Development of a Green Floating Breakwater with Re-use of PET Bottles
- Luana Kelch Vieira
- Tiago Gireli
Abstract
It is common sense that the ongoing climate changes represent a big challenge to humanity to
protect housing, industries, nature and lives. This causes changes in strategies and in the
conception of development and growth. Thinking is changing; the planet has to be preserved and
protected not only its resources explored. All industries are engaged in this cause and so is
construction. This article presents and alternative specifically for sustainable construction in
coastal protection. Coastal engineering is constantly developing new projects in turn of shore
protection and also to contribute positively to the environment. Despite climate changes, the
development of industries and modern lifestyle generate tons of waste every year and, as result, it
has to be disposed and treated. One way of reducing the amount of waste that goes into the
environment is to reuse disposed items. Another way of reusing plastic bottles, a significant part
of Brazil’s domestic waste, is presented and in a different application as commonly found: in
coastal engineering. The breakwater that is being developed, consumes millions of bottles depending
on the extension of the shore protection arrangement. The construction of the green breakwater is
environmentally friendly due to the inert materials that will are used. This concept is under
development and research but the physical model was built and tested. It consumed 1260 bottles for
its construction and pointed to important issues and questions that have to be addressed during the
ongoing project.
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- DOI:10.5539/jsd.v5n12p19
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