Floating breakwater pontoon pilot cast with carbon textile reinforcement-based ultra high durability concrete: Materials development and testing, and implementation in the North Atlantic (Irelands west coast)

• Published in: MATEC Web of Conferences
• Main Authors: Schroefl Christof, Reichardt Michaela, Mechtcherine Viktor, Deegan Peter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; French
• Published: EDP Sciences 2023
• Subjects: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TA1-2040; Breakwater; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202337808001; https://doaj.org/article/e759bd60672d44b99062d2330e310c67

A floating unit with three pontoons made of epoxy-coated carbon textile reinforced, ultra-high durability concrete (ECF UHDC), mineral impregnated carbon fibre-reinforced UHDC (MCF UHDC) and, as references, steel-reinforced concretes has been designed and installed in the Northern Atlantic. While ma...