Strength of the landward slopes of sea dikes in Vietnam

The landware slopes of sea dikes in the north of Vietnam are steep and solely constructed by soil covered with grass due to the budget constraints and also the out-of-date design guidelines.The resistance against erosion due to wave overtopping of several grass covered slopes were tested with the Wave Overtopping Simulator to show if a slope...

Grass cover as a dike revetment

A large part of the Netherlands’ dikes are covered with grass. Dikes with hard revetments also have grass cover on a significant part of the dike surface, such as the crown and inner slope. Research and experience since the mid-eighties have shown that grass coverings can be of high quality in terms of erosion resistance and encouragement of...