XBLOC-PLUS: THE INTERLOCKING, PATTERN PLACED AND EFFICIENT ARMOUR UNIT
No 36v (2020), Coastal Structures
No 36v (2020)

XBLOC-PLUS: THE INTERLOCKING, PATTERN PLACED AND EFFICIENT ARMOUR UNIT

Coastal Structures
https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v36v.structures.18
Published December 28, 2020
James Donnelly
Pieter Bakker
Bas Reedijk
Yang Zi Qian
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Donnelly, J., Bakker, P., Reedijk, B., & Qian, Y. Z. (2020). XBLOC-PLUS: THE INTERLOCKING, PATTERN PLACED AND EFFICIENT ARMOUR UNIT. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, (36v), structures.18. https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v36v.structures.18
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Abstract

Most breakwaters are built with randomly placed single layer armour units as these are most cost-efficient. Most single layer blocks require random unit orientations, which requires the crane operator to assess the orientation of each individual unit during placement. DMC noticed the desire for an interlocking block which can be placed in a regular pattern as many crane operators find it easier to place units uniformly, which requires less intuition. Fifteen years after the introduction of Xbloc, DMC introduces a new interlocking breakwater armour unit called XblocPlus which is placed with uniform block orientations.

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