Annual monitoring of a breakwater provides an early warning system to identify any weak spots in the armouring which can then be repaired before the overall stability of the breakwater is threatened.
Reference:
Phelp, D. 2005. Monitoring and maintenance of coastal structures. International Conference on Coastlines, structures and breakwaters 2005, 20-22 April 2005, London, UK
Phelp, D. (2005). Monitoring and maintenance of coastal structures. ICE Publishing. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9810
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