Journal of the Association of Engineering Societies (1881)
Association of Engineering Societies (U.S.) · New York, [etc.] Board of Managers · leaf 200
e, the timber crib work can be economically built only to a limited depth. ECONOMIC PROPORTIONS OF CRIB AND RIPRAP EMBANKMENT. The usual plan in constructing this style of breakwater in deep water is to have the lower part of foundation composed of riprap or random stone embankment. To determine… … Fig. io. D = Depth of breakwater. h = Height of embankment. W = Width and depth of timber pier.
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