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US 8,262,321 B1Granted
Methods of providing man-made islands
OwnerNasser Saebiinventor
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Abstract
This invention relates to the creation of man-made islands and other like floating structures using composite materials, such as plastic foam coated with a Fiber Reinforced Coating (FRC), such as Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC).
Claims7
A method of constructing a man-made island from a composite material of a plastic foam coated with a fiber reinforced coating or FRC, comprising the following steps,
- providing blocks of plastic foam, the blocks having top, bottom and side surfaces,
- joining the blocks by a bonding agent which is a FRC applied to adjacent side surfaces of the blocks to form an island having a top and bottom surface and side surfaces, the island being at least 100 feet wide by 100 feet long,
- coating the top surface of the island with a FRC,
- coating the side surfaces of the island with a FRC,
- constructing a building and road on the top surface of the island and floating the island.
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A method of constructing a man-made island from a composite material of a plastic foam coated with a fiber reinforced coating or FRC, comprising the following steps,
- providing blocks of plastic foam, the blocks having top, bottom and side surfaces,
- coating at least the top and side surfaces of the blocks with a FRC,
- joining the coated blocks by a bonding agent which is a FRC applied to adjacent side surfaces of the blocks to form an island having a top and bottom surface and side surfaces, the island being at least 100 feet wide by 100 feet long,
- floating the island and
- constructing a building and road on the top surface of the island.
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