Berm breakwater structures

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 technology › civil 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

Address

5,agern Allé
2970 Hørsholm
Denmark

Participants (6)

Foundation for Technical and Industrial Research at the Norwegian Instituteof Technology

Norway

Address

7034 Trondheim

IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE

United Kingdom

Address

Imperial College Road, Exhibition Road
SW7 2BU London

Stichting Waterloopkundig Laboratorium

Netherlands

Address

8300 AD Emmeloord

Technische Universiteit Delft

Netherlands

Address

1,stevinweg 1
2628 BL Delft

UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA

Italy

Address

Viale Del Risorgimento 2
40136 Bologna

Ålborg Universitetscenter

Denmark

Address

57,sohngårdsholmsvej
9000 Ålborg