Keywords
breakwater damage
storm of December 1962
storm of December 1962
How to Cite
de Carvalho, J. J. R. (1964). PRAIA DA VITORIA HARBOUR (AZORES) DAMAGES IN THE BREAKWATER DUE TO THE STORM OF 26th - 27th DECEMBER, 1962. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(9), 36. https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v9.36
Abstract
Praia da Vitoria is a harbour in the eastern coast of Ter ceira, in Azores Islands. These lie in the Nortern Atlantic,bet ween 36 55' and 39 1+3' north latitude and between 26 1+6'and 31 16' west of Greenwich longitude. Terceira island belongs to the central group of islands (fig.l). The port facilities in Praia da Vitoria harbour were con - structed with the main purpose of enabling the unloading of liquid fuels, however intense the swell at the entrance of the harbour. The maritime structures include a rubble mound breakwa ter about 600 m long, rooted at Ponta do Espirito Santo, and an unloading system, independent from the breakwater and made up of a central hose-handling pier, where tankers can berth, anc dolphins to take the mooring lines of the ships. The hose-han - dling platform and the dolphins are connected with one another and with the shore by means of footbridges (figs. 1 and 3).
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