Client: SODRACO INTERNATIONAL SAS - Scales: 1/30 (2D) - 1/43 (3D)
Purpose of physical modeling
Stability and overtopping of the breakwater enclosing the new reclamation area dedicated to the development of Marine Renewable Energy (MRE):
Services provided
Straight section built of rockfill in 2D
2 wave flume (2D) models of the rockfill straight sections (scale 1:30)
2 wave tank (3D) models of the East and West bends (scale 1:43)
...and in with 3D
Main characteristics of the structures
Facing: 6 T grooved cubic units and rockfill up to 1.5-3 T
Length studied for each 3D model: 400 m
East bend in 3D
Specific project feature
Two very distinct wave directions (N35° and N295°) related to the configuration of the site, which is sheltered from the open sea by the detached breakwater in the Cherbourg roadstead
