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Mud and sand transport under current-and-wave action in coastal areas: numerical simulation and guidelines for its integration into decision making processes

Sand and mud sediments play a central role in coastal ecosystem services such as abundant food supply, ease of transportation, and safe and healthy locations for human settlements. But due the complexity of processes such as tides, waves, sediment transport, etc. mixed sediments are often difficult to account for in applications such as coastal protection, port maintenance and impact assessment.

This project approaches said complexity, first, by using, and enhancing, the open-source numerical model TELEMAC-MASCARET. Particularly, its ability to simulate current-wave-sediment mixtures interactions. And second, by developing a methodology for integrating mixed-sediment models' results in decision-making processes. Thus giving tools to decision-makers to include sediment considerations in their analysis.

Date:30 Oct 2017 →  30 Oct 2021
Keywords:mixed sediment, sediment transport, combined wave–current action
Disciplines:Construction engineering, Earthquake engineering, Geotechnical and environmental engineering, Water engineering, Wind engineering, Structural engineering, Other civil and building engineering
Project type:PhD project