Patent ID: 6786675
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: E02B

Abstract:
A method of erosion control for controlling erosion at a shoreline next to a seabed, comprising the steps of:a) placing a plurality of concrete bodies along a shoreline to be protected from erosion, wherein each concrete body is closely positioned to an adjacent concrete body, each of the concrete bodies comprising a tubular section having upper and lower end portions, a height, a width, a vertical open ended bore, and a pair of opposed openings that are in between the upper and lower end portions of each concrete body; b) positioning each of the concrete bodies into a partially embedded position with a jetting pump that occupies the vertical bore and that places the lower end portion of each concrete body in the seabed and at least part above the seabed, and wherein at least one of the opposed openings are above the seabed so that water can flow into the bore via one of the openings.