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Homeport Breakwater Pier, Everett, Washington

Homeport Breakwater Pier, Everett, Washington

The Breakwater Pier at the U.S. Navy Homeport Complex is a 90’ wide x 1500’ long structure with a dual function. It is a berthing facility for Navy ships, and it also serves as a breakwater for the adjacent Carrier Pier.
The pier structure is supported by 24″ hollow octagonal prestressed piles and decked with precast [...]

[ More ] May 28th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Breakwater, featured |
Tetrapod, big and beauty breakwater in Japan

Tetrapod, big and beauty breakwater in Japan

Hit the beach anywhere in Japan, and you are likely to see endless piles of tetrapods — enormous four-legged concrete structures intended to prevent coastal erosion. By some estimates, more than 50% of Japan’s 35,000-kilometer (22,000-mi) coastline has been altered with tetrapods and other forms of concrete. Critics, who blame the tetrapod invasion on decades [...]

[ More ] May 26th, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Breakwater, featured |
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