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  552 UAE - Abu Dhabi - Khalifa Port      (Lat: 24.8326 Lon: 54.6756 - click for map)

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Main breakwater data:

  
Length (m) 8000   owner Abu Dhabi Ports Company
Waterdepth (m) 0   contractor
Construction time (years) 0   consultant Halcrow
Start date (year) 0   Hydraulic Laboratory
Completion date (year) 0   comments The cross-section changes as the breakwater becomes less exposed. Here the outer most exposed cross-section is presented
Construction costs($106) 220  

Design criteria

  
Hs (m) 6  
Tz/Tp (s) 0/8  

slope/crest info
front slope 1:1.33 1.5 m3 Accropode
rear slope 1:1.33 1.5 m3 Accropode
crestheight (m) 4.2  
crest/caisson width (m) 5.5  
wallheight (m) 0  
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  Reference documents:

2014 - Mark Glennerster, Simon Everitt, Elise Pobjoy, Tom Hunt, and Jill Gambrill - Khalifa Port Breakwaters and Protection of Coral Reefs; 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.