Stability of tetrapod breakwaters for different placing methods

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 464-471

  Gurer S ^a   Cevik E ^a   Yuksel Y ^a   Gunbak A R ^b  

^a YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Inonu C Yildiz S STFA Bloklari   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Breakwater; Placement; Stability; Tetrapod

Indexed keywords

BREAKWATER; COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL PROTECTION; COASTAL STRUCTURE; STABILITY ANALYSIS; TETRAPOD;

TETRAPODA;

EID: 19544393113     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/00079.1     Document Type: Article

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