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  546 Congo - Le Port Autonome de Pointe-Noire      (Lat: -4.77363 Lon: 11.8239 - click for map)

   

   Rubble mound

   Extension

Main breakwater data:

  
Length (m) 300   owner
Waterdepth (m) 12   contractor Boskalis
Construction time (years) 1   consultant DMC
Start date (year) 2011   Hydraulic Laboratory HR Wallingford
Completion date (year) 2012   comments
Construction costs($106) 0  

Design criteria

  
Hs (m) 5.25  
Tz/Tp (s) 0/13  

slope/crest info
front slope 1:1.33 3 m3 Xbloc
rear slope 1:1.33 3 m3 Xbloc
crestheight (m) 5.2  
crest/caisson width (m) 10  
wallheight (m) 15  
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  Reference documents:

2014 - Bart van Zwicht, Pieter Bakker, Jeroen van den Bos, and Bert Pol - The Extension of the Pointe Noire Breakwater – Congo; From Sea to Shore – Meeting the Challenges of the Sea - - ;

This is a database prepared by HR Wallingford and TU Delft with the assistance of the international breakwater community and has been made freely available for the benefit of breakwater designers, contractors owners and developers worldwide. The database is subject to regular updating as information becomes available, however the development and maintenance of this database relies primarily on information supplied or published by third parties and no responsibility can be taken for the accuracy of data supplied.