Multi-panel seawall segment

Abstract

A multi-panel sheet piling segment has been developed. The sheet piling segment includes two lateral end panels with each lateral end panel having a connector for another segment of sheet piling, two lateral middle panels, and three connecting panels that join the lateral end panels and the lateral middle panels together at an angle.

1 . A sheet piling segment, comprising: 
 two lateral end panels, where each lateral end panel has a connector for another segment of sheet piling;    two lateral middle panels; and    three connecting panels that join the lateral end panels and the lateral middle panels together at an angle.    
   
   
       2 . The sheet piling segment of  claim 1 , where the connectors are located on opposite sides of the sheet piling segment.  
   
   
       3 . The sheet piling segment of  claim 1 , where one of the connectors is a male connector and the other connector is a female connector.  
   
   
       4 . The sheet piling segment of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a re-enforcement with a convex cross-sectional area that is located in the angles between the lateral panels and the connecting panels.    
   
   
       5 . The sheet piling segment of  claim 4 , where the thickness of the re-enforcement for the angle is 0.327 inches.  
   
   
       6 . The sheet piling segment of  claim 1 , where the angle is about 110 degrees.  
   
   
       7 . The sheet piling segment of  claim 1 , where the length of the segment is about 24 inches.  
   
   
       8 . The sheet piling segment of  claim 1 , where the depth of the segment is about 5.8 inches.  
   
   
       9 . The sheet piling segment of  claim 1 , where the thickness of the connecting panels is about 0.15 inches.  
   
   
       10 . The sheet piling segment of  claim 1 , where the thickness of the lateral end panels and the lateral middle panels is about 0.175 inches.  
   
   
       11 . The sheet piling segment of  claim 1 , where the connecting panels have a panel re-enforcement.  
   
   
       12 . The sheet piling segment of  claim 11 , where the panel re-enforcement is located at the mid-point of the length of the connecting panel.  
   
   
       13 . The sheet piling segment of  claim 11 , where the panel re-enforcement has a thickness of about 0.400 inches.