Xbloc - Effective ware protection for breakwaters and shores

Breakwaters Dikkowita, Sri Lanka

 A new Fishing Harbour is being built 10 kilometre north of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The harbour is constructed by BAM International, the design is done by Delta Marine Consultants

The project site is a Green Field location. The harbour is protected by two breakwaters and is designed for 125 ft. fishing vessels. The breakwaters are partly built on an existing sand stone reef. Both breakwaters have a concrete crown wall. The total length of the breakwaters is more than 1 kilometre. The head of the main breakwater is located at -6.5 m MSL. The Xbloc production cycle is two Xblocs per mould per day.

Project Milestones

 

Start of casting: August 2009
Casting of 2 Xblocs/mould/day September 2009
Start of placement October 2009
1700 Xblocs produced November 2009

Project Details 

 

Hs:               3.3 m
Tp:          11 - 16 s  
Length of breakwaters:            1000 m
Xbloc sizes: 1.5; 2.0; 4.0m3

  

 

 

Project pictures

  • Freshly cast Xbloc at Dikkowita Sri Lanka
  • Casting of Xblocs at Dikkowita, Sri Lanka
  • Xbloc trial placement at Dikkowita, Sri Lanka
  • Xbloc casting on elevated roadway at Dikkowita
  • Xbloc placing at Dikkowita
  • Xbloc placement at Dikkowita
  • Casting of Xbase blocks at Dikkowita, Sri Lanka
  • Xblocs placed at Dikkowita, Sri Lanka
  • Xbloc storage at Dikkowita, Sri Lanka
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