dam, a boundary wall for mud ponds, a supporting wall for a slope and/or a military protective wall.
12. Use of a dike module according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that water, particularly water from the waters to be dammed up, sand, gravel, earth, stones, mud, clay, stone chips, rumble, concrete, dross or a combination of some of the previously cited materials may be used as a filling material (1).
13. Use of a dike module according to one of claims 1 to 11 as a separator for foreign substances, particularly oil.
14. Use of a dike module according to one of claims 1 to 11 for the temporary accommodation of contaminated solid or liquid materials.
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