Cost-Effective Optimization of Rubble-Mound Breakwater Cross Sections.

Abstract

This report discusses design criteria, design procedures, and practical considerations involved in planning, design, and construction of rubble-mound breakwaters. Currently available methods for estimating rates of damage to breakwater armor and for predicting wave transmission characteristics are also described. Using information typically available today to most breakwater designers, a step-wide procedure is presented which can identify an optimum breakwater cross section, both in terms of structural integrity and functional performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA169319

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People

  • Orson P. Smith

Organizations

  • Coastal Engineering Research Center

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  • Ground and Sea Platforms

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  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Breakwaters
  • Civil Engineering
  • Climate Change
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Construction
  • Design Criteria
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Flood Control
  • Information Science
  • Models
  • Shore Protection
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Wave Propagation

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