Stability of Accropode(R) and Comparison with Parallelepipedic Block

by Braulio G. Madrigal, Centro de Estudios de Puertos y, Costas, Madrid, Spain,
Jos? Lozano, Centro de Estudios de Puertos y, Costas, Madrid, Spain,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Civil Engineering in the Oceans V

Abstract:

This paper describes the tests which were performed on physical models with irregular waves, to determine the hydraulic stability of the Accropode^(R) along both the trunk and head sections of the sloping breakwater. Tests were carried out simultaneously on the two types of section, using parallelepipedic blocks, as this type of block being widely used for breakwaters constructed around the Spanish coast. Finally, the results of both units were compared.

Subject Headings: Coastal protection structures | Breakwaters | Hydraulic models | Water waves | Slope stability | Concrete blocks | Wave forces

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