Entrance of Vridi Canal (Ivory Coast)
Vridi Canal protecting structures
Client: Port of Abidjan Authority - Scale: 1/62.25
Modelling of the Vridi Canal entrance in wave basin Context of the modelling
- Stability in wave basin (3D) of the roundheads of the new breakwaters at the entrance to the widened and deepened Vridi Canal
- Study of wave disturbance conditions in the entrance channel
Wave stability tests of the new West jetty roundhead Specific features of the modelling
- Consideration of wave reinforcement at the toe of the structures by the ebb current in the Canal
- Wave stability tests carried out with the armors of the West and East jetties, designed with CORE-LOC TM blocks of 6.2 m3 and 3.9 m3 respectively
PAA delegation visits the model