Stability of toe and slope structures of rubble mound breakwaters

Existing stability relationships for toe and slope structures of rubble mound breakwaters (e.g. by Gerding and Van der Meer) are empirical and do not give a clear insight in the actual physical processes near the structure. In this research an attempt is made to enlarge this insight and to derive new stability relationships in which this insight...

Stability of rock on beaches

This report is a graduation thesis of a fourth-years student of the Delft University of Technology, Faculty of civil Engineering. The object of this thesis is to research the stability of stones on a mild slope under wave attack. A possible application is the protection of a pipeline crossing a beach exposed to hydrodynamic forces. For many...