Geosynthetic reinforced rubble mound breakwater for mitigation of tsunami-induced damage

MK Sajan, B Chaudhary, PK Akarsh, S Kumar - Geotextiles and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Several rubble mound breakwaters (RMB) were damaged and even collapsed during the
past tsunamis. The main reasons for the failure of the breakwaters occurred due to the …

On-Site Stability Assessment of Rubble Mound Breakwaters Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Based Photogrammetry and Random Sample Consensus

M Arza-García, JA Gonçalves, V Ferreira Pinto… - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
Traditional methods for assessing the stability of rubble mound breakwaters (RMBs) often
rely on 2.5 D data, which may fall short in capturing intricate changes in the armor units …

Extended characterization of damage in rubble mound scour protections

T Fazeres-Ferradosa, M Welzel, A Schendel… - Coastal …, 2020 - Elsevier
The analysis of damage in rubble mound scour protections is crucial for the armour stability
assessment. Former methodologies focused on the analysis of the maximum damage …

[HTML][HTML] Measuring rock slope damage on rubble mound breakwater through digital photogrammetry

S Marino, RA Galantucci, A Saponieri - Measurement, 2023 - Elsevier
In coastal engineering, laboratory research is the primary way to investigate wave–structure
interaction. Different techniques can be used to study the stability of coastal structures and …

[HTML][HTML] Surface roughness measurement for the assessment of damage dynamics of existing and upgraded cube-armored breakwaters

M Stagnitti, RE Musumeci, E Foti - Coastal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Behavior of existing or upgraded rubble-mound breakwaters with non-conventional
geometry, layering and surface porosity may be quite different from what predicted by state …

UAV close-range photogrammetry for breakwater damage assessment in a Tyrrhenian coastal site

A Florio, D Di Luccio, U Robustelli… - Coastal Engineering …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Assessing breakwater damage following intense storm events is crucial for preventing
failures that can compromise safety and service quality. This study focuses on assessing the …

[HTML][HTML] Deep-learning-based three-dimensional detection of individual wave-dissipating blocks from as-built point clouds measured by UAV photogrammetry and …

Y Xu, S Kanai, H Date, T Sano - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wave-dissipating blocks are the armor elements of breakwaters that protect beaches, ports,
and harbors from erosion by waves. Monitoring the poses of individual wave-dissipating …

A new method to measure damage progression in Homogeneous Low-Crested Structures with a low-cost 3D depth-sensor

S Muñoz-Palao, P Díaz-Carrasco, J Molines… - Coastal …, 2025 - Elsevier
Mechanical profilers are commonly used to measure damage to rubble mound breakwaters
in small-scale physical tests. This study developed a non-intrusive methodology using low …

[HTML][HTML] Application of UAV-SfM Photogrammetry to Monitor Deformations of Coastal Defense Structures

S García-López, M Vélez-Nicolás, V Ruiz-Ortiz… - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
Coastal defense has traditionally relied on hard infrastructures like breakwaters, dykes, and
groins to protect harbors, settlements, and beaches from the impacts of longshore drift and …

Stability Analysis of Breakwater Armor Blocks Based on Deep Learning

P Zhu, X Bai, H Liu, Y Zhao - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
This paper aims to use deep learning algorithms to identify and study the stability of
breakwater armor blocks. It introduces a posture identification model for fender blocks using …