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Apr 26, 2012
Design Considerations of Berm Breakwaters
Authors: Sigurdur Sigurdarson [email protected], Omar Bjarki Smarason [email protected], and Gisli ViggossonAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Coastal Engineering 2000
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The paper describes the ongoing development of design philosophy of stable berm breakwaters, which aims at minimum movement of armour rocks on the berm, taking into account the armour rock quality. The general method for designing an Icelandic type berm breakwater is to tailor-make the structure around design wave load, possible quarry yield, available equipment and required functions. The present authors design many breakwaters each year and for low design wave height, Hs< 2.5 to 3 m, usually conventional design is chosen, but berm breakwaters for heigher wave heights. The availability of large rock is examined with the aim of finding a quarry giving over 15 to 20% of produced rock with stability parameter, Ho, below 3.0.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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Icelandic Maritime Administration, Vesturvor 2, 200 Kopavogur, Iceland. E-mail: [email protected]
Stapi Ltd. Consulting Geologists, Armuli 19, 108 Reykjavik, Iceland. E-mail: [email protected]
Gisli Viggosson
Icelandic Maritime Administration, Vesturvor 2, 200 Kopavogur, Iceland
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