Revetment definition

Revetment means a sloped wall constructed of rip-rap or other suitable material placed on stream banks or other shorelines to retard bank erosion and minimize lateral stream movement.

Revetment means a sloped shore protection structure consisting of a facing made of stone, placed on a bank, bluff, or shoreline to withstand the forces of waves and currents. A revetment is not a "gabion" or "bulkhead" as defined elsewhere in this section.

Revetment means a structure built to armor a sloping shoreline face usually composed of one or more layers of stone or concrete riprap. A revetment blankets, and generally conforms to, the contours or a coastal feature.

Examples of Revetment in a sentence

• Tree Revetment: Used for bank stabilization by placing tree trunks and branches overlapped and anchored to absorb energy, reduce velocity and capture sediment.

• A Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute for and on behalf of the City of Youngsville, of the Parish of Lafayette, Louisiana, and Act of Substantial Completion from Glenn Lege Construction, contractor, pertaining to the completion of a contract for the City of Youngsville Parc Perdue Revetment Project.

• The project shall comply with the MLWR 18-1026, Replace Revetment at Various Facilities, Kunsan AB, Korea, Contract (100%) Technical Specifications.

• These projects include new alternator for Taelafaga Plant Generator 2, R & M for Taelafaga Generator 3, Lalomauga Generator 1 & 2 installation & repairs and the completion of the Taelefaga Revetment Wall & security fence.- The Corporation incurred a net loss of $1.4m in the year ended following the revenue and expenditure movement.

• Back Beach Stone Revetment (Project Worksheet #460) – The cost of this project is$249,662.

More Definitions of Revetment

Revetment means a sloped wall constructed of riprap or other material placed on stream banks or other shorelines to retard bank erosion and minimize lateral stream movement. A revetment typically slopes waterward and has rough or jagged facing. The slope differentiates it from a bulkhead, which is a vertical structure.

Revetment means a sloped retaining wall; a facing of stone, concrete, blocks, riprap, etc., built to protect an embankment, bluff, or development against erosion by wave action and currents.Short-Term Lodging (STRs). See “Visitor accommodations.”

Revetment means a sloping structure built to protect a scarp, embankment, or shore against erosion by waves or currents. Usually built of riprap, with a heavy armor layer, one or more filter layers of smaller rock or filter cloth, and “toe” protection. A revetment slopes shoreward and has a rough or jagged facing. Its sloping face absorbs wave energy and differentiates it from a bulkhead, which is a vertical structure.

Revetment means a facing of stone, concrete, or similar material built to protect a shore, or shore structure against erosion by wave action or currents.

Revetment means a modification to a bank of a river, burn or ditch that increases the resistance of the bank to lateral erosion;

Revetment means the portion of the sloping rock or boulder structures placed on Deerfield’s shore to absorb the energy of incoming water that is located within Deerfield landward of the last two Structures adjacent to the Deerfield and Hillsboro border.

Revetment means a facing of stone, concrete, etc., to protect an embankment, or shore structure, against erosion by wave action or currents