Rubble-Mound Breakwater Stability Tests for Pier J, Long Beach Harbor, California.

Abstract

Increased commercial activity has created the need for an additional rubble-mound breakwater to protect the Pier J basin of the Port of Long Beach, California. The proposed breakwater will be located on the leeward side of the middle breakwater and will provide for dissipation of long period wave energy. The investigation described in this report was conducted to determine, by two dimensional flume tests, the stability response of the proposed breakwater as initially designed, and based on the results of this test, to test additional plans as needed. Transmission of long period wave energy was also measured for selected plans.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA327051

Entities

People

  • Brenda J. Wright
  • Robert D. Carver

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Breakwaters
  • California
  • Civil Engineering
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Construction
  • Construction Materials
  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Geometry
  • Materials
  • Models
  • Test Equipment
  • Two Dimensional
  • United States
  • Wave Power
  • Wave Propagation

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  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering