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SILT
PROTECTOR
PREVENT DIFFUSION
OF SILT IN WATER

TAIYO KOGYO CORPORATION

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Projects
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'ronmenl
eFunction of Silt Protector
Silt Protector is a flexible membrane
product that has been designed to
physically prevent diffusion of pollution
generated in dredging or reclamation
works on the seas or riverso

The pollution (fine particles) is said to


badly affect the benthic organisms
(marine life that live in the bottom)
including making the breathing of fishes
diHicult and reducing underwater
illuminanceo The Silt Protector prevents
diffusion of pollution safely because it
uses a physical means without using
chemicals that will be the cause of the
secondary pollutiono

The Silt Protector basically consists of


the curtain section that is made of
synthetic textile (mainly polyester), the
float that hangs the curtain in the water,
and the mooring section for hing the
unit at a specified locationo

Models and
Features
The Silt Protector consists of several
types that are individually subdivided
into some ranks so that the user is able
to select units best suited to specific site
conditions and work items. The Silt
Protector con be used individually or
separately, or by combining the units.

eFixed Hanging Type


Silt Protector
This type is used the most frequently.
It basically consists of floats on the
surface and curtain and weight chain
below the surface. One span of this
product is 20m long. It is moored to the
bottom through anchor ropes and
anchors at every 19.5m point.
The anchor ropes are steel wire type or
synthetic fiber type, and anchors are
concrete blocks, usually.

when this product is used under high


wave conditions, the curtain with the
verticallength

of lOm or less is used

and standing type is used together in


many cases. wh en wave is low, the
curtain of 20m long or more may be
used.

The fixed hanging type Silt Protector is


classified into four ranks, A, B, C and D
so that a type best suited to a specific
application con be identified.

.General

site condition for

hanging fixed type


Standerd
Suitable

Rank

site conditions

Float dia

specifications
(hain

material

weight

Float type

Curtain

600

Unspaced

spo- # 800

or 500

10

400

Unspaced

spo- #500

or 300

300

Unspaced

or # 300

300

Spaced

(mm)

(kg/m)

Area outside of breakwater


A

.Wave

height:

.Velocity

1.Sm or less

of current : O.Sm/ sec or less

Wide area inside of breakwater,


B

or inside of inlet that is

sheltered by the natural submarine


.Wave

topography

height : 1.0m or less

+Velocity of current : 0.2m/sec

or less

Area with medium extent inside of breakwater

.Wave

height : 0.8m or less

.Velocity

spo- #500

of current : 0.1 m/ sec or less

Lakes, or weil sheltered area as colm as lakes


D

.Wave

height : O.Sm or less

.Velocity

Remarks

spo- # 300

of current : O.OSm/sec or less

*Standard unit length is 20m.


*Anchor is not included in the unit.

EFFECT
Silt Protedor
following
diffusion

generally

provides the

effeds on prevention
of pollution

of

in the sea .

Acceleration of settlement of
silt by interference of particles
Installotion

of the Silt Protedor

suppresses diffusion
Without Silt Protector

of the pollution

and

make the soil particles interfere with


each other to accelerate

their settlement.

Distance trom source

No Silt Protector

.Reduction of distance required


to settle the silt
Installotion
narrows

of the Silt Protedor

the settlement range, resulting

in minimizing
after the unit.
With

Silt Protector

as shown

the diffusion

of pollution

More Types
.Frame type Silt Protector
This type hos been designed to en close
loco pollution caused by the grab
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dredging. It consists of floats (usually


discharge pipes are used), curtain and
ballast at the bottom. Mid-ballast may
be added as necessary. Many of this
type is made so that the length of the
curtain con be changed according to
the depth by using an winch and wire
rape. The length of the curtain is made
less than 15m for eosier used on the
grab dredger.

-Direction

of Flow

.Combined installation
820m

Frame type Silt Protector is, in many


cases, installed together with hanging

..._______Hanging
Type

type to avoid turbid water when


dredger moves, tucking up curtain.
Grab Dredger

For deep sea like 20m water depth,


combined installotion of hanging type

Frame Type

=m

460m

and standing type is sometimes used.


In case, boot passing is necessary,
sinkable hanging type is used for open

/Standing

Type

/Sinkable

Type

part.

.Standing

Type Silt Protector

The standing type Silt Protector hos


been developed to prevent diffusion of
pollution that may occur near the
bottom in dredging or dumping of soil.
This type consists of an anchor{normally
steel H beam is used), curtain and float
that pulls up the curtain with its
buoyancy. The diameter of generally
used float is 300mm(spaced type), and
one span of this type is 20m long.
In many cases, this type is used together
with the hanging type product .

