Alderney Breakwater, a developed rehabilitation solution

Jensen, Ole Juul; Bisgaard, A.; Wood, Hugo; Genovese, Nadia

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“…Despite the practical relevance of the matter concerning the upgrade of aging coastal and harbor breakwaters, few researches has been carried out, which mainly consists in design exercises using only desk study tools or suggested methods for the selection of the possible restoration options for damaged breakwaters (Croeneveld et al 1984) and adaptation solutions to the effects of climate change for existing structures (Burcharth et al 2014;Foti et al 2020;Isobe 2013;Koftis et al 2015). In addition, some investigations on implemented restoration projects are available, that however only describe the design procedures, without defining formulae or models suitable for the design of upgrading options or testing the applicability of the traditional state-of-art design equations (Jensen et al 2018;Ligteringen et al 1993;Main et al 2018;Santos-Ferreira et al 2015). As regards the available numerical models, they have not been sufficiently calibrated to simulate all the common restoration concepts, particularly concerning the stability of the armor layer (Burcharth et al 2014;Lara et al 2019).…”

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Catania Harbor Breakwater: Physical Modelling of the Upgraded Structure

Stagnitti¹,

Iuppa²,

Musumeci³

et al. 2020

Int. Conf. Coastal. Eng.

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Most of the worldwide historical coastal and harbor structures have been severely damaged by extreme sea storms during their lifetime and hence need to be upgraded, also considering the effects of climate change (Hughes, 2014). Physical modelling is identified as the only feasible approach for the optimization of the upgraded structures, because of the existence of few studies concerning such an issue and the lack of specific design formulae (Burcharth et al. 2014; Croeneveld et al. 1984; Lara et al. 2019; Foti et al. 2020). Therefore, a novel general methodology for the design of upgrading solutions for existing breakwaters based on physical modelling is presented, considering the case study of the Catania Harbor breakwater. The results of the systematic extensive experimental campaign on possible solutions for upgrading the Catania harbor breakwater led to some general practical findings, which can be useful for the design of restoration options for existing breakwater at end of their lifetime.

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