Dikes and Revetments

Design, Maintenance and Safety Assessment
1. Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-90-5410-455-1
Verlag: A A Balkema Publishers

Buch, Englisch, 584 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1202 g

Low-lying countries, such as the Netherlands, are strongly dependent on good and safe sea defences. In the past, the design of dikes and revetments was mostly based on vague experience, rather than on general valid calculation methods. The demand for reliable design methods for protective structures has, in the Netherlands, resulted in increased research in this field. These contributions have been prepared by Dutch experts participating in the study groups of the Technical Advisory Committee on Water Defences. The book opens with an outline of general strategy and methodology on sea defences, illustrated in the following chapters by technical information on specific items and Dutch experience, and it ends with more general aspects such as probabilistic approach, integral (multifunctional) design, management & safety assessment. Together, these chapters provide an almost complete technical overview of the items needed for the design and maintenance of dikes and revetments. The enclosed CRESS-program allows for an initial estimation of hydraulic loads and preliminary design.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pilarczyk, Kristian

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verkehrstechnik | Transportgewerbe Meerestechnik, ablandige Plattformen
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Hochwasserschutz (Bauingenieurwesen)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Extended Table of Contents. Preface, 1. Introduction, 2. Design philosophy and methodology, 3. Hydraulic boundary conditions, 4. Geotechnical boundary conditions and soil investigation, 5. Soil-Water-Structure interactions, 6. Impact of weathering on resistance of soils, 7. Incipient motion and scouring of loosely materials, 8. Wave run-up and overtopping, 9. Geometrical design of coastal structures, 10. Filter structures, 11. Application and stability criteria for rock and artificial units, 12. Design criteria for placed block revetments, 13. Bituminous revetments, 14. Grass mats and reinforcement measures, 15. Three dimensional synthetic mats, 16. Alternative revetments, 17. Geotextiles and geosystems in dike and coastal design, 18. Other design considerations, 19. Overall geotechnical stability, 20. Probabilistic approach and risk analysis, 21. Multifunctional approach of revetments, 22. Aspects of execution and management, Appendices, List of contributors

Über Autor(innen)

Pilarczyk, Kristian