FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Much of the coastline across Europe is placed at risk by the devastating impact of coastal erosion (in some cases leading to the destruction of property), habitat decimation and resource depletion. Rock is used in the marine and fluvial environments as a protective system to prevent scour and erosion and to limit wave overtopping and flooding. Despite rock being one of the main materials employed in marine and fluvial construction works, understanding of its behaviour is still incomplete. Today, many engineers in the Construction Industry are using out of date information and adopting traditional techniques in the use of rock.
CIRIA, in partnership with HR Wallingford, is in the process of revising and updating the CIRIA/CUR Manual on the use of rock in coastal and shoreline engineering (published 1991). The project is being delivered in conjunction with French and Dutch teams and has involved worldwide consultation with over 100 experts. The original manual is widely considered an international standard reference for construction engineers, but there has been significant progress and research done in this field since the 1991 edition was released. The updated guidance aims to widen the scope of the manual to cover all aspects of the use of rock in hydraulic engineering, enhancing the original scope by the addition of fluvial engineering.
A preview of the full guidance (due for release in 2007) has been made available to download from the CIRIA website. For further information visit www.ciria.org/downloads or contact CIRIA, Classic House, 174-180 Old Street, London EC1V 9BP. Telephone: 020 7549 3300; email: enquiries@ciria.org
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CIRIA is a member-owned organisation that works with the construction industry, government and academia to provide performance improvement products and services in the construction and related industries. It was founded in 1960 and currently engages with around 700 subscribing organisations. Activities include collaborative projects, networking, publishing, workshops, seminars and conferences. About 40 projects are run at any one time, about 100 events are staged every year, and 25 books published per annum.