Cellular caissons: prefabrication, flotation, towing and placement
Alessandro Mazzi
Maritime Works
A cellular caisson is a reinforced concrete box divided by internal walls into cells. The configuration combines structural strength with…
Maritime Works
Alessandro Mazzi and maritime works: how a graving dock works
Alessandro Mazzi
Maritime Works
A graving dock allows a ship to be put in the dry so that the hull, propellers, rudders and sea…
Rijeka, Zagreb Deep Sea terminal: from ground improvement to quay deck
Alessandro Mazzi
Maritime Works
The first phase of the Zagreb Deep Sea container terminal in Rijeka, Croatia, delivered a new 400 m quay on…
Tetrapods and concrete armor units: dissipating wave energy
Alessandro Mazzi
Maritime Works
The tetrapod is a precast concrete armor unit used on rubble-mound breakwaters, revetments and coastal defenses. Developed in 1950 by…
Caisson quay walls: foundations, crane rails and yard interfaces
Alessandro Mazzi
Maritime Works
A caisson quay wall transfers vertical and horizontal actions to the ground through the caisson, the rubble bed and the…
Berthing structures: fenders, bollards and the Molo Italia in Livorno
Alessandro Mazzi
Maritime Works
The edge of a quay is the interface between ship and infrastructure. Fenders and bollards must transfer their forces to…
Alessandro Mazzi (Fincosit) and the New Engineering of Modern Breakwaters
Alessandro Mazzi
Maritime Works
Modern breakwaters are no longer simple barriers between the sea and a harbor basin. They are engineered systems designed for…
Dredging and reclamation in ports: surveys, sequences and controls
Alessandro Mazzi
Maritime Works
Dredging, containment structures and reclamation change the geometry of a harbor basin and the stress state of the ground at…
Coastal erosion: diagnosing retreat and combining defenses
Alessandro Mazzi
Maritime Works
Coastal defense works change longshore sediment transport and can produce effects well beyond the protected stretch. A groyne field that…
