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Country: PAKISTAN
Owner: Ministry of Ports and
Shipping
Operated by Karachi Port Trust
Contractor: CHEC
China Harbor Engineering Company
Designer: Royal Haskoning
Construction period: 48 months
CLIs involvement
Sublicense granted to the Contractor and
technical assistance provided during the
construction
Background
Hydraulic conditions
Length
1.
2.
3.
of three breakwaters:
Oyster breakwater- 2506 m
Manora breakwater-1100 m
Keamari breakwater- 300 m
CORE-LOC placement
Construction of the
breakwater
CAPE PRESTO
P
ON SINO
O IRON
N PORT
Country
Au
ustralia WA
Owner
O
CIITIC Pacific M
Mining
Contractor
CIITIC Pacific M
Mining
ontractor
Co
Designer
D
Sa
andwell (Cannada Vancouver)
Constructio
on period
20
008 - 2010
CLIs involv
vement
Su
ublicense graanted to the Contractor
an
nd technical assistance provided
p
du
uring the connstruction
Ba
ackground
CITIC pacific mining own a land in the
ape Preston re
egion where an
n iron
Ca
miine is to be se
et up. In orderr to export
the
e iron ore to C
China, a new port
p
facility
ha
ad to be built, 40km away frrom the
ex
xtraction zone.. The new Cap
pe Preston
po
ort facilities allo
ows now to lo
oad the
ba
arges which wiill be used for loading
the
e vessels moo
ored of shore.
Th
he loading faciilities have to be fully
pro
otected againsst the waves generated
g
by
y cyclones even when the su
urge is
ve
ery important. The breakwatter has a
cru
ucial role of prrotecting the facilities,
f
wh
hich explains tthe height of the
t
strructure. This sstructure is linked to the
ma
ain land by a llong causewayy,
pro
otected with a
armour rocks only.
o
were fabricate
ed in
Alll of the units w
Th
hailand and sh
hipped over du
uring the
construction. Alll the clearance
e of
qu
uarantines procedures were applied
an
nd obtained in due time. 30 trips were
ne
ecessary in ord
der to deliver the
t whole
pro
oduction.
Hydraulic cconditions
CORE-LOC storing ya
ard
Thailand)
(T
CORE-LOC
Construc
ction aspectts
CORE-LOC
C units prod
duced abroad
10 600 CO
ORE-LOC un
nits
Up to 27 llines in the slo
ope
Placementt carried out in 8 months
Breakwateer completed in13months
CORE-LOC
C sizes:
3.9m3
6.2m3
8.5m3
11m3
quantity: 69 500m3
Concrete q
5
Underlay
yer profiling
AL DUQM PORT
Country
OMAN
Owner
Ministry of Transport and
Communication
Contractor
CCC-STFA JV
Contractor
Designer
Royal Haskoning, UK
Construction period
2007 - 2010
CLIs involvement
Sublicense granted to the Contractor
and technical assistance provided
during the construction
Background
The two breakwaters have been
constructed in difficult sea conditions
(important wave agitation and poor
visibility below water).
The use of the POSIBLOC positioning
system was quickly decided in order to
allow the proper positioning of the
units with poor visibility condition and
without permanent divers.
CLI provided GPS referenced 3D
placing drawings to be used directly by
the POSIBLOC system.
The rate allowed by the POSIBLOC
system was unusually high for 8.5m3
units (about 110 units per day and per
crane) allowing completing the work
ahead of schedule.
Hydraulic conditions
B
BUSAN
N-GEOJE FIXED LINK, IM
MMERSED
D TUNNEL
L (BGT)
)
Country
So
outh Korea
Owner
O
Da
aewoo Enginneering & Co
onstruction
Co
ompany LTD
D
Contractor
Ha
an Jun Comppany
Designer
D
Co
owi
Constructio
on period
20
007 - 2009
CLIs involv
vement
Su
ublicense graanted to the Contractor
an
nd technical assistance provided
p
du
uring the connstruction
Ba
ackground
A new fixed linkk to connect th
he city of
usan and the G
Goeje island was
w carried
Bu
ou
ut in mixing an
n immersed tu
unnel and
tw
wo major bridg
ges over the sttrait.
Th
he dual carriag
ge way tunnel is 3.300m
in length and go
oes down to -5
50m under
e sea level. Th
he tunnel lays in a
the
tre
ench dug in th
he sea bed.
