Groins (erosion protection works)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Built Environment (Hierarchy Name) > Single Built Works (Hierarchy Name) > single built works (Built Environment) > <single built works by specific type> > <single built works by function> > hydraulic structures > <hydraulic structures by function> > erosion protection works
Descripción
Long, narrow, permeable or impermeable protective structures built out from a seashore to check or increase erosion. For similar structures located along a river or stream bank, use "wing dams"; when such structures are built to control shoaling, use "jetties (erosion protection works)."
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- stroomdammen [nl]
- aristas de encuentro (obra de protección de erosión) [es]
- groynes [en]
- groin (erosion protection work) [en]
- groyne [en]
- stroomdam [nl]
- arista de encuentro (obra de protección de erosión) [es]
- espigón [es]