In Dania Beach, Florida, dolosse are used as an artificial reef known as the Dania Beach Erojacks. They are used to protect harbour walls, breakwaters and shore earthworks.
: 11 The concrete will sometimes be mixed with small steel fibers to strengthen it in the absence of reinforcement.ĭurban's South Pier with a line of interlocking dolosse, South Africa Dolosse moulds are in the foreground - Durban, South Africaĭolosse are normally made from un-reinforced concrete, poured into a steel mould. Construction Dolos construction yard - Yzerfontein, South Africa A man stands next to a dolos, showing its relative size. The dolos was invented in 1963, and was first deployed in 1964 on the breakwater of East London, a South African port city.
Weighing up to 8 tonnes (8.8 short tons), dolosse are used to build revetments for protection against the erosive force of waves from a body of water. ( July 2012) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)ĭolosse forming a protective structure against a shoreline in Cape Town, South AfricaĪ dolos (plural: dolosse : 10 ) is a wave-dissipating concrete block used in great numbers as a form of coastal management.
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