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Vermelding onderdeel organisatie

June 3, 2012

1

8 - Waves, erosion and stability ct4310 – Bed, Bank and Shoreline Protection

H.J. Verhagen

Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences Section Hydraulic Engineering

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June 3, 2012 2

Introduction

• there is a relation between the slope angle and the grain size

• for sand, standard profile can be used

• For stability the value H/d is important

• H/d < 1 caissons or seawalls

• H/d = 1...4 stable breakwaters

• H/d = 3...6 S-shaped and berm breakwaters

• H/d = 6...20 rock slopes

• H/d = 15...500 gravel beaches

• H/d > 500 sand beaches (during storm surge)

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June 3, 2012 3

erosion of slope by waves

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The Vellinga Profile

0.44 0.78 0.780.39z w x p x

1.28 1.28

e sL p H

0.51.28 0.56

0 0

7.6 7.60.4714 18 2.00

0.0268s s

wy x

H H

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bed erosion in front of a wall

ct4310/01

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three main types of protection against waves

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definition of leakage length

T F F T

T F F T

d k d d

k k d k

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leakage length

T F F T

T F F T

d k d d

k k d k

Parameter "Rock" "Blocks" "Asphalt"

dT (m) 0.5 0.25 0.25

dF (m) 0.25 0.2 2

kT (m/s) 0.5 0.001 "0"

KF (m/s) 0.1 0.05 0.0001

(m) 0.15 1.5 ""

L (m) 1-2 1-2 1-2

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influence of leakage length

T F F T

T F F T

d k d d

k k d k

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June 3, 2012 10

Erosion at the toe

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modified Shields diagram for waves and stability in non-breaking waves

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direct equation for bed stability

2.5

50 1.52

50

ˆ0.025 2.15b b b

n

a a ud

T g d T g

ab orbital stroke at the bottom

ûb maximum orbital velocity

dn50 assumed equal to 0.85 d50

T wave period

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June 3, 2012 13

Erosion at the toe

Research by Ha

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stability on a slope

2 3 tan cos sin

"drag" force resisting force slope correction

w s wg H d g d

3

33 tan cos sin

s HM

MH

K

H

dKs sc

D

scD

3

33

cotcot ) (or:

Iribarren

Hudson

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limitations of Hudson

Not included in the equation:

• wave period

• permeability

• storm duration

• damage level

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Van der Meer

0.2

0.18 0.5

50

0.2

0.13

50

6.2 (plunging breakers)

1.0 cot (surging breakers)

sc

n

Psc

n

H SP

d N

H SP

d N

1

0.31 0.5transition 6.2 tan PP

> transition surging breakers

< transition plunging breakers

Video: Rock slopes on gravel beaches wbk 049 - 14 min

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reference case

sign. wave height Hs 2 m

slope of revetment cot 3

“Permeability” P 0.5

mean period Tm 6 s

number of waves N 3000

rock size dn50 0.6 m (300-1000 kg)

relative density 1.65

damage level S 2

Hudson coefficient KD 2

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Wave period

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permeability

P = notional permeability factor notional:

belonging to the realm of ideas,

not of experience; existing only in

the mind

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number of waves

maximum number of waves: 7500

3000 waves of 6 s is 5 hours

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damage level

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slope angle

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damage development

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mild slopes

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low crested dams (1)

50

0

1Reduction

1.25 4.82

n

pc

s

dsR

H

3

50

17 ln

2.1 0.1

s cp

n

H hs

d S h

Rc crest height with respect to SWL

s0p (deep water) wave steepness (from Tp)

h waterdepth

hc height of dam

crest above water level

crest below water level

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low crested dams (2)

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stability of toes

1.4

50

8.7s t

n m

H h

d h

50 50

1.1 0.24 1.6s t

n n

H h

d d

a: deep toes with small damage b: shallow toes

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block types and filters in revetments

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Two failure mechanisms for blocks

