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On The Toe Stability Of Rubble Mound Structures, Amir Etemad-Shahidi, Meysam Bali, Marcel R. A. Van Gent

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

Toe design is an important task for coastal engineers as it ensures the stability of the main armor layer and prevents scour in front of the armor slope. Several laboratory experiments have been conducted to investigate the toe stability using different testing approaches, i.e. damage due to a single test condition and cumulative damage due to a number of conditions. In addition, the methods of measuring and reporting damage to the toe are not the same as some researchers have counted only stones that were washed away from the toe; while others counted all the stones that have been displaced. …