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Coastal Structure Design Tools
Oral
Pedro Folgueras, PhD
Researcher
University of Granada
Miguel Ángel Losada
Universidad de Granada
This work presents a methodology to estimate the probability distribution function of the investment costs in the useful life of a breakwater. To evaluate these costs, the method considers, among others, the joint pdf of the climate agents, the strategy of construction integrated with the real sea conditions, the spatial and temporal damage evolution of each failure mode in the useful life and its consequences, the interdependence between modes and the repair strategy. Results obtained using the method in a case study highlight that the above elements are strict guidelines to consider for an accurate estimation of the investment costs.