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Papagayo,
Costa Rica
Coastal Systems International, Inc. provided coastal
engineering services related to the design of the Papagayo
Marina Project, a 350-slip marina in Bahia Culebra on
the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Comprehensive wave statistical
analysis and numerical wave modeling were conducted to
determine the wave climate in the project vicinity. Boat
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agitation due to long period swells from the Pacific was
a major concern and a number of breakwater concepts had
been proposed. State-of-the-art MIKE21 Boussinesq Wave
modeling was used to evaluate the wave diffraction effects
of the breakwaters, allowing for their optimal configuration.
Dredging of the marina basin and conceptual design of
the marina layout, breakwater structures, and quay wall
structures were provided by Coastal Systems in addition
to a construction cost estimate.
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