Review and analysis of vertical breakwater failures - lessons learned

Coastal Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 1994, Pages 3-29

  Oumeraci, H ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MECHANICS;

VERTICAL BREAKWATERS;

COASTAL ENGINEERING;

BREAKWATERS-RUBBLE TYPE; BREAKWATERS-VERTICAL WALL; FAILURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0028166550     PISSN: 03783839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-3839(94)90046-9     Document Type: Article

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