Floating concrete body and a floating assembly using the same

Abstract

The present invention relates to a floating concrete body and to a floating assembly using the same, comprising: a main body having a buoyancy space to provide buoyancy; and a buoyancy member which has a lower specific gravity than water and fills the buoyancy space in such a way that it can block water from flowing into the buoyancy space. The floating concrete body and the floating assembly using the same according to the present invention have the advantage that buoyancy can be provided even if cracking occurs in an outer wall of the floating concrete body, since water is blocked from flowing into the flotation space of the floating concrete body because the flotation space is filled by the buoyancy member. The floating concrete body and the floating assembly using the same according to the present invention which are constituted in this way can be employed in offshore fishing sites, offshore lodges, floating breakwaters, floating roadbridges and non-magnetic enclosures.

1 . A floating concrete body comprising:
 a main body having a buoyancy space to provide buoyancy; and   a buoyancy member filling the buoyancy space to block water from flowing induced into the buoyancy space and having a smaller specific weight than water.   
     
     
         2 . The floating concrete body of  claim 1 , wherein the buoyancy member is made of one of styrofoam, urethane and glass wool. 
     
     
         3 . The floating concrete body of  claim 1 , further comprising an insulating member installed on an inner wall of the main body to prevent the heat from the outside of the main body to being transferred to the buoyancy member. 
     
     
         4 . The floating concrete body of  claim 3 , wherein the insulating member is made of one of styrofoam, urethane and glass wool. 
     
     
         5 . A floating concrete body comprising:
 a main body having an internal floatation space; and   a plurality of auxiliary floats accommodated in the floatation space and each having an internal space to provide buoyancy.   
     
     
         6 . A floating assembly comprising:
 floating concrete bodies each including a main body having a buoyancy space to provide buoyancy and a buoyancy member filling the buoyancy space to block water from flowing induced into the buoyancy space and having a lower specific weight than water; and   a connection unit providing a coupling force to connect the floating concrete bodies to each other.   
     
     
         7 . A floating assembly comprising:
 floating concrete bodies each including a main body having an internal buoyancy space and a plurality of auxiliary floats accommodated in the floatation space and each having an internal space to provide buoyancy; and   a connection unit providing a coupling force for coupling the floating concrete bodies to each other.   
     
     
         8 . The floating assembly of  claim 6 , wherein the connection unit comprises:
 a plurality of restriction members installed in the floating concrete bodies adjacent to each other and having throughholes;   a connection member inserted into the throughholes of the restriction members facing each other and having interference members interfered by the restriction members fixed at its opposite ends to be prevented from being deviated from the restriction members; and   a fastening member fastened to at least one of the restriction members to interfere the interference members and capable of applying a tensile force to the connection member by adjusting fastening positions of the fastening member with respect to the restriction members.   
     
     
         9 . The floating assembly of  claim 6 , wherein the connection unit comprises:
 a first coupling unit having opposite ends fixed to upper portions of the floating concrete bodies to provide coupling forces to the upper portions of the floating concrete bodies; and   a second coupling unit coupling lower portions of the floating concrete bodies to each other to prevent a rotational moment about the first coupling unit from being generated in the floating concrete bodies due to an external force.   
     
     
         10 . (canceled) 
     
     
         11 . The floating assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the second coupling unit comprises:
 upper and lower slot members extending to pass through the floating concrete bodies adjacent to each other in an up-and-down direction and having penetration holes formed in a lengthwise direction;   upper and lower wire units inserted into the penetration holes of the upper and lower slot members facing each other such that opposite ends thereof are positioned on the upper portions of the floating concrete bodies; and   upper and lower fixing units fixing the opposite ends of the upper and lower wire units to top surfaces of the floating concrete bodies.   
     
     
         12 . The floating assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the first coupling unit comprises:
 front and rear slot members installed at upper portions of the floating concrete bodies adjacent to each other, extending in parallel with lengthwise directions of the floating concrete bodies and having throughholes formed in the lengthwise directions;   front and rear wire units inserted into the throughholes of the front and rear slot members facing each other; and   front and rear fixing units fixing opposite ends of the front and rear wire units to the floating concrete bodies.   
     
     
         13 . The floating assembly of  claim 5 , further comprising a shock absorbing member installed between the main bodies facing each other to prevent the floating concrete bodies adjacent to each other from colliding each other. 
     
     
         14 . The floating assembly of  claim 5 , further comprising:
 a first floating part having the floating concrete bodies connected to each other in lengthwise directions by the connection unit;   a second floating part having the floating concrete bodies connected to each other in parallel with the first floating part by the connection unit at a location spaced apart from the first floating part;   a third floating part having the floating concrete bodies connected to each other by the connection unit in a direction orthogonal to the first floating part and having first ends of the first and second floating parts facing each other connected to its opposite ends; and   a fourth floating part having the floating concrete bodies connected to each other by the connection unit in a direction orthogonal to the first floating part and having second ends of the first and second floating parts facing each other connected to its opposite ends.   
     
     
         15 . (canceled) 
     
     
         16 . The floating assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the connection unit comprises:
 a plurality of restriction members installed in the floating concrete bodies adjacent to each other and having throughholes;   a connection member inserted into the throughholes of the restriction members facing each other and having interference members interfered by the restriction members fixed at its opposite ends to be prevented from being deviated from the restriction members; and   a fastening member fastened to at least one of the restriction members to interfere the interference members and capable of applying a tensile force to the connection member by adjusting fastening positions of the fastening member with respect to the restriction members.   
     
     
         17 . The floating assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the connection unit comprises:
 a first coupling unit having opposite ends fixed to upper portions of the floating concrete bodies to provide coupling forces to the upper portions of the floating concrete bodies; and   a second coupling unit coupling lower portions of the floating concrete bodies to each other to prevent a rotational moment about the first coupling unit from being generated in the floating concrete bodies due to an external force.   
     
     
         18 . The floating assembly of  claim 6 , further comprising a shock absorbing member installed between the main bodies facing each other to prevent the floating concrete bodies adjacent to each other from colliding each other. 
     
     
         19 . The floating assembly of  claim 7 , further comprising a shock absorbing member installed between the main bodies facing each other to prevent the floating concrete bodies adjacent to each other from colliding each other. 
     
     
         20 . The floating assembly of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 a first floating part having the floating concrete bodies connected to each other in lengthwise directions by the connection unit;   a second floating part having the floating concrete bodies connected to each other in parallel with the first floating part by the connection unit at a location spaced apart from the first floating part;   a third floating part having the floating concrete bodies connected to each other by the connection unit in a direction orthogonal to the first floating part and having first ends of the first and second floating parts facing each other connected to its opposite ends; and   a fourth floating part having the floating concrete bodies connected to each other by the connection unit in a direction orthogonal to the first floating part and having second ends of the first and second floating parts facing each other connected to its opposite ends.   
     
     
         21 . The floating assembly of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 a first floating part having the floating concrete bodies connected to each other in lengthwise directions by the connection unit;   a second floating part having the floating concrete bodies connected to each other in parallel with the first floating part by the connection unit at a location spaced apart from the first floating part;   a third floating part having the floating concrete bodies connected to each other by the connection unit in a direction orthogonal to the first floating part and having first ends of the first and second floating parts facing each other connected to its opposite ends; and   a fourth floating part having the floating concrete bodies connected to each other by the connection unit in a direction orthogonal to the first floating part and having second ends of the first and second floating parts facing each other connected to its opposite ends.