Proyecto Concepcion

Proyecto Concepción is a group of five students from Delft University of Technology, following a MSc degree in Civil Engineering. In November 2017, the group will go to Concepción (Chile) to work on a multidisciplinary project related to tsunami- and earthquake engineering. The location of our project is called Caleta Quidico or simply Quidico Bay. In this bay a great number of local fishermen are active, who were affected by the tsunami of February 2010. To restore and improve the productive capacities of the fishermen, the Chilean Department of Ports initiated a redevelopment plan to improve their operating conditions. Our goal is to explore and evaluate several design alternatives for the bay and finally make a preliminary design of the solution determined to be optimum. The designs will include a jetty and breakwater to ensure operation and anchorage of the fishing boats. In addition, an onshore building will be designed to facilitate the work of the fishermen. The design of all the elements will be carried out taking into account the extreme impact of large-scale earthquake and tsunami events.