Testing and Study on Optimization of Width of Berme to Armour Rubble Mound Breakwater

Rubble mound breakwaters are a traditional and widely used type of structure in port and coastal construction works.The influence of different widths of bermes upon the stability,overtopping and stress on the parapet wall of a rubble mound breakwater under the action of waves was analyzed with model testing,on the basis of which the width of the berme to armour a rubble mound breakwater was modified,thus optimizing the width of the berme.