Year of construction: 2020
Applicable material: Concrete
Attachment suited for: Construction machines
In coastal engineering, a tetrapod is a concrete structure used as armour unit on breakwaters. A tetrapod's shape is designed to dissipate the force of incoming waves by allowing water to flow around rather than against it, and to reduce displacement by allowing a random distribution of tetrapods to interlock.
Earlier barrier material used in breakwaters, such as boulders and conventional concrete blocks, tended to become dislodged over time by the force of the ocean constantly crashing against them. Tetrapods and similar structures are often numbered so any displacement that occurs can be monitored.
Category | Remaining detachable |
Brand | BETONBLOCK |
Model | Tetrapod BBTP-3.0 |
General condition | New |
Optical condition | New |
Technical condition | New |
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