As part of a joint Hydraulics Research – CIRIA research project, a survey has been made of the performance of pitching, blockwork and slabbing as wave protection to UK embankment dams. The general findings are reviewed and factors influencing slope protection stability considered.

  • INTRODUCTION

  • SLOPE PROTECTION

  • DISCUSSION

  • CONCLUDING REMARKS

  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

  • REFERENCES

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