Sinkable Hanging Type


Silt Protector
The sinkable hanging type Silt Protector
is used when it is necessary to make an
entrance/ exit for the passage of vessels
that enter into or exit from the
reclamation area. The fundamental
construction of the sinkable hanging
type Silt Protector is similor to the fixed
hanging type Silt Protector except that
the float is inflatable.
The float is hollow and is made of
synthetic rubber.

When making this unit afloat on the


water, the float is inflated by charging it
with air, that con be completed in a
very short time. The unit con be sunk
immediately by deflating the float.
The typical case of application of the Silt
Protector is the reclamation of artificial
island.

Application
14.3
100
XX 100
==50
78.6
20.2
65.1
50.7
_10m
80
--46.3
15
80
4300m
80
7
43.6
41.0
13.8
16.6
36.4
14.1 5
34.6
37.6
25.8
29.1
75.5
35.1
18.1
15
10
6 37.6
8
50
60
12
ppm
-=12
20.2
70
41.0 Pollution
Cross
Section
I
X
X100=61.3
100
48.4
76.0
81.3
100
=
80.8
12 XeMide
r_2ml~l~
60
- 12 Removal
70
15
I
eMide
layer
right
side
layer
lef!
side
37.6- 18.1
eUpper layer, right side
41.0-14.3
36.4
35.1
14.1
1~1100ml
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12m
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12mJ~1

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Offshore dumping

Rate

(%)

eUpper layer, lef! side

120m

172
T uroulence

caused

by dumping

trom

172 - 9
172

200 - 37
200

barges

200

37

X 100 = 94.8

X100=81.8

ppm

Pollution removal rates shown in the above table are data taken from actual sites.

eExamination

It is recommended
described

Flow

to follow the flow

here to make the planning

of installotion of Silt Protector .


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Design conditions

External force

eStructural Analysis

*Wind velocity
*Current velocity

The design extern ol force, W, applied to the


Silt Protector is divided into the following

The specifications for the Silt Protector to

*Wave height

three types of horizontol pressures.

be used are determined

based on the

*Wave period

externol conditions of the site such os

*Wave length
*Bottom soil

wind speed, current speed, wave height

* Period of use
Pressure !rom Aow Wl

*Water depth

Pressure !rom wove W2

* Tidal range

Pressure !rom wind W3

Estimate conditions

and depth of water by using 0 specified


structurol calculation.

eDiHusion Estimate

Typical diffusion of pollution

* Area of work
*Work item
* Dredging rote
*Working hours
*Operotion
* Soi! dato

period

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Souree of Pollution

Downstream Direction

Taiyo Kogyo Corporotion

theoretically

estimates the diffusion of pollution in


case no Silt Protector is used, and effect
of Silt Protector.

* Target value of SS
*Current velocity
*Water depth

Examination

Installation
elnstallation works for
Fixed Hanging Type
Silt Protector
Preparation

* Preparation of working yard


* Making anehor bloeks
* Bring materials to the site
Assembling on the land

* Inspection

* Series eonnection of spans


* Temporary tueking up of eurtains
Installation works on the sea

* Loading on the barge


* Towi ng barge
* Plaeing anehor bloeks
* Installing Silt Protertor

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eMaterial

Specifications for the curtain material


SPO-#800
I Tensile strengh I 800kgf/3cm

for curtain and

float components
The curtain and inner cover for the float

are made of high strength polyester


synthetic fiber that hos been studied and
developed to give excellent durability,
cold-resistance, chemical resistance and
light resistance.

SPO-#500

...,

~-.-

The float cover{outermost cover) is made

of high strength polyester tarpaulin with


superior UV (ultra violet ray)resistance in

[T ensile str~!ni!hI 500kgf!3cm~

addition to the features of the polyester


synthetic fiber.

The float is made of solid cylindrical


styrene foam with high weather
resistance. Since the material will not

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SPO-#300
f

T~~silestr~ngh I 300kgf!~c~1

rr
t

absorb water, the buoyancy of the float

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is not reduced. The float adapts to the

wave weil thanks to the advantage of


the materia!.

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Tel.
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T AIYO KOGYO CORPORA TION


Singapore Representative Office

Tokyo Office

No.1, Science Center Road The Enterprise #09-60,Singapore 609077


Tel: +65-6822-6293 Fax: +65-6822-6294
Email: EM002923@MB.taiyokogyo.coJp
Website : http://www.taiyokogyo.co.jp/sipro/Frames/Fdefault.htm

2-33-16,lkejiri,Setagaya-ku,TOKYO
154-000 1,JAPAN
Tel: +81-33714-3366
Fax: +81-33791-5454
Email: NI000263@MB.taiyokogyo.co.jp
Website : http://www.taiyokogyo.co.jp
No.2004-400-0023

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2004.4.2000

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