coastal engineering Articles
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Simultaneous optimization of clustering and fuzzy IF-THEN rules parameters by the genetic algorithm in fuzzy inference system-based wave predictor models
Prediction of wave parameters is of great importance in the design of marine structures. In this paper, two shortcomings with the adaptive network-based fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) model for prediction of wave parameters are remedied by employing a genetic algorithm (GA). The first shortcoming in the ANFIS model goes back to its problem for automatic extraction of fuzzy IF-THEN rules and ...
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Sea wave propagation from offshore to Maputo's coast. Application to longshore sediment transport assessment
This study aims to characterize the wave climate near the coastal region of Maputo (Mozambique), and to provide a first assessment of the sediment transport load in this area. A time-series of 13 years' worth of offshore wave data, obtained from reanalysis products, was propagated to the coast. Wave propagation was performed using Linear Wave theory and the numerical model, Simulating ...
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Geodrilling: Maintenance of active slope stability installations
Landslide activity and slope failure on parts of the Isle of Wight have been an ongoing problem for hundreds of years and a significant landslide during the particularly bad winter of 1994-5 seriously affected an area up to 400 metres inland from the coast. Instability in the Castlehaven area had to be addressed to reduce the risk to public safety, property and the local infrastructure. The Isle ...
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Case Study Norderney LOG_aLevel_ENG
Northsea Wave and Level Measuring Station In the operation of the research centre coast of the NLWKN–Norden-Norderney Apart from the coastal engineering, the coastal surveying and morphology, the storm tide warning service of the NLWKN-Norden-Norderney belong to the specific questions and tasks of the coastal area. The German Wadden Sea and the estuary regions are affected by dynamic ...
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What`s the application of geonet?
Geonets are used in soft foundation treatment, roadbed enhancement, slope protection, bridge abutment reinforcement, coastal slope protection, reservoir bottom reinforcement, and other projects. Laying a geonet on the road slope can prevent rocks from falling and avoid harm to people or vehicles; wrapping the ballast with a geonet can prevent the loss of the ballast and deformation of the ...
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Case study - Beach erosion solution
WKC provided a major, international hotel chain with a solution for their beach erosion problems at one of their flagship hotels in Abu Dhabi, UAE. One of WKC’s valued clients operates a prime, waterfront hotel that sits beside an artificially dredged coastline, with guests enjoying a carefully sculpted beach. Over time, it had become evident that the beach was being eroded to an extent ...
By WKC Group
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How to ensure real-time access to Antarctic tide data
One of the most important challenges, when designing monitoring facilities in remote locations, is resilience. Remote tide gauge systems operate in extremely harsh environments and require robust communications systems that almost never fail and are capable of storing large amounts of data locally as extra protection for data. Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) are ...
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Geotube Shoreline Protection Helps Prevent Erosion At Upham Beach, Florida - Case Study
Geotube containers help with “worst erosion problem on Florida’s West Coast” and provide long-term solution for long-term problem. The US Army Corps of Engineers maintains Upham Beach in Pinellas County has Ihe worst erosion problem on Florida's west coast Year after year, Upham Beach is literally "engulfed" by the Gulf of Mexico. Upham Beach has suffered serious erosion in ...
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Hurricane Isaac caps off America’s summer of extreme weather
This post was co-authored by Forbes Tompkins, an intern with WRI’s Climate and Energy Program. This post is part of WRI’s “Extreme Weather Watch” series, which explores the link between climate change and extreme events. Read our other posts in this series. Almost seven years ago to the day since Hurricane Katrina made landfall, a new hurricane came ashore on the Gulf ...
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High strength Polyester PET 600/50kn woven geotextile for railway construction
Geotextile is a kind of geosynthetic material, it is widely used in many kinds of engineering projects.Woven geotextile is one type of geotextile, it is made of polypropylene/PP or polyester/Pet fabric.The weaving equipment and processes produce the geotextile as cloth shape, and woven geotextile can have different densities and specification according to different projects applications. ...
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Dredging Short Courses
By Eric Lillberg, SRS Crisafulli Senior Applications Engineer When I first started as an applications engineer for SRS Crisafulli, I searched for information on the subject of dredging. I was surprised to find there was very little non-commercial content available. I have since found a pair of short courses, offered annually by Texas A&M, which I recommend highly to any professional ...
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A sustainable solution for massive coastal erosion in Central Java - Towards Regional Scale Application of Hybrid Engineering
Deltaic populations in western Indonesia are increasingly threatened by rapid shoreline degradation and erosion. In just a few decades, some coastal areas have retreated by more than two kilometres1. Housing, roads and valuable land is literally swept into the sea. This loss of land continues unabated, sometimes by tens of metres per year. The erosion causes saline intrusion, affecting drinking ...
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