12. Historical development of breakwater structures in the world
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Published:1992
K. Tanimoto, Y. Goda, 1992. "12. Historical development of breakwater structures in the world", Coastal structures and breakwaters: Proceedings of the conference organized by the Institution of Civil Engineers, and held in London on 6&8 November 1991, The Institution of Civil Engineers
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Historical development of breakwater structures in the world is reviewed on the basis of a literature survey. Recent development of breakwater structures in Japan is also introduced. Various sequences of the evolution of breakwater structures can be observed from the primitive natural stone breakwaters to the modern structures with greater stability against waves. Recent topics of interest are the revival of the primitive breakwater (berm breakwater) in one direction and the development of sophisticated caisson breakwaters in the other direction.
SYNOPSIS
HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF BREAKWATER STRUCTURES
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF BREAKWATERS IN JAPAN (ref.4)
RECENT DEVELOPMENT OF CAISSON BREAKWATERS (ref.6)
ACCESSIBLE BREAKWATER WITH AMENITY
CONCLUDING REMARKS
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