riprap
Shoreline stone protection
Riprap is loose stone or rubble used to form a foundation or protect an embankment from erosion.
It lines riverbanks, shorelines, and bridge supports where water would otherwise wash away soil: The engineers laid riprap along the channel to prevent flooding damage.
As a verb, to riprap is to reinforce with such material.
Large weathered stone
- cobbleWorn stone for paths
- aggregateCombined sum total
- rockfillCoarse rock for construction
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
quarry · limestone · granite · basalt · stone · rubble · fieldstone · slag
Land bordering a stream
- streambankLand bordering a watercourse
- embankmentRaised earth structure
- leveeRiver flood barrier
- damWater-holding barrier
spillway · culvert · channel · shoreline · revetment · seawall · breakwater · jetty
Putting somewhere specific
- installationProcess of putting in
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- compactionReducing volume through pressure
- gradingAssigning marks to work
excavation · bedding · geotextile · thickness · layer · coverage · specifications · contractor
Purposeful creative planning
- hydrologyScience of water distribution
- geotechnicalRelating to soil engineering
- sizingDetermining or adjusting dimensions
- gradationIncremental transition between stages
specifications · load-bearing · hydraulics · slope angle · cross-section · freeboard · surveying
boulder
Large weathered stone
gravel · quarry · limestone · granite · basalt · stone · rubble · fieldstone · slag · gabion
riverbank
Land bordering a stream
- streambankLand bordering a watercourse
- embankmentRaised earth structure
- leveeRiver flood barrier
dam · spillway · culvert · channel · shoreline · revetment · seawall · breakwater · jetty · riparian
placement
Putting somewhere specific
- installationProcess of putting in
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- compactionReducing volume through pressure
grading · excavation · bedding · geotextile · thickness · layer · coverage · specifications · contractor · equipment
design
Purposeful creative planning
- hydrologyScience of water distribution
- geotechnicalRelating to soil engineering
- sizingDetermining or adjusting dimensions
gradation · specifications · load-bearing · hydraulics · slope angle · cross-section · freeboard · surveying
- coastal featuresshore, coast, beach, bay, cliff
- waterfront structureslighthouse, wharf, pier, boat house, jetty
- riverbankriverbank, bank, shore, shoreline, embankment
- riverfrontriverbank, dock area, riverboat, boat launch, river walk
- Water Engineeringdams, levees, canals, aqueducts, spillways
- canalsGrand Canal, Panama Canal, Suez Canal, Erie Canal, canal boat
riprappolished stone
Stone made smooth, lustrous
sand · fine gravel · silt · tumbled stone