Optimized Reliability Based Upgrading of Rubble Mound Breakwaters in a Changing Climate
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DOI: 10.3390/jmse6030092
Abstract: The present work aims at presenting an approach on implementing appropriate mitigation measures for the upgrade of rubble mound breakwaters protecting harbors and/or marinas against increasing future marine hazards and related escalating exposure to downtime… read more here.
Keywords: rubble mound; breakwater; construction; mitigation ... See more keywords
Damage in Rubble Mound Breakwaters. Part I: Historical Review of Damage Models
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DOI: 10.3390/jmse8050317
Abstract: The term “damage” in rubble mound breakwaters is usually related to the foremost failure mode of this kind of coastal structures: their hydraulic instability. The characterization of the breakwater response against wave action was and… read more here.
Keywords: rubble mound; part; damage; damage rubble ... See more keywords
Influence of Parapets on Wave Overtopping on Mound Breakwaters with Crown Walls
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DOI: 10.3390/su11247109
Abstract: Background literature on the influence of parapets on the overtopping of mound breakwaters is limited. In this study, numerical tests were conducted using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to analyze the influence of nine crown wall… read more here.
Keywords: influence parapets; wave overtopping; parapet; mound breakwaters ... See more keywords