Objective The overall objective of the research project on berm breakwater structures is to arrive at a better design basis, which will bring the design standards of berm breakwaters up to the level of design standards for other civil engineering structures. This objective will be reached by establishing an understanding of the physics of berm breakwaters, studies of problems related to practical engineering applications, and studies of three-dimensional effects. The research is a combination of theoretical work, physical model testing and numerical modelling and is divided into four tasks: - Physics of berm breakwaters; study of scale effects, flow on and in berm breakwaters, water particle velocities, and forces on single stones on a berm breakwater. - Studies of profile development; numerical modelling related both to engineering and research aspects and establishment of a new set of parameter equations for the developed profile of berm breakwaters. - Studies of structural aspects of berm breakwaters; investigation of toe and scour protection stability, analysis of the experience from prototype berm breakwaters and probabilistic analysis of the stability of berm breakwater structures. - Three-dimensional effects; physical model testing and numerical modelling for studying the stability of berm breakwater roundheads and trunk sections exposed to oblique wave attack. Fields of science engineering and technologycivil engineering Programme(s) FP3-MAST 2 - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of marine science and technology, 1990-1994 Topic(s) 0202 - Coastal engineering Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator Dansk Hydraulisk Institut EU contribution No data Address 5,Agern Allé 2970 Hørsholm Denmark See on map Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Foundation for Technical and Industrial Research at the Norwegian Instituteof Technology Norway EU contribution No data Address 7034 Trondheim See on map Total cost No data IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Imperial College Road, Exhibition Road SW7 2BU LONDON See on map Total cost No data Stichting Waterloopkundig Laboratorium Netherlands EU contribution No data Address 8300 AD Emmeloord See on map Total cost No data Technische Universiteit Delft Netherlands EU contribution No data Address 1,Stevinweg 1 2628 BL DELFT See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA Italy EU contribution No data Address Viale del Risorgimento 2 40136 BOLOGNA See on map Total cost No data Ålborg Universitetscenter Denmark EU contribution No data Address 57,Sohngårdsholmsvej 9000 Ålborg See on map Total cost No data
