A new breakwater system with suction piles was developed for the construction of Ulsan Harbor in southeastern South Korea that utilizes a gravity-type concrete caisson superstructure to provide more efficient and effective breakwaters. Suction piles do not require excavation of soft seafloor soils and the piles penetrate into the soft seafloor soil to depths where sufficient soil-bearing capacity is expected. Concrete caissons are placed on top of the suction piles, which resist the lateral loads caused by wind and waves. The new design utilizes two concrete suction piles in a row, with an outer diameter of 11 meters and a wall thickness of 55 centimeters. Suction piles were designed to penetrate the entire soft clay layer and 2.5 additional meters into the sand layer to provide the necessary soil-bearing resistance. The new breakwater system is expected to be widely used due to its fast and easy installation and environmental friendliness.


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    Title :

    A new breakwater system with suction piles


    Additional title:

    Ein neues Wellenbrechersystem mit Saugpfählen


    Contributors:
    Bang, Sangchul (author) / Cho, Y. (author) / Park, W.S. (author)

    Published in:

    Sea Technology ; 47 , 4 ; 15-21


    Publication date :

    2006


    Size :

    7 Seiten



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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