Abstract:
A tire assembly for use in reclaiming land from a marine environment. An anchor having at least one cable connected thereto acts as a base to which tires are connected by threading them down the cable to form a cylindrical tower of tires which can be filled with concrete or filler if desired. A plurality of the tire assemblies can be positioned adjacent to one another and further interconnected for stability purposes and can form the basis for further structural elements.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to methods of using recycled rubber including recycled rubber from tires to absorb hydrocarbons. The method is particularly applicable to absorbing waste or contaminating hydrocarbons from solid surfaces or particles where hydrocarbons may have been spilt or otherwise have contaminated the surfaces. The methods may also be used for removing spilt hydrocarbons from a liquid such as crude oil spills at sea.
Abstract:
A simplified method of utilizing used vehicle tires in the construction of a waste fluid treatment system, and an apparatus for carrying out the same method, am disclosed. The apparatus according to the invention comprises tires cemented with industrial glue to form sewage sedimentation and disposal chambers. A minimum of new materials and labor are required in the method and apparatus resulting in additional environmental and economic savings.
Abstract:
The invention's structure consists of layered vehicle tires connected both vertically and horizontally to form a continuous barrier structure. The tires are pre-filled with an aggregate matching the medium at the installation site and sealed to retain the fill. This pre-fill generates a neutral buoyancy. The tires are laid flat horizontally with the tread areas touching and formed into a continuous straight row by strapping one to the next with a corrosion resistant material equivalent to stainless steel banding. Successive layers are fabricated and placed atop the initial layer in an offset manner which places the strapped unions directly over the tire center openings of the next lower layer. Strapping is applied vertically between alternate layers and layers are added to reach the desired height of the overall structure. The subsequent structure is installed in a prepared three (3) foot trench running parallel to the coast line. Screw type anchors are attached at thirty (30) foot intervals to assist in stabilizing the structure. The structure is constructed at a height that permits the incoming wave and tidal action to carry sand/soil over the structure and, by slowing the retreating water, the particulate will be deposited and accumulated on the coast side of the structure.
Abstract:
A method of forming artificial reefs in which a set of blocks having internal cavities full of air are interconnected in the desired shape of the artificial reef. The blocks of the set float when full of air and the thus defined reef is towed to the location of use, at which time an air valve in the upper region of each block is opened, permitting the air to escape and sew water to enter the block through an opening in a lower region. In this way the set of blocks is sunk to a designated location on the sea bed adjacent a sandy beach, forming the desired reef. Depending on the configurations of the individual blocks and of the overall shape of the reef, the invention permits both the formation of waves suitable for water sports, such as surf, windsurf and the like, and also the making of an otherwise dangerous beach safe for bathers. The reefs formed in accordance with the methods of this invention may be removed by the simultaneous filling of the blocks with compressed air through the valves and respective openings, thus expelling the sea water from the interior of the blocks which will once more rise to the surface of the sea for towing to another location for dismounting or re-use.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a foundation comprising one or more layers or mattresses of tyres such as 12 and 14, and a fill material provided within and/or between tyres of each of the mattresses 12 and 14. The fill material 16 is preferably a relatively coarse aggregate and provides a porous bed having relatively high drainage capacity. The lowermost mattress 14 is typically wrapped in a porous sheet such as a geofabric cloth which is designed to allow the passage of water across the lowermost mattress 14 whilst preventing the ingress of relatively finer material into the fill and which can otherwise lead to degeneration of the foundation. At least some of the tyres typically also have an upper sidewall removed therefrom.
Abstract:
A system for preventing erosion and release of chemicals from exposed soil, the system including a pattern of horizontally-disposed, closely-spaced tires substantially filled and surrounded by inorganic fill material for limiting efflux of the exposed soil surface. In a first preferred embodiment, the system comprises the array of tires with an underlayment of open-weave lyophobic textile covering the soil surface. In a second preferred embodiment, the system comprises the array of tires with an underlayment of open-weave lyophobic textile and a fixated fill material for the individual tires with the top of the horizontally-disposed area of exposed fixated fill material containing a surface layer of water-soluble inorganic aggregate.
Abstract:
A method of and apparatus for forming a continuous structure includes the steps of preselecting a liquid reactive resin forming material, a particulate solid additive material and a porous blanket, mixing and encapsulating the additive particles with the liquid resin forming material while tumbling the materials along a cylindrical mixing chamber. The leading edge of the structure is grasped with a gripping device along its entire length and advanced over a horizontal supporting surface. Once a desired length has been formed a cutting device cuts the structure and the cut portion is placed into a final configuration while flexible and adhesive.
Abstract:
A method of forming a continuous structure including the steps of preselecting a liquid reactive resin material, a particulate solid additive material, a porous blanket, and a thin fibrous sheet. The additive particles are mixed with the liquid resin material substantially continuously in a proportion significantly greater than that of the liquid resin material thereby encapsulating the additive particles. A pool of the resulting mixture is formed between the blanket and the sheet and the blanket and the sheet are advanced at a rate sufficient to maintain a suspension of the additive particles in the pool. Part of the liquid forming material is migrated through the blanket and the sheet in a uniform manner. An apparatus for carrying out this processing is also provided.
Abstract:
A method of forming a continuous structure includes the steps of flowing a first liquid reactive resin forming material over a base surface, forming a first thin substantially uniform layer thereof and gelling the first layer. A second liquid resin forming material is flowed through an orifice under pressure forming a liquid stream thereof. The liquid stream is gelled to form a continuous filament with structural integrity as it advances toward the first gelled layer. The filament is contacted with the first layer and distributed thereover in a preselected pattern forming a porous non-woven filament blanket. A particulate solid material is distributed substantially uniformly over the filament blanket. A third liquid resin forming material is flowed over the blanket forming a second thin substantially uniform layer of the third liquid resin forming material and the layer is gelled. The resulting freshly formed structure is compressed and positioned in a final configuration while the structure is flexible and adhesive after which curing is completed. Also, apparatus forming the structure as well as the structure itself.