Recent Experience with Non-Conventional Rubblemound Breakwater Designs

Baird & Associates has been involved in the modeling, design and construction of numerous conventional, non-conventional and innovative breakwater designs over the past 25 years. This paper provides a discussion of the design process utilized by Baird & Associates for the design of breakwaters and other coastal structures. This is followed by brief summaries of four recent projects that required the development of unique rubblemound breakwater designs to meet project specific constraints, criteria and requirements.