COURSE OVERVIEW:

Breakwaters, Revetments and Coastal Protection Structures is an advanced engineering course focused on the design, construction, and maintenance of heavy maritime infrastructure. This course provides a technical deep dive into the hydraulic and structural principles required to protect ports, harbors, and shorelines from the destructive forces of waves and currents. Participants will examine the transition from initial environmental site assessment to the selection of optimal structure types based on wave climate, bathymetry, and soil conditions.

The scope of this training involves a rigorous analysis of armor unit stability and core design. Attendees will learn to utilize empirical formulas, such as the Hudson and Van der Meer equations, to determine the required size of rock armor or concrete units (such as Xbloc, Accropode, or Tetrapods). The course details the internal composition of rubble-mound structures, focusing on filter layers, geotextiles, and core permeability to prevent internal erosion and structural collapse under hydrodynamic loading.

Coverage also includes the specific design requirements for revetments and seawalls used in urban coastal protection and port reclamation projects. Participants will explore advanced troubleshooting for structural failures, including toe scour, overtopping damage, and settlement issues. By integrating physical modeling principles with modern construction techniques, this course equips civil and coastal engineers with the expertise to design resilient maritime structures that balance technical performance with environmental sustainability and climate change adaptation.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

After completion of this course, the participants will be able to:

1. Identify different types of coastal structures and their functional purposes.
2. Analyze wave climate data, including significant wave height and peak period.
3. Apply the Hudson and Van der Meer formulas for armor layer stability.
4. Design effective filter layers and select appropriate geotextile specifications.
5. Evaluate the performance of various concrete armor units (Tetrapods, Accropodes).
6. Calculate wave overtopping rates and design for crest height safety.
7. Assess the risk of toe scour and design protective aprons.
8. Perform geotechnical stability analysis for rubble-mound breakwaters.
9. Oversee the construction and quality control of rock and concrete placement.
10. Utilize physical and numerical modeling for design verification.
11. Implement maintenance and repair strategies for damaged coastal structures.
12. Design revetments for bank protection and port reclamation areas.
13. Integrate Sea Level Rise (SLR) projections into long-term structure design.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Civil Engineers, Coastal Engineers, Port Infrastructure Managers, Marine Contractors, and Government Coastal Planning Officers.

TRAINING COURSE METHODOLOGY:

A highly interactive combination of lectures, discussion sessions, and case studies will be employed to maximise the transfer of information, knowledge, and experience. The course will be intensive, practical, and highly interactive. The sessions will start by raising the most relevant questions and motivating everybody to find the right answers. The attendants will also be encouraged to raise more of their questions and to share in developing the right answers using their analysis and experience. There will also be some indoor experiential activities to enhance the learning experience. Course material will be provided in PowerPoint, with necessary animations, learning videos, and general discussions.

The course participants shall be evaluated before, during, and at the end of the course.

COURSE CERTIFICATE:

National Consultant Centre for Training LLC (NCC) will issue an Attendance Certificate to all participants completing a minimum of 80% of the total attendance time requirement.