Bulkhead (barrier)
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A bulkhead is a retaining wall, such as a bulkhead within a ship or a watershed retaining wall. It may also be used in mines to contain flooding.
This example of multiple structures includes a massive seawall and riprap revetment.
Seawall on North Padre Island constructed in the backbeach to protect condominiums from storm waves and beach erosion. Central Texas
Seawall protecting homes from storm waves and beach erosion. Northwestern Panhandle of Florida
Hard structures, such as the Galveston seawall, can increase erosion of adjacent beaches.
Revetment
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A revetment in stream restoration, river engineering or coastal engineering is a facing of impact-resistant material applied to a bank or wall in order to absorb the energy of incoming water and prote
Rock armour revetments
Revetment along Oples River (Liliw, Laguna)
Wooden revetments
Dynamic revetment Cape Lookout State Park Oregon