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Concrete breakwater element From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Akmon
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An akmon is a multi-ton concrete block used for breakwater and seawall armouring.[1] It was originally designed in the Netherlands in the 1960s, as an improvement on the tetrapod.[2]

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Akmons protecting the runway at Wellington International Airport from Cook Strait.

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