CORE-LOC (Trademark) Concrete Armor Units,
Abstract
This issue discusses concrete armor units that are increasingly being used to protect coastal structures for several reasons. More structures are being built in harsh wave environments where stone armor is simply not effective. This movement toward previously underdeveloped high wave energy areas is, at least partially, due to increased confidence in rubble-mound structure designs. And this confidence is due to decades of experience and the resulting increased knowledge of structure design and construction. Improvement in local incident wave energy measurement and prediction also has helped. Finally, concrete armor performance is becoming more predictable as we learn in detail how armor layers respond both hydraulically and structurally. The above developments have led to more efficient concrete armor shapes and better performance. Abstract of topics from previous CERC publications are included. Topics include coastal engineering, dredging, shore protection, sediment transport, soil stabilization, and wind waves. (MM)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1995
- Accession Number
- ADA295514
Entities
People
- George F. Turk
- Jeffrey A. Melby
Organizations
- Coastal Engineering Research Center