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Difference between Gabion and Groyne

Gabion vs. Groyne

A gabion (from Italian gabbione meaning "big cage"; from Italian gabbia and Latin cavea meaning "cage") is a cage, cylinder or box filled with rocks, concrete, or sometimes sand and soil for use in civil engineering, road building, military applications and landscaping. A groyne (in the U.S. groin) is a rigid hydraulic structure built perpendicularly from an ocean shore (in coastal engineering) or a river bank, interrupting water flow and limiting the movement of sediment.

Similarities between Gabion and Groyne

Gabion and Groyne have 1 thing in common (in Unionpedia): Erosion.

Erosion

Erosion is the action of surface processes (such as water flow or wind) that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust and then transports it to another location where it is deposited.

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  • What Gabion and Groyne have in common
  • What are the similarities between Gabion and Groyne

Gabion and Groyne Comparison

Gabion has 43 relations, while Groyne has 70. As they have in common 1, the Jaccard index is 0.88% = 1 / (43 + 70).

References

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