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  547 Italy - Port of Gela      (Lat: 37.0644 Lon: 14.2299 - click for map)

   

   Rubble mound

   New construction

Main breakwater data:

  
Length (m) 500   owner
Waterdepth (m) 0   contractor
Construction time (years) 0   consultant
Start date (year) 0   Hydraulic Laboratory
Completion date (year) 0   comments
Construction costs($106) 0  

Design criteria

  
Hs (m) 0  
Tz/Tp (s) 0/0  

slope/crest info
front slope 1:1.33 12 ton Core-Loc
rear slope 1:0 0
crestheight (m) 4.7  
crest/caisson width (m) 5  
wallheight (m) 7  
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  Reference documents:

2014 - Fabio Dentale, Giovanna Donnarumma, and Eugenio Pugliese Carratelli - Rubble Mound Breakwater: Run-Up, Reflection and Overtopping by Numerical 3D Simulation; From Sea to Shore – Meeting the Challenges of the Sea - - ;

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