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Xbloc

An Xbloc is a wave-dissipating concrete block (or "armour unit") designed to protect shores, harbour walls, seawalls, breakwaters and other coastal structures from the direct impact of incoming waves. The Xbloc model was designed and developed in 2001 by the Dutch firm Delta Marine Consultants, now called BAM Infraconsult, a subsidiary of the Royal BAM…

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Hydraulic stability and interlocking mechanism

RANS equationsRNGCrestSpecific density
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Benefits vs other systems

TetrapodsAccropodeCarbon footprint
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XblocPlus

BasaltonAfsluitdijkVistula Spit canal
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Production of armour units

MouldsFormwork
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Benefits vs other systems

Hydraulic stability and interlocking mechanism

Production of armour units

Placement

XblocPlus

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Xbloc

Nodes27
Edges26
Triples79
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.074074
Components1

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Xbloc

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related to References · 29
Xbloc → Archived, Articles, Breakwaters, British Standards, BS, CIRIA/CUR, Classical, Coastal Engineering, Code, Delft University, Design, Development, Guide, Innovative, March, Maritime Structures, Netherlands, Part, Practice, Rock Manual
related to Hydraulic stability and interlocking mechanism · 13
Xbloc → Due, For, Further, Hs, In, It, MEDUS, RANS, RNG, Standard Xbloc, The Xbloc, Unlike, Xblocs
related to XblocPlus · 12
Xbloc → Afsluitdijk, Basalton, DMC, Here, Levvel-block, Poland, Rather, The, The Basalton Quattroblok, The XblocPlus, Vistula Spit, XblocPlus
related to Production of armour units · 11
Xbloc → Although, An, By, C25/30, FEM, However, Ordinary, Pouring, The, The Xbloc, Various
related to External links · 5
Xbloc → Archived, Delta Marine ConsultantsXbloc, Maritime Engineering Division University, Salerno, Wayback MachineRock Manual
related to Placement · 5
Xbloc → Because, Due, Hence, In, This
is a · 1
Xbloc → wave-dissipating concrete block

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armour units concrete layer unit interlocking wave rock breakwater single design waves placed slope used block xblocplus natural due coastal

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Xblocis awave-dissipating concrete block0.90text
tetrapods are typically placed in a double-layer arrangementinstance ofare in poor condition or congestedWhereas older concrete armour units0.80text
modern single-layer armour unitsinstance ofare in poor condition or congestedWhereas older concrete armour units0.80text
natural basaltic columns or concrete placed blocks like Basaltoninstance ofThe XblocPlus needs to be placed regularly and has characteristics found in placed blocks0.80text
Xblocrelated to External linksDelta Marine ConsultantsXbloc0.60section
Xblocrelated to External linksArchived0.60section
Xblocrelated to External linksWayback MachineRock Manual0.60section
Xblocrelated to External linksMaritime Engineering Division University0.60section
Xblocrelated to External linksSalerno0.60section
Xblocrelated to Hydraulic stability and interlocking mechanismThe Xbloc0.60section
Xblocrelated to Hydraulic stability and interlocking mechanismDue0.60section
Xblocrelated to Hydraulic stability and interlocking mechanismIn0.60section

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