Sentence examples for rock armor from inspiring English sources

To characterize double-layer rock armor damage in breaking wave conditions, 2D physical model tests were carried out with a bottom slope m = 1/50.

An analysis was conducted to select the best characteristic wave height to estimate rock armor damage when dealing with depth-induced breaking waves; the spectral significant wave height, Hm0, estimated at a distance of 3hs seaward from the structure toe, was found to be the most adequate.

They fill tanks with liquid xenon that's dense as rock, armor it with a 70,000-gallon shield of water and wait for particles to hit it.

A new hydraulic stability formula is proposed for double-layer rock armors in breaking wave conditions, considering the observed potential 6-power relationship between the equivalent dimensionless armor damage and the Hm0 at 3hs seaward distance from the structure toe.

Since Van der Meer proposed a new empirical formula to calculate the stability number of rock armors based on his own experimental data in 1987, the data have been used in the development of artificial neural network (ANN) models.

Michelle rocking body armor, but no fashion face-off w.

Katie rocked that armor at her school's Halloween parade.

Unlike "Dear John," which wore Mr. Mayer's blues-rock DNA like armor, "Paper Doll" is unflashy, apart from the barbs: "You're like 22 girls in one/And none of them know what they're running from".

The one chink in the CBS armor was "Rock Star: INXS" at 9 30 p.m., which was its only original offering on a schedule of repeats.

It adds a two-speed transfer case with a burly low-range gear ratio, steel-plate underbody armor and rock rails; electric locking for the front and rear axles; an electronic sway-bar disconnect; and knobby 32-inch off-road tires.

Surrounded by an 800-pound (363 kilograms) armor of rock, the bones had to be airlifted out of the rugged backcountry by helicopter.