Design Manual for Pitched Slope Protection: CUR Report 155 Book

	Notation	9
	Summary	16
	Glossary	17
Ch. 1	Introduction	23
Ch. 2	Revetment systems	28
Ch. 3	Areas of application	35
Ch. 4	Specifications for revetments and sublayers	37
Ch. 5	Materials and their specifications	42
Ch. 6	External loads	68
Ch. 7	Design and construction aspects for the structure as a whole	94
Ch. 8	Revetment stability	113
Ch. 9	Geotechnical aspects of revetment design	164
Ch. 10	Transition structures	175
Ch. 11	Design considerations	196
Ch. 12	Examples of damage to pitched block revetments	204
Ch. 13	Safety considerations	214
Ch. 14	Checking the safety of existing Structures	228
Ch. 15	Calculation examples	236
Ch. 16	Gaps in present knowledge	258
	References	261
	Appendices	265
	Appendix A: Depth restricted wave height	265
	Appendix B: Calculation of crest level for different forms of slope	267
	Appendix C: Leakage length	268
	Appendix D: The relationship between irregular and regular failure wave heights	270
	Appendix E: Maximum allowable current velocity over the crest	271
	Appendix F: Crest stability with overtopping waves	273
	Appendix G: The Effect of transition structures	274
	Appendix H: Permeability of a cover layer with holes and/or a geotextile	280
	Appendix I: Background to the "rules of thumb" for estimating the maximum wave height in shallow water	292