Stability of block mats under flow conditions

Block mattresses or block mats are, nowadays, very commonly applied as protection in a large range of applications either against flow or wave loads. Specifically, this large range of applications contains offshore pipeline protection and stabilization, erosion and scour protection, protection of embankments and river banks (slope protection)....

Greenflex slope protecton systems

For the protection of dilce slopes and river banks Dutch designers frequently use block revetments. At this moment the international market for block revetments is increasing because the smooth surface and aesthetic appearance of the slope has an increasing importance. It makes the water line accessible to bathers and fishermen and it also...

Bodemverdediging onder zware ontwerpomstandigheden

Momenteel wordt onderzocht of het technisch haalbaar is de Golf van Khambhat, een zee-arm in het noordwesten van India, af te sluiten. Bij de afsluiting van dit estuarium treden, door het enorme reservoiroppervlak en het grote getijverschil, enorm hoge stroomsnelheden op. Uit deze haalbaarheidsstudie kwam de meer algemene vraag naar voren of het...

Stability of terrafix blocks under wave attack

This study was undertaken to provide Terrafix Erosion Control Products Inc. with experimental data on the stability of their block systems when subjected to wave attack. The Terrafix block system is one of many different schemes developed over the years to protect revetments from wave attack. Systems as varied as rip rap, asphalt, tires,...