Rubble Mound Breakwaters

Oral

1731 - Hurricane Marie And The Port Of Long Beach, California, USA

Presenting Author(s)

• CM

  Chuck Mesa

  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Additional Author #1(s)

• MW

  Matthew Wesley

This paper describes the performance of the Middle Breakwater at the Port of Long Beach, California, USA. On 27 August 2014, swell waves generated by Hurricane Marie, a category 5 storm, severely damaged the breakwater. This paper evaluates general breakwater characteristics, incident wave conditions, and a wave transformation analysis that identifies uniquely contributing factors to the structure damages