Coastal recovery utilizing repositionable shoal module
OwnerJoseph Edward Farrell, JR.inventor
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Abstract
A coastal recovery module including a body portion defining an interior compartment. The coastal recovery module may also include a selectively sealable fluid conduit. The selectively sealable fluid conduit may provide a fluid communication between the interior compartment and an exterior of the body portion, the fluid conduit configured for selectively flooding and dewatering the interior compartment. The coastal recovery module may further include a wave energy mitigation structure associated with at least a portion of a top surface of the body portion.
Claims25
A coastal recovery module comprising:
- a body portion defining an interior compartment;
- a selectively sealable fluid conduit providing a fluid communication between the interior compartment and an exterior of the body portion, the fluid conduit configured for selectively flooding and dewatering the interior compartment;
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- a wave energy mitigation structure associated with at least a portion of a top surface of the body portion.
A method of restoring a beach comprising:
- providing a recovery module including a body portion defining an interior compartment, and a wave energy mitigation structure associated with at least a portion of a top surface of the body portion.
- positioning the recovery module at a first location in a region relative to a beach to sea interface;
- orienting a longitudinal axis of the recovery module generally perpendicular to a prevailing current;
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- removing the recovery module from the first location upon achieving a desired level of accretion relative to the recovery module.
The method according to 18, wherein the desired level of accretion relative to the recovery module includes a desired level of accretion in a near-shore region relative to the recovery module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.