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riprap
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riprap [′rip‚rap]
(civil engineering)
A foundation or revetment in water or on soft ground made of irregularly placed stones or pieces of boulders; used chiefly for river and harbor work, for roadway filling, and on embankments.


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Crews are assigned to log, brush, build new tread, clean waterbars and other drainage structures, reroute trails around fragile areas, repair damaged meadows, build and repair bridges, build waterbars, steps, rip rap, retaining walls and causeways out of rock, wood and other native materials.
The bank stabilization may include rip rap (boulders), granite and soil cement.
The original roadway was destroyed by the heavy equipment and rock trucks used to replace the rip rap.
 
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