RELIABILITY BASED OPTIMAL DESIGN OF VERTICAL BREAKWATERS MODELLED AS A SERIES SYSTEM OF FAILURE
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Keywords

vertical wall breakwaters
sliding failure
rupture failure
design optimisation
reliability

How to Cite

Christiani, E., Burcharth, H., & Sorensen, J. D. (1996). RELIABILITY BASED OPTIMAL DESIGN OF VERTICAL BREAKWATERS MODELLED AS A SERIES SYSTEM OF FAILURE. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(25). https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v25.%p

Abstract

Reliability based design of monolithic vertical breakwaters is considered. Probabilistic models of important failure modes such as sliding and rupture failure in the rubble mound and the subsoil are described. Characterisation of the relevant stochastic parameters are presented, and relevant design variables are identified and an optimal system reliability formulation is presented. An illustrative example is given.
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