INTRODUCTION In anticipation of offshore wind farm developments in France, the Port Authorities of Cherbourg and Caen-Ouistreham have decided to expand their ports to accommodate this industry. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS To accommodate an assembly plant for wind turbines, a 220 m quay wall had to be added to the existing quay and two hectares of land behind the new quay had to be reclaimed. A specific contract requirement for the quay wall and terminal was the bearing capacity of 15 t/m2 and the maximum allowed settlement of 3 cm under a load of 15 T/m2. Two berth pockets were constructed at the same time: one with a water depth of 14 m and the other with a depth of 10 m. A turning circle in front of the new quay was dredged to a depth of -12 m. In the joint venture, Soletanche-Ba

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