revetments
Embankment support structures
Revetments are structures that protect against erosion or support embankments.
Along shorelines, revetments of stone or concrete armor the coast against wave action.
In military contexts, revetments are barricades of earth or sandbags shielding positions from enemy fire, or protective enclosures for aircraft and equipment: The planes were parked in concrete revetments.
Coastal erosion barrier
- breakwaterCoastal wave-blocking structure
- riprapLoose stone for stabilization
- armoringAdding protective covering
- shorelineLand-water boundary
groins · jetties · bulkheads · scour protection · gabions · rockfill · tidal · coastal erosion
Land bordering a watercourse
- riparianRelating to riverbanks
- leveeRiver flood barrier
- fluvialRelating to rivers
- erosion controlPreventing soil loss
gabions · riprap · geotextiles · bioengineering · meander · sedimentation · flood control · riverine
Defensive barriers against attack
- rampartsProtective fortress walls
- battlementsNotched defensive wall top
- parapetsLow protective walls
- bulwarksDefensive barriers or protections
bastions · entrenchments · embrasures · casemates · redoubts · palisades · stockades · barricades
Structures resisting lateral soil pressure
- foundationsStructural bases below ground
- anchoringFastening securely to position
- geotextilesPermeable fabrics for earthworks
- load-bearingSustaining structural mass
excavation · shoring · piling · cofferdams · reinforcement · civil engineering · earthworks · backfill
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Coastal erosion barrier
- breakwaterCoastal wave-blocking structure
- riprapLoose stone for stabilization
- armoringAdding protective covering
shoreline · groins · jetties · bulkheads · scour protection · gabions · rockfill · tidal · coastal erosion · harbor
streambank
Land bordering a watercourse
erosion control · gabions · riprap · geotextiles · bioengineering · meander · sedimentation · flood control · riverine · dike
fortifications
Defensive barriers against attack
- rampartsProtective fortress walls
- battlementsNotched defensive wall top
- parapetsLow protective walls
bulwarks · bastions · entrenchments · embrasures · casemates · redoubts · palisades · stockades · barricades · defenses
retaining walls
Structures resisting lateral soil pressure
- foundationsStructural bases below ground
- anchoringFastening securely to position
- geotextilesPermeable fabrics for earthworks
load-bearing · excavation · shoring · piling · cofferdams · reinforcement · civil engineering · earthworks · backfill · drainage
revetmentscolumns
Upright structural shafts
obelisks · partition walls · monoliths · curtain walls · pylons