Optimized Reliability Based Upgrading of Rubble Mound Breakwaters in a Changing Climate

• Published in: Journal of marine science and engineering Vol. 6; no. 3; p. 92
• Main Authors: Galiatsatou, Panagiota, Makris, Christos, Prinos, Panayotis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.09.2018
• Subjects: Armor; Berms; Breakwaters; Climate; Climate change; coastal structure; Construction; Costs; Distribution functions; Downtime; Ecological succession; Economic analysis; economic optimization; Economics; extreme value theory; Fault trees; Floods; Harbors; Hazards; Marinas; Mathematical analysis; Mitigation; Optimization; Probability distribution; Probability distribution functions; Probability theory; Reliability; Reliability analysis; rubble mound breakwater; Rubblemound breakwaters; Sea level; Sea level rise; Statistical analysis; Stochasticity; Storm surges; Storms; Superstructures; Upgrading; Greece; France; Japan

The present work aims at presenting an approach on implementing appropriate mitigation measures for the upgrade of rubble mound breakwaters protecting harbors and/or marinas against increasing future marine hazards and related escalating exposure to downtime risks. This approach is based on the reli...