A research programme for the investigation of caisson breakwaters subject to breaking wave impact forces is outlined as a contribution to the revival of vertical breakwaters. Since the large-scale model study constitutes the key part of the programme, the first results of this study related to the impact loading and dynamic response of a caisson breakwater model are presented and discussed.

  • SYNOPSIS

  • INTRODUCTION

  • BRIEF REVIEW OF VERTICAL BREAKWATER FAILURES

  • RESEARCH OBJECTIVES, STRATEGY AND PROGRAMME

  • EXPERIMENTAL SET-UP AND TEST PROCEDURE

  • FIRST EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS

  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

  • REFERENCES

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