NATURE SHOWED US THE WAY
Basalton is the concrete version of natural stone basalt and is used by our partners for the protection of dikes and embankments. The modern Basalton revetment was developed based on the basalt columns at the famous “Giant’s Causeway” in Northern Ireland, which have been protecting the coastline against waves and currents for millions of years. The Basalton concept consists of individual concrete columns that are joined together in layers to form a strong revetment.
Basalton is a proven product for coastal and inland revetments for over more than 45 years in The Netherlands and beyond
WHICH PRODUCT TO CHOOSE?
DESIGN & INSTALLATION >
Due to extensive testing of block revetments in large scale wave flumes, stability parameters and formulae are available for the design of block revetments with Basalton. The design formulae can be found in guidelines, like the CUR Rock Manual (2007). In the Netherlands a calculation program for the design of revetments is developed by Deltares, called Steentoets. The stability parameters for different armour layers, including Basalton, have been incorporated in Steentoets.
The most important design conditions are wave height and period, water levels, currents and geotechnical conditions. Furthermore, requirements like maximum allowable wave over-topping and slope angle are important for the design. Please consult our team in the Netherlands for all your enquiries regarding design with Basalton.
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INSTALLATION OF BASALTON >