Rip rap (hard engineering)

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  • Created by: Rhiiii
  • Created on: 20-05-14 18:28

Rip rap (dis)advantages coasts

Advantages

  • Dissipates wave energy
  • Effective for many years
  • Can be very cheap

Disadvantages

  • Visually unattractive
  • Can make the beach inaccessible
  • Not effective in stormy conditions

Evaluation

Rip-rap is used at Criccieth, Wales to protect the cliff and castle from erosion.

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dimelow06

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Criccieth is a very good example!!

Thanks for this helped with my geography revision.