Patent ID: 11959237
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE BAM GROEP N.V.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 12:
13. The breakwater according to claim 12, wherein the breakwater further comprises a top,
wherein an x-axis is defined by the direction of extension of the wings, a y-axis perpendicular to the x-axis is defined by the direction of extension of the nose, and an xy-plane is defined by the plane spanned by the x-axis and y-axis,
wherein the back face of the central part of said crest element slants with respect to the xy-plane, the slant being, viewed from the underside of the crest element towards the upper side of the crest element, in the forward direction,
wherein the row of crest elements is provided below the top of the breakwater such that an interspace is defined between the back faces of the row of crest elements and the breakwater or another construction provided on the breakwater,
wherein the interspace, viewed in vertical upward direction and adjacent the back faces of the crest elements, diverges, and
wherein the interspace is filled with a fill-material exerting on the back faces of the crest elements a force having a component parallel to the back face of the crest element and a component transverse to the back face of the crest element.