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The design of scrap-tyre floating breakwaters with special reference to fish farms*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

R. C. McGregor
R. C. McGregor
Affiliation:
Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, University of Glasgow
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Synopsis

This paper considers the background, philosophy and desirability of the use of used automobile tyres in the construction of floating breakwaters for wave attenuation problems in general and their application to fish farm protection in particular. The method of construction and the assessment of performance are discussed.

Model tests using one quarter scale tyres in a hydrodynamics laboratory towing tank are described. By computerised data collection and processing, the wave attenuation characteristics were deduced for twentyfive breakwater designs made up from the two most commonly used tyre groups or modules. Wave induced loads on the catenary mooring system were also analysed for extreme values. This data forms part of a systematic study of scrap tyre breakwater design parameters and some conclusions can be drawn.

The implications of these model results are scaled to apply to the environmental requirements of fish farms and the relevance of the local topography is discussed.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 76 , Issue 1-3: Current Studies in the Marine Environment , 1978 , pp. 115 - 133
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1978

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Footnotes

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The design of breakwaters which make use of the innovations of Professor Kowalski is proprietary.

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