Flood barriers

a technology of flood barriers and floodwaters, applied in the field of floodwater barriers, can solve the problems of increasing the frequency of floodwaters, and achieve the effect of improving floodwater protection

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-12-18
FLOOD CONTROL INT
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[0007]Provision may be made for connecting struts to the back of the flood barrier to provide additional support for the barrier for protection against the additional loads to which it may be subjected.
[0008]According to a second aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of providing enhanced flood protection that includes the use of a flood barrier as defined above.

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However, there have been a number of cases in which the design flood levels have been increased after a flood barrier has been installed and, with the forecast climate changes, this is likely to be an increasingly common occurrence.

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[0014]The flood barriers comprise two main sections, namely a number of lower glass sections and added height metal upper sections that can be added to the lower sections as and when required, for example, in response to flood warnings.

[0015]The glass sections of the flood barrier are designed to be permanently installed on a structural foundation, which may be a ground-level footing or a wall.

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[0016]Each glass section comprises a toughened glass panel 5 held within a metal frame. Each frame is composed of a number of separate parts, namely a lower frame channel 4, vertical glass support posts 1 and an upper frame channel 2, together with a separate post cap 3. The frame parts are bolted to the structural foundation and to each other to form a rigid frame. Each vertical glass support post 1 is fabricated from a hollow box section forming the web of the post with two plates welded to either side to form flanges. A baseplate allows the post to be...

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Abstract

A flood barrier includes glass panels (5) held within a metal frame that includes hollow vertical posts (1) having caps (3) designed for removal so that spigots (20) can be fitted in the posts (1) to allow upward extensions (19) to be connected to the metal frame.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates to flood barriers.[0002]There is an increasing requirement for flood protection due to more severe weather patterns predicted by global warming. There are many areas in which a traditional floodwall would have a negative aesthetic effect and there have been a number of designs of glass wall flood control systems that allow walls and embankment protection heights to be raised with minimal visual impact.[0003]The water levels that flood barriers are required to protect against are set by national agencies and / or decided upon by the property owners. However, there have been a number of cases in which the design flood levels have been increased after a flood barrier has been installed and, with the forecast climate changes, this is likely to be an increasingly common occurrence.[0004]It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide an improved flood barrier design to meet this problem.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0005]Accordi...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): E02B7/02E02B8/00
CPCE02B8/00E02B7/02E02B3/102E02B7/22E02B3/04
Inventor VENTON, HUGH
Owner FLOOD CONTROL INT
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