IMPROVEMENTS bunding, such as dikes, seawalls, RAMS, ROMPEOLAS AND BUILDINGS LIKE, WALLS WITH VERTICAL ESSENTIALLY

摘要

502,598. Subaqueous walls. STREEFKERK, H. Sept. 14, 1938, No. 26849. Convention date. Oct. 12, 1937. [Class 68 (ii)] A break water, pier, &c. subjected to lateral forces is supported only at two points 6, 6, spaced apart transversely, by separate foundation plates 7, 8 loaded substantially centrally. Transverse shifting of the superstructure may be prevented-by checks 9, 10 integral with the foundation plates. Additional protective foun. dation sections 11, 12 may be provided.