PhD - 'Building with Nature' kustbescherming |
Funder identifier: WL 19_037 (Other contract id) Period: January 2020 till July 2024 Status: Completed
Thesaurus terms: CO_FUND - 5114 - Department of Mobility and Public Works; Hydraulic structures; Numerical models; Physical models; PRINC_FUND - 5210 - Universities as sponsor; Waves (water)
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Institutes (2) |
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- Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken; Vlaams Ministerie Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken; Departement Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken; Waterbouwkundig Laboratorium (WL), more, partner
- Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen en Architectuur; Vakgroep Civiele Techniek; Afdeling Weg- en Waterbouw (AWW), more, proposer
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Abstract |
The PhD topic will focus on the study of the interaction between waves and currents and flexible bodies, such as seagrass plants, to develop Coastal Defense systems based on the principles of 'Building with Nature'. Sustainable coastal protection and mitigation of flooding and erosion hazards using coastal defense structures with low environmental impact is of great importance in the adaptation process towards global climate change and sea-level rise. Coastal ecosystems like salt marsh vegetation and seagrass meadows can play an important role in dissipating energy from waves and currents, while at the same time they provide high ecological and economical values. Within this research, pioneering large-scale 3D experiments will be executed in a state-of-the-art new wave tank in Belgium with seagrass, establishing a database for numerical and theoretical validation and for fundamental understanding of the waves-current-vegetation interaction. A CFD-based solver and an analytical model dealing with waves-current-vegetation interaction will be developed. |
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- El Rahi, J.; Martinez-Estevez, I.; Almeida Reis, R.; Tagliafierro, B.; Dominguez, J.M.; Crespo, A.J.C.; Stratigaki, V.; Suzuki, T.; Troch, P. (2024). Exploring Wave–Vegetation Interaction at Stem Scale: Analysis of the Coupled Flow–Structure Interactions Using the SPH-Based DualSPHysics Code and the FEA Module of Chrono. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 12(7): 1120. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jmse12071120, more
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