Re-enforced composite sheet piling segments
View Patent ↗A re-enforced composite sheet piling segment is disclosed. The segment of sheet piling includes multiple panels. The panels of the segment come together at an angle to form a corner. A re-enforcement is placed in the corner of the segment. The re-enforcement has a cross-sectional area that is convex shaped.
1. A segment of seawall sheet piling, comprising:
a polyurethane based material;
a woven pattern matrix of fibers that re-enforce the polyurethane based material; and
where the segment of seawall sheet piling is formed by pultrusion in the shape of multiple sheet piling segments that fit together at angles that are re-enforced with a convex cross-sectional shaped re-enforcement.
2. The segment of claim 1 , where the polyurethane based material is a single component material.
3. The segment of claim 1 , where the polyurethane based material is a multi-component material.
4. The segment of claim 3 , where the multi-component material comprises:
a hardening catalyst, and
a resin.
5. The segment of claim 4 , where the hardening catalyst is isocyanate.
6. The segment of claim 4 , where the resin is polyurethane.
7. The segment of claim 1 , where the polyurethane based material is heat cured.
8. The segment of sheet piling of claim 1 , where the fibers are glass.
9. A segment of sheet piling, comprising:
a fiber re-enforced polymer material;
a matrix of fibers that re-enforce the fiber re-enforced polymer material; and
a water resistant coating that is applied to the surface of the segment.
10. The segment of claim 9 , where the gel-coating is neopental isothalic acid resin.
11. The segment of claim 9 , where the matrix is a woven pattern.
12. The segment of claim 9 , where the fibers are glass fibers.