Definition of Riprap. Meaning of Riprap. Synonyms of Riprap

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Definition of Riprap

Riprap
Riprap Rip"rap`, n. [Cf. Rap.] (Masonry) A foundation or sustaining wall of stones thrown together without order, as in deep water or on a soft bottom.
Riprap
Riprap Rip"rap`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Riprapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Riprapping.] To form a riprap in or upon.

Meaning of Riprap from wikipedia

- Look up riprap in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Riprap (in North American English), also known as rip rap, rip-rap, shot rock, rock armour (in British...
- to prevent damage during periods of floods or heavy seasonal rains (see riprap). Many materials may be used: wooden piles, loose-piled boulders or concrete...
- weakening the overall riprap, the side slope of the bank being too steep for the riprap to resist the displacing forces, or gradation of riprap being too uniform...
- Riprap lining a lake s****...
- of open-pit mine in which dimension stone, rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or slate is excavated from the ground. The operation of quarries...
- engineering Honeycomb sea wall Hudson's equation KOLOS Mole Pier Revetment Riprap Seawall Tetrapod Training wall Wharf Xbloc Soft engineering Beach nourishment...
- Vegetated riprap is a soft s****line engineering technique that is an alternative to conventional riprap for erosion protection. Conventional riprap is a form...
- while riprap, gabions, articulated concrete blocks and grout-filled mattresses can mechanically stabilize the pier and abutment slopes. Riprap remains...
- Coastal bulkheads are most often referred to as seawalls, bulkheading, or riprap revetments. These manmade structures are constructed along s****lines with...
- footing was not filled with riprap stone, but instead was back-filled with erodible soil and topped off with dry riprap. Riprap protection, inspection, and...