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Vertical dike

There are two basic types of dikes, which are mainly shielding structures (although they can also act as coastline barriers and/or coastal protection): ones with a vertical face and ones with a sloping face (mixed types exist, that work in one way or another depending on the sea level). The first ones or reflective dikes are normally made up of a wall built with concrete blocks or caissons with its foundations on a breakwater haunch and they are designed to a certain depth so that the waves cannot break over them but are reflected by them. In some cases they can be directly used as quays.

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Vertical dike