CETN-III-24
11/84
2.4 m (8 ft)
ASPHALT SEAL (GROUTING)
ASPHALT CONCRETE CAP
COVER
STONE
5.4to9.1t (6TO 10
CORE STONE
0.9 m (3 ft)
RIPRAP 7 to 91 kg (15 to 200
Figure 1.
Cross Section, South Jetty, Galveston, Texas
R E F E R E N C E S : Successful applications of bituminous mixtures for
coastal struc-
1964). U n f o r -
ture are numerous, especially in Europe (see van Asbeck 1959,
tunately, there is no proven criterion available at the present
for design.
The following references provide additional information for the
design and
application of bituminous mixtures in coastal structures.
VAN ASBECK, B. W. F., Bitumen in Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. I, Shell Inter-
national Petroleum Company, Ltd, London, 1959.
VAN ASBECK, B. W. F., Bitumen in Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. II, Shell Inter-
national Petroleum Company, Ltd, London, 1964.
VAN GARDEREN, A. P. and MULDERS, G. L. M., The Use of Bitumen in Coastal
Structures, Proceedings of the Specialty Conference on the Design
Maintenance and Performance of Coastal Structures, pp. 342-355, ASCE,
Arlington, Virginia, 1983.
MOFFATT and NTCHOL, ENGINEERS, Construction Material for Coastal Structures,
SP-10, Coastal Engineering Research Center, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers,
February 1983.
SMITH, W. D., "Asphalt in Beach Erosion Control Structures," Shore and Beach,
American Shore and Beach Preservation, April 1962.
VISSER, W., Asphalt Mastic Grouting Techniques for Coastal Defense Work in The
Netherlands, Asphalt Jetties, The Asphalt Institute, IS-149, January 1969.
THE ASPHALT INSTITUTE, Asphalt in Hydraulic Structures, Manual Series No. 12,
College Park, Maryland, November 1976.
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