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|definition= Protective layer on a breakwater or seawall, composed of [[armour unit]]s.<ref name="CIRIA (1996)"> CIRIA (1996). ''Beach management manual''. CIRIA Report 153.</ref>.}}
 
|definition= Protective layer on a breakwater or seawall, composed of [[armour unit]]s.<ref name="CIRIA (1996)"> CIRIA (1996). ''Beach management manual''. CIRIA Report 153.</ref>.}}
  
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{{Definition|title=Seabed armouring
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==Notes==
|definition= The natural process of seabed protection from erosion by currents and waves. Processes can be: suspension and removal of fine sediments from the seabed, leaving a coarse sedimentary top layer (see [[Shoreface profile#Bedforms and sediment sorting]]), or protection of the seabed by a dense cover of benthic macrofauna (see [[Biogeomorphology of coastal systems]]).}}
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The article [[Seabed armoring]] deals with the formation of a coarse sediment armor layer on the seabed by natural processes.  
  
  

Latest revision as of 16:40, 30 December 2023

Definition of Armour layer:
Protective layer on a breakwater or seawall, composed of armour units.[1].
This is the common definition for Armour layer, other definitions can be discussed in the article


Notes

The article Seabed armoring deals with the formation of a coarse sediment armor layer on the seabed by natural processes.


Related articles

Stability of rubble mound breakwaters and shore revetments


References

  1. CIRIA (1996). Beach management manual. CIRIA Report 153.