• The piston type failure

• The beam type failure

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load and strength of block revetments

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flow through block revetment and leakage length

d

d

FF Fv k

x

F T

T T

T

v kd

2 22

2 2 2

d d

d d

T F T F TF FF T

F T F

k

x k d d x

flow in filter:

flow through top layer:

Using continuity this leads to:

T and F are piezometric heads ( = p/g+z) on top layer and in filter layer

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head difference over block for large and small leakage length

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Conclusion regarding leakage length

• small leakage length is best

• this means that top layer has to be more permeable than filter layer

• extreme case: make filter layer nearly impermeable

• practical example: blocks on clay

• However …………..??

• execution problem

• creation of gullies

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Two failure mechanisms for blocks

• The piston type failure

• The beam type failure

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Pulling tests

Type of block Averageweight

(kg)

Pullingforce(kgf)

Stand.dev. ofPulling force

(kgf)

Basalt 1Basalt 2Basalt 3Basalt 4HaringmanVilvoordse

1732355018016

17632178152888743764668

12821248103733242194369

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Pulling force vs. position

Pulling tests Zeeland (Verhagen, 1984)

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0

distance below top (m)

pu

llin

g f

orc

e (

kN

)

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stability of block revetment

cos( ) cos 0.33 0 3s

m w w s

Hgd g H

d

first guess

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test results for placed blocks

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the Pilarczyk formula

cossu b

m p

H

D

u system defined (stability) upgrading factor

{for riprap by definition u = 1}

stability factor

Hs significant wave height

Tp peak period of the waves

p Iribarren-number for peak period

D specific size of protection unit

slope angle

m relative density of the system unit

b exponent 0.5 < b < 1

for riprap b=0.5, for smooth blocks b=1

on average b 2/3

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the Pilarczyk formula (2)

= 2.0 for incipient motion of stones

= 2.25 average value for incipient motion

= 3.0 as a first approximation for max. tolerable damage

0.12

0.186.2 3,S

P for breaking wavesN

u 1.0 riprap (by definition)

1.0 poor quality pitched stone

1.5 high quality pitched stone

1.5 loose closed blocks

2.0 high quality blocks (Basalton, Hydroblock)

1.5 Pattern grouting

2.0 Fixstone

2.5 gabions

2.5 Armorflex (cable system)

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time effect

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Asphalt

Technisch Rapport Asfalt voor Waterkeren TAW 2002 (www.enwinfo.nl) (not yet translated in English)

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Types of asphalt revetments closed revetments open revetments

dike type zone asphalt

concrete

asphalt

mastic

penetrated

riprap

partly

penetrated

riprap

open

stone

asphalt

open

stone

asphalt

mat

sand

asphalt

riverdike I

II

III

IV

-

-

+

o

+

-

-

-

+

+

o

o

o

o

o

o

-

+

+

o

+

+

o

o

o

o

o

o

lake dike I

III

IV

-

+

o

+

-

-

+

o

o

+

+

+

-

+

+

o o

o

o

seadike I

II

III

IV

-

-

+

+

+

-

-

-

+

+

+

o

+

+

+

o

-

+

+

+

+

+

+

o

o

o

o

o

Dike zones: I always below water II between low water and high water III between high water and design level IV run-up zone

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impervious layers in waves

1

22cosh

m w w

Hg d g

hL

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static pressure on impervious layers

0.21 ( ) wn w

a w

d Q a v R

Qn – reduction for slope Rw – reduction for relative position of outer water level a – depth of revetment under water v – groundwater level above outer water level

v

a

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wave impact on slope and influence material properties

max wp gqH

max wp gqH q - impulse factor (=3.4) c - soil stiffness E - soil elasticity

stiffness ratio

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Loads on asphalt and influence filter

max

3 2

4 3

31 exp cos sin

2 2 2

2.65in which :

p H H H

Hd

Edc

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But every wave is different….

