Open AccessDREDGING TO MINIMIZE WAVE PENETRATION INTO A HARBOUR
Author(s) -
H.P. Riedel,
A.P. Byrne
Publication year - 1982
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.v18.92
Subject(s) - dredging , harbour , breakwater , marine engineering , refraction , engineering , geotechnical engineering , environmental science , geology , computer science , oceanography , optics , physics , programming language
Wave protection within a new harbour development has been achieved by shaped dredging in place of long breakwaters. The dredging shape was initially established through wave refraction calculations and then confirmed and optimized in a physical three dimensional model. The cost of additional dredging for the specified shape was A$100,000 compared to estimated breakwater costs of A$l,000,000.