Patent ID: 6499911
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: E02B

Abstract:
A compliant porous groin for restoring an eroding shoreline, the shoreline having a eroding water flow moving at an velocity thereacross, and the water flow including suspended sediments therein and having a critical accretion velocity wherein the suspended sediments will accrete from the water flow if the velocity of water flow is less than the critical accretion velocity, the compliant porous groin comprising:at least two supports placed in an eroding shoreline; and an adjustably compliant porous barrier attached to the at least two supports such that the barrier is at least partially within the water flow of the shoreline and the water flow passes through at least a portion of the barrier, and wherein the barrier is compliant such that the water flow impacting the barrier is slowed to at least the critical accretion velocity.