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OCEN 474 Chpt. 5
Revetments
Term | Definition |
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Revetments | Sloping structures placed on banks or cliffs in such a way as to absorb the energy of incoming water |
Practical design method: Black box model | Only a function of slope due to Iribarren number. Uses F, which isn't known exactly |
Practical design method: Analytical model | A function of slope due to Iribarren number & right side of equation. (??? Not sure if this is actually the analytical model...) |
Practical design method: Wave load approach | Determines critical significant wave height that will lift out cover layers Determines minimum revetment thickness for given H_s values |
b | 0.5 for permeable cover layers 2/3 for semi-permeable 1.0 for semi-permeable |
Shields Parameter | Takes into account material type, used in length of splash area |
Protection against overtopping | Phi_T -> total stability factor, based on material alpha_i -> inner slope Rc -> revetment crest height above SWL Rn -> wave run-up on virtual slope, using alpha as slope & swl as origin D -> thickness of material layer; Dn = equivalent stone diam. |
What affects the wave load approach? | Period -> If T decreases, Hscr increases, & vice versa Slope -> Decrease in slope makes revetment more stable (Hscr is higher but the revetment uses less material) |