Caspian Sea
An existing port in the Caspian Sea is being enlarged. For this purpose two large breakwaters are built to be able to enlarge the port. Both breakwaters have a length of over 1 km, and is built using Xbloc armour units.
2D model testing has been carried out at the laboratory of DMC in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Location
Project milestones
Physical model testing
May 2009
Start of Xbloc production
December 2009
Start placement
January 2011
Project details
Hs
5.2 m
Water depth
10 m
Length of breakwater
2 km
Size of Xblocs
2.0, 2.5, 3.7, and 4.6 m3
Number of units
28,000
