DocumentCode
2837696
Title
Floating breakwaters: An idea whose time has returned
Author
Adee, Bruce H.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
fYear
1975
fDate
22-25 Sept. 1975
Firstpage
707
Lastpage
715
Abstract
A review of recent developments in the construction of floating breakwaters is presented. Construction techniques and materials are examined and their field performance to date is assessed. Some data on the effectiveness of each of the breakwaters and their cost is also included for comparison.
Keywords
marine engineering; construction technique; field performance; floating breakwaters; Boats; Building materials; Costs; Laboratories; Large-scale systems; Mechanical engineering; Ocean waves; Protection; Storms; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
OCEAN 75 Conference
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OCEANS.1975.1154085
Filename
1154085
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