Core made of geotextile and containers for rubble mound breakwaters and seawalls: Effect on armour stability and hydraulic performance

Hydraulic performance of elastomeric bonded permeable revetments and subsoil response to wave loads

Elastomeric bonded permeable revetments, also called PBA (Polyurethane bonded aggregate) revetments, are highly porous structures made of mineral aggregates (e.g. crushed stones) which are durably and elastically bonded by polyurethane (PU). Despite their numerous advantages as compared to conventional revetments and the large experience...

Hydraulic performance, wave loading and response of Elastocoast revetments and their foundation - a large scale model study -

ELASTOCOAST revetments are highly porous structures made of crushed stones which are durably and elastically bonded by Polyurethane (PU). To improve the understanding of the physical processes involved in the wave-structure-foundation interaction and to develop prediction formulae for both hydraulic performance and wave loading more than 75...

Breaching of coastal dikes: State of the art

Coastal dikes are used as defence structures against flooding in lowland areas and where high tidal ranges occur. The development of a breach induced by wave overtopping has been one of the most frequent causes of dike failure and it is closely related both to the dynamics of a protected coast and to the flood risk assessment and management. At...

Grossmassstäbliche Untersuchungen zur hydraulischen Stabilität geotextiler Sandcontainer unter Wellenbelastung

Im Rahmen des in diesem Bericht beschriebenen Projektes konnte der Wissensstand im Hinbliek auf die Bemessung geotextiler Sandcontainer auf Wellenbelastung wesentlich verbessert werden. Daraus konnten praktische Formeln und Empfehlungen für die Bemessung von Dünenbarrieren, die sich an der Geometrie von Glowe bzw. Rerik orientieren, abgeleitet...

Proverbs: Probabilistic design tools for vertical breakwaters

Final report and appendices of the European project Proverbs on tools for the design of vertical breakwaters (caisson type breakwaters) and similar hydraulic structures in the coastal zone. It includes the loads (waves) as well as the strength of the structure (geotechnial aspects, structural aspects)