River, Coastal and Shoreline Protection
Thorne, C. R. (University of Nottingham, UK) / Abt, Steven R. (Colorado State University) / Barends, Frans B. J. (Delft Geotechnics, The Netherlands) / Maynord, Stephen T. (US Army Waterways Experimental Station) / Pilarczyk, Krystian W. (Rijkswaterstaat, The Netherlands) RIPRAP is a widely used engineering method for protecting river banks and coastlines from erosion. This book studies the fundamental issues and problems concerned with various aspects of this method of erosion control.