Water-control structure and cladding element therefor

Abstract

A water-control structure includes a control structure body ( 1 ) having at least one side ( 10, 11 ) which is exposed to the influence of a body of water ( 12 ) and adjacent cladding elements ( 3 ) which cover the control structure body ( 1 ) and which each include a base ( 6 ). The cladding elements ( 3 ) each have a free projection ( 7 ) which is upright with respect to the base ( 6 ) and are covered with a soil layer ( 5 ) which is provided between and above the projections ( 7 ).

1 . Water-control structure, comprising a control structure body ( 1 ) which is exposed, at least on one side ( 10 ,  11 ), to the effects of a body of water ( 12 ), and adjacent cladding elements ( 3 ) which cover the control structure body ( 1 ) and which each comprise a base ( 6 ), and adjacent bases ( 6 ) of the cladding elements ( 3 ) between themselves define passages for allowing water through, wherein the cladding elements ( 3 ) are covered by a covering layer ( 5 ) which is provided between and above the projections ( 7 ). 
     
     
         2 . Water-control structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the cladding elements ( 3 ) have one and only one free projection ( 7 ) which is upright with respect to the base ( 6 ). 
     
     
         3 . Water-control structure according to  claim 1 , wherein a side ( 10 ) which is provided with cladding elements ( 3 ) faces the body of water ( 12 ). 
     
     
         4 . Water-control structure according to  claim 1 , wherein a side ( 11 ) which is provided with cladding elements ( 3 ) faces away from the body of water ( 12 ). 
     
     
         5 . Water-control structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the base ( 6 ) has an approximately substantially square periphery. 
     
     
         6 . Water-control structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the sides ( 8 ) of the base ( 6 ) are convexly curved and adjoin one another via an obtuse internal angle. 
     
     
         7 . Water-control structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the sides ( 8 ) of the base ( 6 ) are directed obliquely towards one another, in an upward direction. 
     
     
         8 . Water-control structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the cross section of the projection ( 7 ) is circular. 
     
     
         9 . Water-control structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the cross section of the projection ( 7 ) is approximately square. 
     
     
         10 . Water-control structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the surface of the cross section of the projection ( 7 ) decreases in the upward direction. 
     
     
         11 . Water-control structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the surface of the top of the projection ( 7 ) is smaller than the cross section of the projection which adjoins the base ( 6 ) and is preferably smaller than any cross section of the projection. 
     
     
         12 . Water-control structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the cross section of the projection ( 7 ) decreases monotonously in the upward direction up to and including the top. 
     
     
         13 . Water-control structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the cross section of the base ( 6 ) decreases monotonously in the upward direction up to and including the attachment of the projection ( 7 ) at the base. 
     
     
         14 . Water-control structure according to  claim 1 , wherein each projection ( 7 ) is situated at a distance from every other projection ( 7 ) and does not touch any other projection ( 7 ). 
     
     
         15 . Water-control structure according to  claim 1 , wherein projections ( 7 ) are each embedded in the covering layer ( 5 ) around the entire periphery thereof. 
     
     
         16 . Water-control structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the control structure body ( 1 ) has a side ( 10 ) which faces the body of water ( 12 ) and a side ( 11 ) which faces away from the body of water. 
     
     
         17 . Water-control structure according to  claim 16 , wherein the side ( 11 ) facing away from the body of water ( 12 ) is provided with the cladding elements ( 3 ) and the side ( 10 ) facing the body of water is provided with damping elements ( 15 ). 
     
     
         18 . Water-control structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the control structure body ( 1 ) is covered with cladding ( 2 ) consisting of adjacent cladding elements ( 3 ) and/or adjacent damping elements ( 15 ), which cladding ( 2 ) extends across the crown ( 18 ) of the control structure body ( 1 ) and at least one side ( 10 ,  11 ) in an uninterrupted manner. 
     
     
         19 . Water-control structure according to  claim 18 , wherein a side ( 10 ) which is provided with cladding elements ( 3 ) faces the body of water ( 12 ), another side ( 11 ) which is provided with cladding elements ( 3 ) faces away from the body of water, and the cladding ( 2 ) from adjacent cladding elements ( 3 ) and/or adjacent damping elements ( 15 ) extends across the crown ( 18 ) and both sides ( 10 ,  11 ) in an uninterrupted manner. 
     
     
         20 . Cladding element ( 3 ) for a water-control structure according to  claim 1 , comprising a base ( 6 ) and one and only one projection ( 7 ) which is upright with respect to the base, wherein the surface of any cross section of the projection is smaller than any cross section of the base ( 6 ). 
     
     
         21 . Cladding element according to  claim 19 , wherein the cross section of the projection ( 7 ) which adjoins the top of the projection and/or the surface of the top of the projection is smaller than the cross section of the projection ( 7 ) which adjoins the base ( 6 ).