Attenuating element
OwnerHans Hillinventor
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Abstract
An attenuating element includes a head part, neck part and base part. The neck part is narrower compared to the head part and neck parts of adjacent attenuating elements form a continuous channel. Via the head parts, this channel is connected so that the cross-sectional area of the head parts is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the base parts. In this way, a water-control structure, sound-attenuating wall and the like can be provided. Such attenuating elements can be produced in a very simple manner by dividing them vertically and producing each of the vertical parts from concrete in a mould.
Claims21
A series of substantially identical attenuating elements, each of said attenuating elements being placed adjacent to another of said attenuating elements with each said attenuating element oriented substantially in a same way, each said attenuating element comprising:
- i) a first half attenuating element part made of concrete, and
- ii) a second half attenuating element part made of concrete,
- the first half attenuating element part placed against the second half attenuating element part,
- each of the first and second attenuating element parts respectively having a half head part, a half neck part, and a half base part that together define a head part, a neck part and a base part of the attenuating element, wherein,
- the neck part connects the head part to the base part by one end of the neck part connecting to the head part and another end of the neck part connecting to the base part,
- a cross-sectional area of said head part is at least 10% smaller than and not more than 50% smaller than a corresponding cross-sectional area of the base part,
- the cross-sectional area of the base part is a polygon,
- the neck part has a smaller cross-sectional area than the cross-sectional area of the head part, and
- in each attenuating element, the head part is positioned over the base part, and each of the half head parts of said attenuating elements share a common first plane, each of the half neck parts of said attenuating elements share a common second plane, and each of the half base parts of said attenuating elements share a common third plane.
An attenuating element, comprising:
- i) a first half attenuating element part made of concrete, and ii) a second half attenuating element part made of concrete,
- the first half attenuating element part placed against, in a non-attached manner, the second half attenuating element part,
- each of the first and second attenuating element parts respectively having a half head part, a half neck part, and a half base part that together define a head part, a neck part and a base part of the attenuating element, wherein,
- the neck part connects the head part to the base part by one end of the neck part connecting to the head part and another end of the neck part connecting to the base part,
- a cross-sectional area of said head part is at least 10% smaller than and not more than 50% smaller than a corresponding cross-sectional area of the base part,
- the cross-sectional area of the base part is a polygon, and
- the neck part has a smaller cross-sectional area than the cross-sectional area of the head part.
A series of substantially identical attenuating elements, each of said elements being placed adjacent to another of said elements with each said attenuating element oriented substantially in a same way, each said attenuating element comprising:
- i) a first half attenuating element part made of concrete, and
- ii) a second half attenuating element part made of concrete,
- the first half attenuating element part placed against, in a non-attached manner, the second half attenuating element part such that the first and the second half attenuating element parts are discrete from each other,
- each of the first and second attenuating element parts respectively having a half head part, a half neck part, and a half base part that together define a head part, a neck part and a base part of the attenuating element, wherein,
- the neck part connects the head part to the base part by one end of the neck part connecting to the head part and another end of the neck part connecting to the base part,
- a cross-sectional area of said head part is at least 10% smaller than and not more than 50% smaller than a corresponding cross-sectional area of the base part,
- the cross-sectional area of the base part is a polygon,
- the neck part has a smaller cross-sectional area than the cross-sectional area of the head part,
- in each attenuating element, the head part is positioned over the base part, and each of the half head parts of said attenuating elements share a common first plane, each of the half neck parts of said attenuating elements share a common second plane, and each of the half base parts of said attenuating elements share a common third plane,
- each first half attenuating element part includes only one half head part, only one half neck part, and only one half base part, and
- each second half attenuating element part includes only one half head part, only one half neck part, and only one half base part.
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