Device and method for floor protection, coastal protection, or scour protection

Abstract

The invention relates to a device and a method ( 1 ) for flood protection and coastal protection or scour protection. In order to offer cost-advantageous, durable, and effective protection, it is proposed that the device ( 1 ) has one or more elastic panels ( 2, 75 ) as well as fastening means ( 3 ) for fixing the panels in place at the locations ( 12 ) to be protected. Also disclosed is a method in which one or more elastic panels ( 2, 75 ) are fixed in place at the locations ( 12 ) to be protected, with fastening means ( 3 ).

1 . Device ( 1 ) for flood protection, coastal protection, or scour protection, wherein the device ( 1 ) has one or more elastic panels ( 2 ,  75 ) as well as fastening means ( 3 ) for fixing the panels in place at the locations ( 12 ) to be protected. 
     
     
         2 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the elastic panels ( 2 ,  75 ) consist of rubber and preferably have a thickness of about 2 cm. 
     
     
         3 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the elastic panels ( 2 ,  75 ) are connected with one another in water-tight manner, by means of vulcanization, or mechanically, by means of connecting elements. 
     
     
         4 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the elastic panels ( 2 ,  75 ) have one or more inserts ( 14 ), particularly made of woven textile, or reinforcement made of steel rods, steel wires, or steel cables. 
     
     
         5 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein reinforcement elements ( 303 ) for the elastic panels ( 2 ,  75 ) are provided, in order to prevent deformation of the panels ( 2 ,  75 ) by means of suction forces. 
     
     
         6 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein earth screws ( 3 ), ground spikes, or cement wash anchors ( 207 ) are provided as fastening means. 
     
     
         7 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 6 , wherein a pipe ( 208 ), having a pipe plate ( 209 ) with a hole ( 210 ) for the pipe opening ( 211 ), disposed at its upper end, having an upper inside thread ( 212 ), and having a closure screw ( 213 ) with a head plate ( 214 ), is provided as a cement wash anchor ( 207 ). 
     
     
         8 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein a sheet pile wall ( 21 ) that is angled away relative to the panels ( 2 ,  75 ) is provided at both lateral ends of the device ( 1 ), in each instance, in order to extend away from the water in the direction toward the land side, and thus prevent backwashing. 
     
     
         9 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein one or more ground panels ( 6 ) disposed essentially horizontally and connected with the device are provided, which panels preferably have support elements ( 5 ) that form a supporting frame for the elastic panels ( 2 ,  75 ). 
     
     
         10 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the ground panels ( 6 ) have anchor elements ( 7 ) for fixing them in place in the ground. 
     
     
         11 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the elastic panels ( 2 ,  75 ) have contact elements ( 18 ) that run along their bottom edge, which elements are preferably configured as profiles that are approximately T-shaped in cross-section. 
     
     
         12 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the elastic panels ( 2 ,  75 ) have depressions ( 71 ) and/or elevations on their top side, in order to hold sand ( 19 ) or other ground material ( 37 ) in place. 
     
     
         13 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the elastic panels ( 75 ) have water drain openings ( 72 ) and/or a water-permeable, sand-impermeable filter layer, particularly a nonwoven fabric layer ( 63 ). 
     
     
         14 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the device has at least one weight element ( 73 ), preferably made of concrete, in an end region of the elastic panels ( 2 ,  75 ) that are connected with one another, in order to pull or press the panels ( 2 ) downward in the end region. 
     
     
         15 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the panels ( 2 ,  75 ) that are connected with one another form at least one trough-like depression ( 100 ) that is open toward the top, which is filled with sand and/or other material, and wherein the walls ( 101 ) of the trough-like depression ( 100 ) are preferably configured by folding the elastic panels ( 2 ). 
     
     
         16 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 15 , wherein the trough-like depression ( 100 ) has elevations ( 102 ) at its bottom, which extend from its wall ( 103 ) that faces the water to the land side, in order to prevent sand removal by means of lateral currents, whereby the elevations ( 102 ) are preferably configured by folding the elastic panels ( 2 ,  75 ). 
     
     
         17 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein a water-permeable, sand-impermeable filter layer ( 63 ), particularly a nonwoven fabric, is provided in an end region of the elastic panels ( 2 ) that are connected with one another, on which layer an armoring ( 60 ) is preferably disposed. 
     
     
         18 . Method for flood protection, coastal protection, or scour protection, wherein a device ( 1 ) according to  claim 1  is fixed in place at the locations ( 12 ) to be protected. 
     
     
         19 . Use of a device ( 1 ) according to  claim 1  for flood protection, coastal protection, or scour protection.