“The Lay-out, Assembly, and Behaviour of the Breakwaters at Arromanches Harbour (Mulberry ‘B’).”^*

Introduction

General considerations

Site information

Components

Provisional lay-out

Sinking arrangements

Site operations

Results

The sea-bed

The effect of severe weather

The stability of the concrete caissons

Subsequent adaptation to winter conditions

Acknowledgements

Appendix I.—Chronological record of the evolution of the breakwaters

Appendix II.—Explanation of the moment, tilt, thrust, and displacement curves