Floating 'Forests' Protecting Shores
New Innovation from Australia
Preventing Hurricane Wind and Wave Damage
In Australia, a team of civil engineers has designed and patented innovative, artificial, floating forests. They're designed to dissipate wave and wind action during natural disasters like hurricanes. This is a first. The engineers have put a windbreaker on top of a floating breakwater structure that is one-half mile long. It's designed for areas vulnerable to severe hurricanes/cyclones like the Philippines and Malaysia.
Protecting Vulnerable Coastlines
The design has a concrete surface that's tilted upstream to dissipate the energy of oncoming waves. And the top of the floating structure has a forest of artificial "trees", actually concrete and plastic tubes that are 65 feet tall. The structures cut wind speeds before they hit the shore. The tubes are hollow and also capture volumes of water from the waves. This novel invention not only prevents beach erosion but also protects offshore infrastructure and boats in locations behind the structure. For a free Kindle borrow of the my book "List of Best New Innovations" go to amazon.com/author/ekane ASIN: B07NTWC3FW
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| Source: University of Queensland |
Preventing Hurricane Wind and Wave Damage
In Australia, a team of civil engineers has designed and patented innovative, artificial, floating forests. They're designed to dissipate wave and wind action during natural disasters like hurricanes. This is a first. The engineers have put a windbreaker on top of a floating breakwater structure that is one-half mile long. It's designed for areas vulnerable to severe hurricanes/cyclones like the Philippines and Malaysia.
Protecting Vulnerable Coastlines
The design has a concrete surface that's tilted upstream to dissipate the energy of oncoming waves. And the top of the floating structure has a forest of artificial "trees", actually concrete and plastic tubes that are 65 feet tall. The structures cut wind speeds before they hit the shore. The tubes are hollow and also capture volumes of water from the waves. This novel invention not only prevents beach erosion but also protects offshore infrastructure and boats in locations behind the structure. For a free Kindle borrow of the my book "List of Best New Innovations" go to amazon.com/author/ekane ASIN: B07NTWC3FW
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