Presentation of the paper: “Icelandic-type berm breakwater for the Hambantota artificial island revetment, application of geometrical design rules” by CDR team members who have been working on the Hambantota port project for CHEC Sri Lanka.
CDR participation and presentation by Mr. Dirk Heijboer (Download)
The main topics are the regularly occurring discrepancies of hydraulic boundary design conditions in the UAE (in particular after the Gonu and Phet cyclones) and the development of the CrablockTM in the UAE as primary armour unit for sea defences and breakwaters.
Signing the agreement between CHEC Sri Lanka and CDR for the 1 year assignment design review of the marine design and reclamation works for the port city Colombo (view youtube).
The project is expected to take off September 2014.
The detailed engineering support for the new artificial armouring block under development by H.E. Abdullah Al Masaood & Sons, Abu Dhabi, UAE.