Design of Breakwaters
For whom?
This course is useful for engineers involved in the design of breakwaters and/or the supervision of construction of them. Knowledge of the coastal processes such as wind, waves, tides and tidal currents is necessary.Dates, Fee, ECTS
Start: 04 March 2019
End: 15 March 2019
ECTS credit points: 3
Deadline IHE application: 02 March 2019 - 23.59 (CET)
Course fee: € 1900
Start: 02 March 2020
End: 13 March 2020
Deadline IHE application: 01 February 2020 - 23.59 (CET)
Course fee: € 1940
VAT is not included in the course fee
Learning objectives
Upon completion, the participant should be able to:
- Understand the difference between alternative types of breakwaters and governing factors for their selection; Design breakwaters from conceptual to detailed and prepare the layouts and detailed cross-sections.
- Learning objectives Understand the basic principles of physical scale model and know how to design such a model to test the design of Breakwaters