Comparison of Pontoon Bridges in Principal Yacht Basins in Japan

Abstract

Recently, the water front development grows remakably and ocean leisure becomes popular. A yacht basin and marina are typical facilities for that purposes. For mooring yachts in the basin, the arrangement such as breakwaters, mooring spaces and pontoon bridges are needed. Among of them the arrangement of pontoon bridge is the most important. This paper reports the comparison results of the pontoon bridge stucture inspection which were carried out in four principal yacht basins in Okayama, Osaka and Kanagawa Pleft-lettecture, with emphasis on their safety, durability, utility, cost and sight aspects.