Detached Breakwaters and their Use in Italy

Detached (or "offshore") breakwaters of emerging type are a common and effective approach for beach protection, particularly for areas with small tidal oscillations. This kind of breakwaters aims at acting on sediment transport by decreasing the transport capacity of long-shore currents, thus locally causing settlement of sediments. Unlike...

Detached Breakwaters

In this paper, the hydraulic functions and stability of detached breakwaters and submerged breakwaters with wide crown widths are discussed. The following subjects with regard to detached and submerged breakwaters are discussed: - Function of detached breakwaters in controlling waves and wave-induced currents - Function of detached breakwaters...