Open AccessREPORT ON THE DAMAGES TO THE SINES BREAKWATER, PORTUGAL
Author(s) -
William F. Baird,
Joseph M. Caldwell,
Billy L. Edge,
Orville T. Magoon,
Donald D. Treadwell
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
proceedings of conference on coastal engineering/proceedings of ... conference on coastal engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2156-1028
pISSN - 0589-087X
DOI - 10.9753/icce.v17.181
Subject(s) - breakwater , armour , breakage , damages , port (circuit theory) , forensic engineering , engineering , geotechnical engineering , computer science , materials science , mechanical engineering , layer (electronics) , political science , composite material , world wide web , law
Possible contributing factors to the 1978 failure of the massive main breakwater at Sines, Portugal are presented in a selective summary of the report of the Port Sines Investigating Panel. A failure scenario involving the impact breakage of unreinforced concrete armor units is developed.