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The design of a new entrance for the Barcelona harbour involved opening a channel through the existing dyke and the protection of the opening by means of a new dyke made of reinforced concrete caissons (Fig. 5.1).
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Puzrin, A.M., Alonso, E.E., Pinyol, N.M. (2010). Caisson Failure Induced by Liquefaction: Barcelona Harbour, Spain. In: Geomechanics of Failures. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3531-8_5
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