Open AccessEFFECTIVENESS OF GEOTEXTILE TUBES AS A BREAKWATER CORE
Author(s) -
Hendra Hidayat,
Steven Andrianto
Publication year - 2018
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.v36.papers.80
Subject(s) - geotextile , breakwater , tube (container) , geotechnical engineering , armour , abrasion (mechanical) , core (optical fiber) , engineering , geology , materials science , mechanical engineering , composite material , layer (electronics)
Geotextile Tube is an innovative technology which can be used as the core of a breakwater structure to address shoreline erosion problems. One of the advantages of Geotextile Tubes is the use of sand fill material which is available in most project sites. Another significant advantage of Geotextile Tube system is simple and fast in installation When a filled Geotextile Tube is combined with rocks and concrete armour units, Geotextile Tube Breakwaters become an effective structure in absorbing wave energy thus preventing shoreline abrasion.