riprap

English - Turkish

Definition of riprap in English Turkish dictionary: anroşman; anrosman; temel için kullanılan taş parçalar; dolgu; (Askeri,İnşaat) pere
dumped riprap: dökme taş kaplama
grouted riprap: (İnşaat) harçlı anrosman
grouted riprap: (İnşaat) harçlı pere
random riprap: karışık pere

English - English

Definition of riprap in English English dictionary: Rocks or other materials used to shore up an embankment, deter or prevent erosion, guide shipping, or serve as a temporary mooring; A layer of broken rock placed on a riverbank to prevent erosion, scouring or slumping; (1) Broken STONES used for REVETMENT, TOE protection for BLUFFS, or structures exposed to WAVE action, foundations, etc (2) Foundation of wall or STONES placed together irregularly (3) (SMP) A layer, facing or protective mound of STONES placed to prevent EROSION, scour or sloughing of a structure or EMBANKMENT; also the STONE so used; A pile of large, angular boulders built seaward of the shoreline to prevent erosion by waves or currents See also seawall; A sustaining wall built of rocks; rock covering used to protect stream banks from erosion; Rocks or rubble placed in the bottom and on the sides of a ditch to prevent soil erosions; To form a riprap in or upon; {i} pile of broken stones used for foundations (in water or on soft grounds) or embankment; foundation made of broken stones put together loosely; stone wall used as a barrier to break the force of waves; material or stones used for riprap; Large boulders, rocks, or clean concrete rubble used to protect a shore, wall, or bank of earth from the force of waves or erosion; an apron of coarse rock installed over the fillslope to prevent erosion; Rough stones of various sizes placed compactly or irregularly on the ground surface to prevent scouring by water or debris; A rubble sustaining wall, often used along shorelines to prevent erosion; Broken rock, cobbles, or boulders placed on earth surfaces, such as the face of a dam or the bank of a stream, for protection against the action of water; A light weight stone covering used to protect soil or surface bedrock from erosion by water or the elements; A facing layer (protective cover) of stones or other material placed to prevent erosion or the sloughing off of a structure or embankment; A layer of stones or rock placed on an embankment to prevent soil erosion; Brickbats, stones, blocks of concrete or other materials deposited upon shores to prevent erosion and scour by water flow; Rocks or other materials used to shore up an embankment; a combination of large stone, cobbles, and boulders used to line channels, stabilize banks, reduce runoff velocities, or filter out sediment; Large, durable materials (usually rocks; sometimes broken concrete, etc ) used to protect a stream bank or lake shore from erosion; may also refer to the materials used; Aggregate material placed on potentially erodible sites to reduce the impact of rain or surface water runoff on these areas; A foundation or sustaining wall of stones thrown together without order, as in deep water or on a soft bottom; protective covering material (such as blocks, brickbats, or stones) deposited on water beds, banks, and shores to prevent erosion and scour; {f} build a riprap in; fortify with a riprap; A layer of large uncoursed stones, broken rock, boulders, precast blocks, bags of cement, or other suitable material generally placed in random fashion on the upstream and downstream faces of embankment dams, stream banks, on a reservoir shore, on the sides of a channel, or other land surfaces to protect them from erosion or scour caused by current, wind, wave, and/or ice action A protective blanket of large loose stones, which are usually placed by machine to achieve a desired configuration Riprap is usually placed by dumping or other mechanical methods but, in some cases, is hand placed It consist of relatively large pieces as distinguished from a gravel blanket Very large riprap is sometimes referred to as "armoring " All four dams at Horsetooth are covered with riprap The riprap will be removed and eventually replaced as part of the construction; Material such as rock, logs, and concrete which is placed along a watercourse to stabilize the banks; Rock or stone used for creek bank stabilization; Rock or other large material that is placed to protect streambanks or lakeshores from erosion due to runoff or wave action; rocks, irregularly shaped, and at least six (6) inches in diameter, used for erosion control and soil stabilization, typically used on ground slopes of two (2) units horizontal to one (1) unit vertical or less