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The "Guidelines for Concrete Dike Revetments*' appeared in 1984 as a joint publica-
tion of the Technical Advisory Committee on Water Defences (TAW) and CUR
(Report I 19). The manual did not treat design aspects in detail because fundamental
research into the stability of pitched slope protection was still in progress. By 1988
this research had reached a stage at which T A W and CUR set up a commission with
the terms of reference to prepare a practical review of the results of the research with
particular reference to design aspects.
The CUR C 74 "Concrete Dike Revetments" Research Commission, set up at the end
of 1988. was given the following tasks:
The original aim of preparing a "Guidelines for Concrete Dike Revetments - Part 2"
has been changed for the following reasons:
The manual was written by Ir. M . KLEIN BRETEEER of Delft Hydraulics, with contribu-
tions by members of the Commission. Thanks are expressed to all who have contrib-
uted to the preparation of the manual. CUR and TAW would like to thank the
Netherlands Cement Industry Association for its financial support.
NOTATION 9
SUMMARY '6
GLOSSARY 17
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 23
I. I General 23
1.2 The layout of the manual 25
REFERENCES 261
APPENDICES 265
A GEOTEXTILE 280
H I Introduction 280
H2 Permeability of pitching with holes and/or a geotextile 283
H3 Calculation example 285
Appendix 1 BACKGROUND TO THE "RULES OF THUMB" FOR ESTIMATING THE
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT IN SHALLOW WATER 292
11 Significant wave height 293
12 Wave height with a small percentage exceedance 296
NOTATION
This manual describes current methods for designing dike revetments of pitched
blocks and block mattresses. The use of such revetments on river and canal banks is
also considered briefly. In particular, guidelines are discussed for preparing designs
for new revetments; methods are also given for checking existing revetments. The
manual is aimed at the practical application of the results of basic research into block
pitching carried out by Delft Hydraulics and Delft Geotechnics for the Technical
Advisory Committee on Water Defences. Reference should be made to [BEZUIJEN,
BURGER and KLEIN BRETELER, 1 9 9 0 ] for a description of the research.
2
Slab revetments, comprising elements larger than about 1 m are not discussed here.
The design methods presented take into account the properties of the cover layer and
the sublayers, both of which are important for stability. The sublayers can include
layers of granular material, gcotextilcs and/or clay layers.
The Preliminary Design Method considers only one method of failure, the lifting of
one block out of the cover layer by wave action.
The Analytical Design Method is based on equations which describe the physical
processes in detail. It can be used to assess the stability of the cover layer and that of
the interface between the granular filter and the subsoil.
The construction aspects are discussed principally in relation to the transition struc-
tures and the design aspects of the structure as a whole.