Führböter [1988] has derived a probability function for the impact factor q for a slope 1:4

2

2

1Pr( ) exp

22q

q qq

q

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Relation impact factor and slope

For other slopes a linear interpolation with slope is made:

tan

1/ 4rq q

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Fatigue

The number of loads that leads to failure is:

fa

f fN k

kf and af are fatigue parameters of the asphalt, to be determined by the producer or from test samples of the placed asphalt

is the tension stress at the underside of the asphalt (in MPa)

Note: This formula is NOT dimensionless

So, with this formula I can determine for each given tension stress, the allowed number of load repetitions

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Determination of the fatigue parameters

• Plot measured values

• calculate average and reliability limits

• linearize lower reliability limit

• a= slope of best fit

• log(k)= intercept

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The Miner sum

Rule of Miner:

The cover layer will not fail as long as the following condition is true:

in which:

ni - number of load repetitions i

Nf,I - number of load repetitions i, leading to failure

,

1i

f i

n

N

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Example

• I have three loads, one of 1 MPa, 1.5 MPa and 2 Mpa

N1MPa =103.02 1-3.77 =1000

N1.5MPa =103.02 1.5-3.77 = 217

N2MPa =103.02 2-3.77 = 73

• Load 1 occurs 500 times, load 2 occurs 50 times and load 3 occurs 20 times.

• Minersum:

• Conclusion: This type of load is exactly the limit

500 50 200.5 0.23 0.27 1

1000 217 73

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Practical calculation

• Determine the different load levels during a storm (i.e. select a number of H/T classes)

• Calculate for each level of the revetment the number of loads for each load level

• Calculate for each combination the partial Miner-sum

• Add up all Miner sums and verify that this sum is <1.

• This can be done with the computer program Golfklap (only in Dutch, but downloadable from Blackboard)

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necessary thickness of asphalt concrete on sand or clay

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Asphalt penetration

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Very open plate structures

• Open stone asphalt

• Is able to follow subsoil settlements

• Sensitive to fatigue

• Sensitive to damage by abrasion

• Colloidal concrete

• Very stiff and not very elastic

• Very strong and not sensitive to abrasion in case of very good execution

• Stones glued with polymers

• Not sensitive to fatigue

• Very resistant against abrasion

• Very elastic, but is maybe not able to cope with large deformations

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Open stone asphalt

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Glued revetments

• It is possible to glue small stones

• Elastocoast from BASF (using Polyurethane glue)

• InfraElast from Rotim (using Epoxy)

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What is Elastocoast ?

• Revetment structure of small stones glued together with polyurethane glue with a very strong bonding

• Details will be discussed by Bijlsma on Thursday afternoon (session C7)

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Small scale tests are complicated

• Nearly full scale tests were executed in the GWK-facility in Hannover

• Fully instrumented with nearly 100 sensors (waterpressure, displacement, wave)

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Two layouts of the construction

• 15 cm Elastocoast on geotextile, directly on sand

• Same, plus additional 10 cm filter layer (consisting of same material, but without polyurethane)

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Failure of the thin model

15 cm Elastocoast 15 cm Elastocoast 10 cm filter geotextile geotextile sand sand

Regular waves H = 1.3 m T = 5 sec

Test GWK, Oumeraci et.al, 2009

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Failure because of exceeding strength of stone

Test GWK, Oumeraci et.al, 2009

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Displacement of the Elastocoast

Test GWK, Oumeraci et.al, 2009

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Origin of the failure

Test GWK, Oumeraci et.al, 2009

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Stability relation for Elastocoast

• Elastocoast is much more stable than gabions

• Elastocoast seems to be more stable than concrete blocks

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Preliminary conclusions

• Elastocoast seems to be more stable than concrete blocks

• Thin Elastocoast directly on sand may lead to liquefaction problems

• Breakage is caused by breakage of stones, and not of the bonding with the polyurethane