Tulsi, KPhelp, D2010-07-292010-07-292009-07Tulsi, K and Phelp, D. Monitoring and maintenance of breakwaters which protect port entrances. 28th Annual Transport Conference (SATC) 2009, Pretoria, South Africa, 6-9 July 2009, pp 9978-1-920017-39-2http://hdl.handle.net/10204/413928th Annual Transport Conference (SATC) 2009, Pretoria, South Africa, 6-9 July 2009While ports are gateways to the country's transport networks, breakwaters protect port entrance channels, into and out of the ports (See figure 1 of this paper). The entrances to most of the ports in South Africa are protected by rubble mound breakwaters which have dolos armouring. These require regular monitoring and maintenance, especially in the light of predicted sea level rise and extreme sea conditions caused by global warming. TNPA, the local Port Authority, has commissioned the CSIR to annually monitor the main breakwaters of the South African ports to ensure they remain in good condition. This paper presents a brief description of the performance of the dolos breakwaters in South Africa, and the filed monitoring techniques used to record the annual damage to the armouring. Examples are also given of recent storm damage and typical repairs carried out.enDolos breakwatersSouth African portsMonitoring techniquesSACT 2009Sustainable transportTransport networksConference PresentationTulsi, K., & Phelp, D. (2009). Monitoring and maintenance of breakwaters which protect port entrances. SATC. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4139Tulsi, K, and D Phelp. "Monitoring and maintenance of breakwaters which protect port entrances." (2009): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4139Tulsi K, Phelp D, Monitoring and maintenance of breakwaters which protect port entrances; SATC; 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4139 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Tulsi, K AU - Phelp, D AB - While ports are gateways to the country's transport networks, breakwaters protect port entrance channels, into and out of the ports (See figure 1 of this paper). The entrances to most of the ports in South Africa are protected by rubble mound breakwaters which have dolos armouring. These require regular monitoring and maintenance, especially in the light of predicted sea level rise and extreme sea conditions caused by global warming. TNPA, the local Port Authority, has commissioned the CSIR to annually monitor the main breakwaters of the South African ports to ensure they remain in good condition. This paper presents a brief description of the performance of the dolos breakwaters in South Africa, and the filed monitoring techniques used to record the annual damage to the armouring. Examples are also given of recent storm damage and typical repairs carried out. DA - 2009-07 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Dolos breakwaters KW - South African ports KW - Monitoring techniques KW - SACT 2009 KW - Sustainable transport KW - Transport networks LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2009 SM - 978-1-920017-39-2 T1 - Monitoring and maintenance of breakwaters which protect port entrances TI - Monitoring and maintenance of breakwaters which protect port entrances UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4139 ER -