SAFETY OF COASTAL STRUCTURE AS A BREAK WATER STRUCTURE

N.R.K.Patnaik, K. Anil Kumar

Abstract: Disaster is the serious disruption in the functioning of the society or community causing environment looses. Past cyclones effected marine structures (such as break waters, seawalls etc). Break water is a structure built to reduce wave action in Port area. Port’s are gateway to country transport for cargo handling & commodity. Break water structure protect port entrance channels on lee side & harbor side of the port. The entrances to most of the ports are protected by rubble mound breakwater structure, the outer slopes of the break water structure have different Artificial an armour units(kolas, dollos, x-bloc etc) & mass concrete. Reducing wave action in port, for the purpose of cargo handling. we are built break water structure as a safety structure in coastal areas.

Keywords: Rubble mound break water1, bulk heads 2, sea walls3

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2015.0413009