An Empirical Method for Design of Breakwaters as Shore Protection Structures

Abstract

PURPOSE: To present an empirical method that can be used for preliminary design of detached breakwater systems for shore protection. This CETN supplements general information about functional application and design considerations for segmented offshore breakwaters presented in CETN-111-22.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1995
Accession Number
AD1003861

Entities

People

  • Julie D. Rosati

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Beaches
  • Breakwaters
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Construction
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Equations
  • Offshore
  • Sediments
  • Segmented
  • Shore Protection
  • Shores
  • Water Waves
  • Waterways
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design