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Quay walls, jetties and dolphins is a useful reference. Quay walls structures have evoluated to their present shape. In this study, target reliability indices for quay walls were derived from various risk acceptance criteria, such as economic optimisation, individual risk ir, societal risk sr, the life quality index lqi and the social and environmental repercussion index seri. Quay walls of the future with sensors providing data. The original design for the quay wall was a traditional blockworktype wall construction using. Maritime works th february 2017 advancing on firm foundations n l t ey blockwork quay wall overview examples of blockwork quay walls how to design a blockwork. Such a structure includes one or more berths mooring locations, and may also include piers, warehouses, or other facilities necessary for handling the ships wharves are often considered. Investigation of soil and quay wall interaction under seismic. Recommendations and guidelines carl a thoresen, 2003 is a good place to start. It is based on the blum theory, a limit equilibrium method lem. The original design for the quay wall was a traditional blockworktype wall construction using heavy, unreinforced mass. Quay wall and breakwater design and construction of the.
University of technology delft public works rotterdam, the. Technical chapters are followed by a detailed calculation of a quay wall. Investigation of soil and quay wall interaction under. They differ for each country and type of structure and are developed for local conditions. This new edition of the handbook of quay walls provides the reader with essential knowledge for the planning, design, execution and maintenance of quay walls, as well as general information about historical developments and lessons learned from the observation of ports in various countries.
The design water depth is 22m, the total retaining height is 27m. The result is a high quality reinforced concrete quay wall that is not susceptible to corrosion. Maritime works th february 2017 advancing on firm foundations n l t ey blockwork quay wall overview examples of blockwork quay walls how to design a blockwork quay wall actions design methods. Reliability of quay walls using finite element analysis. Quay wall design coastal engineering general discussion.
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