Armor Layer Stability of Rubble‐Mound Breakwaters
Publication: Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 112, Issue 3
Abstract
Improved stability formulas for rubble‐mound breakwaters are developed. These formulas for the design of the required weight of the armor units in the cover layer reflect the complex phenomena and take into account the most important parameters affecting the stability. The influence of the wave climate, the difference between the angle of repose and the slope angle, the density of the block material and the fluid, and the permeability of the underlayers are involved. The weight of the armor units under no‐damage conditions is in this way determined. The method may be a contribution to a better understanding and explanation of why some rock‐fill breakwaters have recently failed.
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Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 112 • Issue 3 • May 1986
Pages: 343 - 350
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Copyright © 1986 ASCE.
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Published online: May 1, 1986
Published in print: May 1986
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