GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN OF BREAKWATERS IN OSTEND ON VERY SOFT SOIL

Julien De Rouck; Koen Van Doorslaer; Jan Goemaere; Hadewych Verhaeghe

doi:10.9753/icce.v32.structures.67

No. 32 (2010), Coastal Structures

No. 32 (2010)

GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN OF BREAKWATERS IN OSTEND ON VERY SOFT SOIL

Coastal Structures

https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v32.structures.67

Published 2011-02-02

Julien De Rouck⁺⁻
Koen Van Doorslaer⁺⁻
Jan Goemaere⁺⁻
Hadewych Verhaeghe⁺⁻

Julien De Rouck

Ghent University

Koen Van Doorslaer

Ghent University

Jan Goemaere

Flemmish Community

Hadewych Verhaeghe

Flemmish Community

Proceedings of the 32nd International Conference

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hydraulic stability
HARO
geotechnical stability
geotextile
soft soil
consolidation time

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De Rouck, J., Van Doorslaer, K., Goemaere, J., & Verhaeghe, H. (2011). GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN OF BREAKWATERS IN OSTEND ON VERY SOFT SOIL. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(32), structures.67. https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v32.structures.67

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Two new breakwaters are being constructed to protect the renewed harbour entrance in Ostend, Belgium. In this paper, both the hydraulic design and geotechnical design are discussed. For the hydraulic design, model tests have been carried out in a 2-D wave flume to optimise the cross section. Stability of the final breakwater, with special attention to the crest element and the armour unit HARO, and stability during the construction phases were tested. The geotechnical design, especially of the north-western breakwater, was an engineering challenge since it is located above a thick layer of very soft soil. A combination of building in stages (consolidation time) and providing a strong reinforcement (geotextile) solved this issue.

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Verhaeghe, H., Van Damme, L., Goemaere, J., De Rouck, J., Van Alboom, W., 2009. Construction of two new breakwaters at Ostend leading to an improved harbour access, Proceedings of 32nd International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2010. ASCE.

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