Papeete, French Polynesia
DMC signed a license agreement with J.L. Polynesie (Vinci) for the application of Xbloc armour units on Tahiti, French Polynesia. Xblocs were applied as shore protection on the north side of the island. The design has been prepared by Egis Eau.
Xbloc production and placement was executed by two contractors, J.L. Polynesie and Boyer. The design consists of 0.75m3 Xbloc units and the Xbase were used as the first row of the shoreprotection.
Location
Project milestones
- Production of first Xbloc: September 2013
- Placement of first Xbloc: February 2014
- Completion phase 1: August 2014
- Start of phase 2: September 2014
- Project completed: February 2015
Project details
- Hs = 3.1 m
- Length of shore protection = 640 m
- Size of Xblocs = 0.75 m3
- Number of units = 5,600
