riprap

Another reason for the collapse was the weight of the riprap.

Proper use of riprap may be a solution to this problem.

A smaller, cheaper riprap was completed by the end of 1935.

The program converted a majority of the riprap to natural vegetation.

In 1903 riprap was placed around the piles for additional protection.

The face of the dam is protected by rock riprap at the water level.

A sea wall of rock riprap was out to sea.

The riprap was placed only on the surface of the creek bed, the report stated.

Construction of the riprap foundation began in April 1871.

Estimated cost for replacing the riprap would have been less than $60,000.

Larger pieces of crushed concrete, such as riprap, can be used for erosion control.

The riprap absorbs the impact of the waves as they shoot up the wall and then fall back down.

The spread footing was to be protected with a dry layer of riprap.

In the 1920s, 50 percent of the shoreline was lined with riprap.

The caisson is filled with concrete and surrounded by riprap.

With riprap construction, loose boulders absorb the force of the waves.

The whole structure is surrounded and protected by riprap.

A three level underwater slope was built with 50,000 tonnes of riprap.

"But everything we know says that what they are doing to the rivers with riprap and levees is wrong.

The base had also been surrounded with 2,000 tons of riprap to ward off ice damage.

The beach has been modified in past years by the implementation of groins and riprap.

"We recommended that they replace the lost riprap."

The failed sections were repaired with grouted riprap, which can still be seen today.

Portions of the shore have been stabilized with riprap to deter further erosion.

She is generally seen standing on dam riprap.