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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 1985
Filed:
May. 14, 1984
Samlal Nandlal, Slidell, LA (US);
Shell Offshore Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method of installing an erosion-preventing lightweight, semi-permeable, semi-flexible structure in the form of a dike for erosion control of a bank along a body of water. The method comprises the excavation of hydraulically placed silty or clay-containing sand fill or existing silty or clay-containing beach sands to form a trench and the placing of a synthetic woven fabric at the base of the excavation. A mixture of shell, sand and cement is then formed and placed in the excavated trench and compacted therein in layers to construct a dike. After covering the dike with a porous synthetic fabric, rock-filled gabions are then placed on the water-side face and crest of the dike.