Research on coastal structures

Objective

The overall aim of this project is to provide the technical basis for the preparation of European guidelines on the design of coastal structures. Existing knowledge and data which is presently dispersed through national research institutes will be collated, and new theoretical and experimental research will be carried out.

The project has three main themes: 1) Wave action on and in coastal structures. A physicallybased numerical formulation will be developed for water motion due to wave action on a smooth slope, as well as on and in a porous rubble structure. 2) Wave impact loading on vertical structures. Reliable methods will be developed for predicting forces exerted by breaking waves on vertical structures, including the effects of dynamic response. 3) Rubble mound and berm breakwaters. Studies will mainly investigate the effects of wave directionality on the stability of rubble-mound breakwaters, as well as the complex relationship between wave climate and structure response for berm breakwaters.

Programme(s)

• FP2-MAST 1 - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of marine science and technology (MAST), 1989-1992

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

H R Wallingford Group Ltd

Address

Howberry Park
OX10 8BA Wallingford
United Kingdom

Participants (16)

AALBORG UNIVERSITY

Denmark

Address

57,Frederic Bajers Vej 5
9220 Aalborg

ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI

Greece

Address

University Campus, Egnatia Street, Administration
54006 Thessaloniki

CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS Y EXPERIMENTACION DE OBRAS PUBLICAS

Spain

Address

81,C/ Antonio Lopez 81
28026 Madrid

Dansk Hydraulisk Institut

Denmark

Address

5,Agern Allé
2970 Hørsholm

Delft Geotechnics Innovation BV

Netherlands

Address

2,Stieltjesweg
2600 AB Delft

Franzius Institut

Germany

Address

3000 Hannover

IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE

United Kingdom

Address

South Kensington Campus
London

Norwegian Hydrodynamic Lab.

Norway

Address

0001 Oslo

Politecnico di Milano

Italy

Address

Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci 32
20133 Milano

SOGELERG SOGREAH SA

France

Address

Rue De La Lorraine 6
38130 Echirolles

STICHTING WATERLOOPKUNDIG LABORATORIUM (WL/DELFT HYDRAULICS)

Netherlands

Address

185,Rotterdamseweg 185
2600 MH Delft

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT

Netherlands

Address

Julianalaan 134
2628 BL Delft

Technische Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina Braunschweig

Germany

Address

Beethovenstraße 51
38106 Braunschweig

UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA

Italy

Address

Viale Del Risorgimento 2
40136 Bologna

UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH

United Kingdom

Address

Drake Circus
Plymouth

Électricité de France (EDF)

France

Address

6 Quai Watier
78401 Chatou