Breakwater Caspian Sea
An existing port in the Caspian Sea is being enlarged For this purpose two large breakwaters are built to be able to enlarge the port. Both breakwaters have a length of over 1 km, and is built using Xbloc armour units. The core of the breakwaters consist of geocontainers.
2D model testing has been carried out at the laboratory of Delta Marine Consultants in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Project Milestones
| May 2009: | Physical model testing | ||
| December 2009: | Start of Xbloc production | ||
| January 2011: | Start of placement |
Project Details
| Hs: | 5.2 m |
| Water depth: | 10 m |
| Length of breakwater: | 2 km |
| Size of Xblocs: | 2.0, 2.5, 3.7, and 4.6 m3 |
| Number of units: | 28,000 |
