Breakwater Gulf area
A large breakwater is built in the Gulf to protect a harbour. The breakwater is located in a severe earthquake zone. The Xbloc armour is applied on a slope of 1:2. The Xblocs are placed using crawler cranes
Project Milestones
| May 2009: | Start of Xbloc® production |
| July 2009: | Start of Xbloc® placement |
Project Details
| Design significant wave height: | 5.4 m |
| Water depth: | 12 m |
| Xbloc sizes: | 3, 4 and 5m3 |
| Breakwater length: | 600 m |
