ACB REVETMENT DESIGN— FACTOR OF SAFETY （ACB护岸设计因素的安全）.pdf

A n i n f o r m a t i o n s e r i e s f r o m t h e n a t i o n a l a u t h o r i t y o n c o n c r e t e m a s o n r y t e c h n o l o g y ACB REVETMENT DESIGN— FACTOR OF SAFETY METHOD TEK 11-12A Articulating Concrete Blocks (ACBs) (2011) INTRODUCTION FACTOR OF SAFETY METHOD Similar to many rip rap sizing methods, the Factor of This TEK is intended to help designers understand the ACB Safety method quantifies hydraulic stability of ACB systems design methodology and the different variables influencing the using a “discrete particle” approach (see ref. 7). The design design and safety factor selection. Articulating concrete block method involves balancing the driving and resisting forces, (ACB) systems provide erosion protection to soil exposed to the including gravity, drag and lift as illustrated in Figure 2. In hydraulic forces of moving water. ACB systems are a matrix of typical channel and spillway applications, failure due to sliding individual concrete blocks placed closely together to form an (slipping) of the ACB revetment along the bed is remote. The erosion-resistant overlay with specific hydraulic performance revetment system is more apt to fail as a result of overturning characteristics. Because it is composed of individual units, the about the downstream edge of the ACB unit, or downstream ACB system can conform to minor changes in the subgrade corner point when the ACB unit is located on the side slope without