Why Choose A Stone Revetment?
• Will A Stone Revetment Destroy My Beach? • Why Do Stone Revetments Fail? • What Is Slope And Why Is It Important? • What Size & How Much Stone Do I Need? • Do I Need To Use Filter Cloth? • How High Should The Revetment Be Built? • Are There Disadvantages To Building A Stone Revetment? • How Much Does A Revetment Cost? Why Choose A Stone (Rubble Mound) Revetment? Stone revetments have many advantages over other methods of erosion protection. In fact, the Corps Of Engineers says, in their Help Yourself guide that, stone revetments are the most effective structure for absorbing wave energy. Stone revetments do this by dissipating wave energy over their many irregular surfaces. Stone revetments also reduce wave scour and rebound which are the major causes of erosion control structure failure by allowing waves to “run-up” part of the structure and deplete their energy. The more solid the structure, such as in bulkheads, seas walls or even gabions, the more energy is created as waves crash
