Current status of seawalls in Shanghai,Zhejiang and Fujian in China
Zhiming Liu · Shuili shuidian ke-ji jinzhan · 2008
Based on investigation results,the current status of seawalls in Shanghai,Zhejiang and Fujian was described,including construction experience,damage and main failure characteristics,standards used in their construction and main basis for current design,structure pattern and section shape,foundations and its treatment,filling materials,safety control measures,method for calculating wind speed and wave,method used in seawall crest evaluation,characteristics of local typhoons and coastal tides,biological wave dissipation measurements,and so on.Finally,the problems existing in the construction were summarized and some suggestions about the Seawall Project Design Code were made.