Offshore Breakwaters for Port Development In Brazil

Abstract

This paper presents site-specific case studies of offshore breakwater projects沿着巴西港口发展推广stline. Most of the breakwaters are of theberm concept, developed based on hydraulic physical model investigations. Two casestudies are presented: The Sergipe Marine Terminal, in Sergipe State, where anoffshore breakwater was constructed on soft marine clay layer, and the Port of Pecém,in Ceará State, Northeast Brazil, where marine works were recently started for a portexpansion. New sites where breakwaters are under construction or proposed will bebriefly discussed.