Le Havre - PORT 2000 (France)
Stability of protecting breakwaters
Client: GTM Construction - Scale: 1/45
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Checking of stability and overtopping on the alternative proposed by the consortium, both during the works phase and following completion of the breakwaters
- Detailed study of stability of the join between the breakwater and the caisson roundhead
Stability of artificial island
Client : Port of Le Havre Authority - Scales: 1/20 (2D) - 1/40 (3D)
Stability study of an artificial island intended to be a nature reserve for birds and seals. Created as part of environmental mitigating measures accompanying the Port 2000 port extension works.
Tests in wave flume (2D) of a trunk section, then in wave basin (3D) of the entire structure