New Mooring Facilities At Al Hallaniyat Island, OMAN
Ministry of Transport & Communication of Oman, the Client plans to embark on constructing mooring facilities in Al-Hallaniyat Island within the Governate of Dhofar. In executing the implementation of the project, Dr. Nik & Associates Sdn. Bhd. (DNA), in association with Ibn. Khaldun Al Madaein Engineering Consultant, a local engineering and architecturing company were engaged to assist in the design work. The work scope for the project is generally divided into 2 major portions namely the construction of mooring facilities and asphalt road.
Among the aspects considered in the design are as follows:
- Characteristic of the design vessel and other requirements;
- Hydraulic condition, namely : wave direction, magnitude and frequency of tidal levels;
- Available natural water depth;
- Available area;
- Site constraints and potentials; and
- Code of practice used.
The main component of the project is the construction of breakwater. The design wave height was assumed to be in the order of 4 to 4.5m. In the design, a wave height of 4.25m was adopted.