Th
he entrance off the tunnel on
n the
ea
astern side is p
protected against the
po
ossible vessels impacts up to
o -25
me
eters with a ru
ubble mound made
m
of
qu
uarry run. Thiss device equipment is
pro
otected againsst the wave acction
tha
anks to a reve
etment of
CO
ORE LOC and
d ACCROPODE
E II
un
nits.
ave been place
ed on
If many units ha
ach side of the
e tunnel, most of them
ea
ha
ave been laid o
on the upper flat
f berm
of the tunnel. M
More than 95%
% of the
nits have been
n placed underrwater and
un
up
p to -28m.
Th
he CORE-LOC
units and th
he
AC
CCROPODE III units were placed
p
by
ussing a POSIBLO
OC system.
Hydraulic cconditions
CORE-LOC
C casting ya
ard
CORE-LOC
Construc
ction aspectts
CORE-LOC
C units prod
duced at 50km
m
The CORE
E-LOC units were barged to
t the site
3.500 COR
RE-LOC unitts of 5m3
Placementt on a wide fla
at surface
Placementt carried out with
w POSIBLOC
C system
Placementt from a barge
e
Placementt of the units in 48 days
CORE-LOC
C placement
NEWBIGGIN BAY
Country
United Kingdom
Owner
City of Newbiggin
Contractor
Westminster Dredging Company LTD
Designer
Atkins
Construction period
March 2007- August 2007
CLIs involvement
Sublicense granted to the Contractor
and technical assistance provided
during the construction
Background
Hydraulic conditions
CORE-LOC aspects
Casting yard
Background
Umm Al Maradem island is located
in the Persian Gulf, about 30 Kms
off the south coast of Kuwait
The one square kilometer island
requires to be serviced by a new
harbour for the coast guard. The
500m long breakwater exposed to
the south waves required concrete
armouring.
The original design called for
10 000 m of tetrapods. The core
Loc single layer was preferred
since it saved 4 000m of armour
concrete.
The 2 000 Core Loc units were
cast on the island using materials
supplied from the main land.
Hydraulic conditions
Hs: 4.3m
Tp: 9.3 sec
Design water level: +3.3m
No physical modelling study but
unit weights were increased to
the next size up.
Construction aspects
Background
The project is located east of
Alexandria, in Abu Quir bay.
The marine works package
included the construction of a
900 m long offshore breakwater.
Total volume of Core Loc
concrete installed: 62 700m.
Hydraulic conditions
Max water depth: -11.5m
Max water level: +1.09m
Design wave Hs: 6.3m
Tp: 16.6 sec.
Construction aspects
Number of moulds
(locally made):
6.2m: 30 sets
11.0m: 40 sets.
Number of Core Loc units
3 200 units of 6.2m (rear side)
3 900 units of 11m (seaside +
roundheads).
Placement with floating
equipment equipped with DGPS.
Nine site visits by CLI.
Background
New Naval Base constructed in
Fujairah, east of the UAE.
The port is protected by two
breakwaters
- main breakwater: 1 100 lm
- lee breakwater: 550 lm
The trunks are armored with 3m
Core-Loc units on the seaside.
Roundheads are armored with
5m units.
Total quantity of armour concrete
is about 45 000m
Hydraulic conditions
Construction aspects
Casting 5m units
Background
Ras Laffan industrial
located north of Qatar.
Hydraulic conditions
city
is
Construction aspects
Plan view
Background
The project is on an island
located on the western part of
Qatar.
The first works phase of the Halul
harbour refurbishment works
included the extension of the
Western breakwater by about
600 meters. The existing main
(East) breakwater is planed to be
repositioned on a future phase
operation.
The entire length of the western
breakwater extension is protected
with CORE-LOC. Three sizes of
CORE-LOC units were used: 0.7,
1.4 and 2.4 m.
About 6 000 units representing
13 500 m of armour concrete
were made.
Hydraulic conditions
Construction aspects
Storage on 3 levels
Country
Italy
Owner
Contractor
Dragomar Di Vicenzo
Designer
Pr L. Franco M. Napolitano
Date
2001-2002
Sogreah's services
09/01 MFN
Context
Hydraulic conditions
Sogreah's role
Country
Ireland
Owner
Contractor
Irishenco Ltd
Date
1999-2000
Sogreah's services
12/00 MFN
Context
Hydraulic conditions
Sogreah's role