Central Texas Lake Marina Floating Wave Attenuator
Marshall Ford (Defeat Hollow) Marina
Private Client
Austin, Texas
Structural engineering for novel broad-spectrum floating wave attenuator at private Lake Travis marina in Central Texas.
Defeat Hollow Breakwater, Lake Travis
12816 Park Dr
Structural engineering for novel broad-spectrum floating wave attenuator at private Lake Travis marina in Central Texas. Designed from coated steel with plastic-encapsulated foam billets and Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) reflecting surface. Incorporates chain cable moorings for for difficult cove site with 90′ depth.
- Shape of reflecting surface attenuates energy in three dimensions.
- Difficult site due to northwest wind exposure with 4km fetch.
