High energy return seawall
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1. A high energy return seawall system comprising a modular unit having:
- an underlying support structure,a plurality of stair steps mounted upon said support structure and disposed in an upwardly inclined manner extending away from and substantially broadside to the advance of sea waves for dissipating energy,curved baffle means attached to an upper end of said stair steps, said baffle means extending upwardly and thence outwardly in a smoothly curved manner and having a terminal end disposed substantially spaced above an intermediate portion of said plurality of stair steps, said terminal end extending toward the direction of the sea, andmeans extending outwardly toward the sea from the upper reaches of said baffle means to provide a splash panel whereby, sea waves striking said baffle means produce terminal paths of energy with at least some of said terminal paths of wave energy being returned to the area located over and above said stair steps.
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A high energy return seawall system which may be assembled on site comprising separate modular units placed along the shoreline for preventing erosion due to severe wave action by dissipating wave energy. Each modular unit includes a plurality of stair steps mounted upon an underlying support structure. A curved baffle is attached to the upper end of the stair steps and has a splash panel extending outwardly from the upper reaches thereof. The seawall system is dimensionally adequate to withstand hurricane force winds, waves and currents and designed to insure the maximum strength for absorbing and dissipating the force of a high energy wave.
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1. A high energy return seawall system comprising a modular unit having:
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an underlying support structure, a plurality of stair steps mounted upon said support structure and disposed in an upwardly inclined manner extending away from and substantially broadside to the advance of sea waves for dissipating energy, curved baffle means attached to an upper end of said stair steps, said baffle means extending upwardly and thence outwardly in a smoothly curved manner and having a terminal end disposed substantially spaced above an intermediate portion of said plurality of stair steps, said terminal end extending toward the direction of the sea, and means extending outwardly toward the sea from the upper reaches of said baffle means to provide a splash panel whereby, sea waves striking said baffle means produce terminal paths of energy with at least some of said terminal paths of wave energy being returned to the area located over and above said stair steps. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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