What is maximum velocity Shoreblock can handle?
A. Current Federal design procedures utilize bed shear stress for primary stability analysis. This approach takes into consideration: velocity, depth of flow, and energy slope gradient to determine how much hydraulic energy (bed shear) is incident on the ACBs. Block style and thickness are then selected to provide resistance to the design bed shear with appropriate safety factors based on the individual blocks maximum critical shear value as determined by, full scale, hydraulic flume testing.
