SEA-BED CONFIGURATION IN RELATION TO BREAKWATER STABILITY
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Keywords

sea bed configuration
breakwater stability
breakwater design

How to Cite

van Oarschat, J., & Wevers, A. (1972). SEA-BED CONFIGURATION IN RELATION TO BREAKWATER STABILITY. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(13), 81. https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v13.81

Abstract

Stability tests on the Europoort breakwaters, situated on a shallow foreshore, clearly demonstrated the effect of the foreshore configuration on the overall stability. The present article gives a descriptionof the stability experiments and the interpretation leading to general conclusions regarding foreshore effects in combination with hydraulic conditions such as wave period, water depth and wave height. Both regular and irregular waves have been used. The experiments, carried out in commission of the Netherlands Government Department of Public Works (Rijkswaterstaat) were of an applied nature and were not directed primarily to the systematic study of foreshore effects.
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