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marine engineering
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  • Lorient
    harbours and sea works
    / Breakwater design

    …most successful has been the tetrapod, a four-legged design, each leg projecting from the centre at an angle of 109 1/2° from each of the other three. Legs are bulbous, or pear-shaped, with the slightly larger diameters at the outer end. These units have the property, when placed,…

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    …most successful has been the tetrapod, a four-legged design, each leg projecting from the centre at an angle of 109 1/2° from each of the other three. Legs are bulbous, or pear-shaped, with the slightly larger diameters at the outer end. These units have the property, when placed,…

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