THE NEED FOR PHYSICAL MODELS IN COASTAL ENGINEERING
ICCE 2018 Cover Image
PDF

Supplementary Files

Conference Presentation File

How to Cite

Couriel, E., Nielsen, L., Jayewardene, I., & McPherson, B. (2018). THE NEED FOR PHYSICAL MODELS IN COASTAL ENGINEERING. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(36), structures.52. https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v36.structures.52

Abstract

Coastal process understanding is based on observations of physical processes in the field and laboratory from which theories are developed. Theories may be expressed mathematically and coded into numerical models. Compared with the cost of field data acquisition and laboratory experiments, the cost of numerical modelling is often perceived to be low. Therefore, there is a tendency to undertake coastal investigation and design using numerical modelling methods alone. However, there is still a need for physical modelling in coastal engineering.
https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v36.structures.52
PDF

References

Hudson, R.Y. (1953). Wave Forces on Breakwaters, Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE, Vol. 118, 1953, pp653-674.

Hughes, S.A. (2014). Coastal engineering challenges in a changing world, Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research, 2014, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp72-80.

Kamphuis, J.W. (1985). On understanding scale effect in coastal mobile bed models, in Dalrymple, R.A. (Ed.) Physical Modelling in Coastal Engineering, Balkema, 141-162.

Kamphuis, J.W. (2016). Coastal modeling - a retrospective, Proc. 6th International Conference on the Application of Physical Modelling in Coastal and Port Engineering and Science (Coastlab16), Ottawa, Canada, May 10-13, 2016.

O'Brien, M.P. (1931). Estuary tidal prism related to entrance areas, Civil Engineering, Vol. 1, No. 8, p 738.

Toombes, L., Chanson (2011). Numerical limitations of hydraulic models. 34th IAHR World Congress, Brisbane, pp2322-2329.

Authors retain copyright and grant the Proceedings right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this Proceedings.