breakwaters and closure dams: chapter 4
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Chapter 4: Considerations at systems level
ct5308 Breakwaters and Closure Dams
H.J. Verhagen
Faculty of Civil Engineering and GeosciencesSection Hydraulic Engineering
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Functions of breakwaters
• protection against waves• protection of port and shipping under normal
conditions• protection of ports under extreme conditions• shore protection
• guiding of currents• protection against shoaling• provision of dock and quay facilities
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Allowable wave heights
Type of vessel Maximum Hs in m at the berth
Pleasure craft Fishing vessel Dredges and dredge barges General cargo (<30.000 dwt) Dry bulk cargo (30.000 dwt) Dry bulk cargo (<100.000 dwt)Oil tankers (<30.000 dwt) Oil tankers (<200.000 dwt) Oil tankers (<300.000 dwt) Passenger vessels
0.15 – 0.25 0.40 0.80 – 1.00 1.00 – 1.25 1.00 – 1.25 1.50 1.00 – 1.25 1.50 – 2.50 2.50 – 3.00 0.70
data from Thoresen, 1988
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harbour of Marseilles
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Breakwater at the Europort entrance
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A system of detached breakwaters at Fiumicino, Italy
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Flow pattern at the Europort entrance
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Entrance to the port of Abidjan
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Flow pattern at the port of Abidjan
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Port and breakwaters of IJmuiden
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Siltation at the entrance to the port of Paradip, India
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Functions of closure dams• land reclamation• shortening of the length of sea defence• creating fresh water reservoir• creation of tidal energy basin• creation of a fixed level harbour basin• creation of a construction dock• providing road or railroad• repair a dike breach• control of upland flow• creating fish ponds• cutting of river bends
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The Rhine Meuse delta before the year 1000
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Situation after damming the river Meuse
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Situation after the St.Elisabeth’s Flood
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The Biesbosch area
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The Afsluitdijk and the tidal range
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