Xbloc - Effective ware protection for breakwaters and shores

Breakwater Caspian Sea

An existing port in the Caspian Sea is being enlarged For this purpose two large breakwaters are being built to be able to enlarge the port. Both breakwaters have a length of over 1 km, and will be built using Xbloc armour units. The breakwaters will have a core of geocontainers 

 

Project Milestones

 

May 2009: Physical model testing
December 2009: Start of Xbloc® production

 Project Details

 

Design significant wave height: 5.2 m
Water depth: 10 m
Xbloc sizes: 2.0, 2.5, 3.7, and 4.6m3
   

 

 

 

 

Project pictures

  • Xbloc casting yard
  • Xbloc casting yard at sunset
  • Pouring of concrete in Xbloc mould
  • Freshly cast Xbase
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