Patent ID: 8177457
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: E02B

Abstract:
1. A levee module system for use with at least two pilings, comprising: a first module comprising two opposing end walls, two opposing side walls, opposing first and second top end guide plates each extending from a top edge of one of said opposing end walls, opposing first and second bottom end guide plates each extending from a bottom edge of one of said opposing end walls, wherein said first module is configured with a top aperture configured to receive filler material and a bottom aperture configured to allow exit of at least a portion of said filler material, wherein said first opposing bottom end guide plate and said first opposing top end guide plate are configured with vertically aligned conduits sized and configured to receive one of said at least two pilings, and wherein said second opposing bottom end guide plate and said second opposing top end guide plate are configured with vertically aligned conduits sized and configured to receive one of said at least two pilings; a first piling cap configured to fit over a first one of said at least two pilings and configured to be attached to said first top end guide plate; and a second piling cap configured to fit over a second one of said at least two pilings and configured to be attached to said second top end guide plate, whereby the weight of said first module is supportable by said at least two pilings so as to allow a pipeline to run below said first module without bearing the weight of said first module.