Stability of Iceland type berm breakwaters

• Main Author: Sveinbjornsson, P.I. (author)
• Other Authors: Stive, M.J.F. (mentor), Verhagen, H.J. (mentor), Uijttewaal, W.S. (mentor), Caljouw, M. (mentor), Icelandic Maritime Administration (contributor)
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: TU Delft, Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Hydraulic Engineering 2008
• Subjects: breakwater; berm; armour; layer; stability; Breakwater; The Breakwater; Iceland
• Online Access: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:97eebc0a-460f-465e-95d9-1cc9a98bab39

A major part of the breakwaters constructed in the world are the so-called conventional rouble mound breakwaters, which consist of a core, a filter layer and a heavy armour layer. An alternative to the conventional rouble mound breakwater is a berm breakwater. Berm breakwaters have mainly developed...