How safe are blockwork breakwaters and seawalls against wave attack?

Bruce, Tom, Allsop, William, Cooker, Mark, Franco, Leopoldo and Muller, Gerald (2005) How safe are blockwork breakwaters and seawalls against wave attack? In: Blockwork Coastal Structures Workshop. COZONE meeting, 25 Feb 2005, Edinburgh, UK. (Unpublished)

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Presentation contents: Examples of blockwork structures; problems and failures; analysis of mechanisms (wave impacts, negative forces, pressure propagation in cracks); conclusions, recommendations; sources of new information.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	Coastal issues and impacts > Coastal erosion Coastal areas > North West Europe Coastal management > Coastal resource management > Erosion management > Erosion risk management Coastal areas > North West Europe > North Sea Coastal issues and impacts > Coastal flooding Coastal management > Coastal resource management > Flood management > Flood risk management Coastal management > Coastal habitat management > Shoreline management
Deposited By:	Manuela de los Rios
Deposited On:	20 Jun 2006

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