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  549 Sri Lanka - Colombo Port      (Lat: 6.95444 Lon: 79.8291 - click for map)

   South Breakwater

   Rubble mound

   New construction

Main breakwater data:

  
Length (m) 5200   owner Sri Lanka Ports
Waterdepth (m) 0   contractor
Construction time (years) 4   consultant URS Infrastructure & Environment
Start date (year) 2008   Hydraulic Laboratory
Completion date (year) 2012   comments
Construction costs($106) 0  

Design criteria

  
Hs (m) 7.7  
Tz/Tp (s) 0/14  

slope/crest info
front slope 1:1.33 20.4 ton Core-Loc
rear slope 1:0 0
crestheight (m) 0  
crest/caisson width (m) 25  
wallheight (m) 0  
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  Reference documents:

2014 - P Neville-Jones, M Young, and S Abeysiriwardana - Colombo South Harbour Breakwater Limiting Wave Conditions during Construction; From Sea to Shore – Meeting the Challenges of the Sea - - ;

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