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  24 Ireland - Tory Island      (Lat: 55.262 Lon: -8.22 - click for map)

   Supply harbour

   Rubble mound

   rehabilitation of main breakwater

Main breakwater data:

  
Length (m) 100   owner Department of Communications, Marine & N
Waterdepth (m) 0   contractor Carillion Irishenco Ltd
Construction time (years) 2   consultant Kirk McKlure Morton
Start date (year) 1999   Hydraulic Laboratory Civil Engineering, Queen's University
Completion date (year) 2001   comments
Construction costs($106) 0  

Design criteria

  
Hs (m) 5.8  
Tz/Tp (s) 0/18  

slope/crest info
front slope 1:1.5 5 m3 Core-Loc
rear slope 1:0 0
crestheight (m) 8  
crest/caisson width (m) 4.54  
wallheight (m) 0  
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  Reference documents:

0 - CLI - Project list nr; 0 -USACE - website;
2001 - Allsop N.W.H. - Breakwaters, coastal structures and coastlines; ICE breakwaters 2001 - - ;

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