Damages of blockwork coastal structures due to internal wave impact induced pressures

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

Volumn 79, Issue , 2005, Pages 405-414

  Marth, R ^a   Muller G ^b   Wolters, G ^b  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blockwork structures; Breaking waves; Breakwaters; Coastal structures; Dynamic response; Pressure propagation; Seawalls; Wave impact loads

Indexed keywords

BREAKWATERS; CONCRETE BLOCKS; CRACKS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; RETAINING WALLS; UNDERWATER FOUNDATIONS;

BREAKING WAVES; COASTAL STRUCTURES; PHYSICAL MODEL TEST; PRESSURE PROPAGATION; PROGRESSIVE FAILURE; TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BERLINS; UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST; WAVE IMPACT LOAD;

COASTAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 38349124323     PISSN: 17433509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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