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Coastal hazards such as flooding and erosion can cause large economic and human losses. Under this threat, early warning systems can be very cost-effective solutions for disaster preparation. The goal of this study was to develop, test, and implement an operational coastal erosion early warning system supported by a particular method of machine learning. Thus, the system combines Bayesian Networks, and state-of-the-art numerical models, such as XBeach and SWAN, to predict storm erosion impacts in urbanized areas. This system was developed in two phases. In the development phase, all information required to apply the machine learning method was generated including the definition of hundreds of oceanic synthetic storms, modeling of the erosion caused by these storms, and characterization of the impact levels according to a newly defined eerosion iimpact index. This adimensional index relates the distance from the edge of the dune/beach scarp to buildings and the height of that scarp. Finally, a Bayesian Network that acted as a surrogate of the previously generated information was built. After the training of the network, the conditional probability tables were created. These tables constituted the ground knowledge to make the predictions in the second phase. This methodology was validated (1) by comparing 6-h predictions obtained with the Bayesian Network and with process-based models, the latest considered as the benchmark, and (2) by assessing the predictive skills of the Bayesian Network through the unbiased iterative k-fold cross-validation procedure. Regarding the first comparison, the analysis considered the entire duration of three large storms whose return periods were 10, 16, and 25 years, and it was observed that the Bayesian Network correctly predicted between 64% and 72% of the impacts during the course of the storms, depending on the area analyzed. Importantly, this method was also able to identify when the hazardous conditions disappeared after predicting potential consequences. Regarding the Regarding the second validation approach, second validation approach, the k-fold cross-validation procedure was applied to the peak of a set of varying storms and it demonstrated that the predictive skills were maximized (63%

A wave flume is used to study a scaled model of a stepped bottom dual-chamber Oscillating Water Column (OWC) installed onshore. Compared to traditional single-chamber OWCs, the use of dual-chambers is expected to widen the range of sea states in which the OWC is more efficient, and the step, in front of the first chamber, boosts the capturing energy capacity of the device. The Power Take-Off (PTO) system is modelled as an air opening in the pneumatic chambers. Several experiments combining regular incident waves and PTO damping conditions are performed. Results of the amplitudes of the free surface elevations inside the chambers show that the device can amplify the incident wave amplitude up to 1.57 times in chamber 2. Results of the primary efficiency show that the device is highly dependent on the PTO damping characteristics and can reach around 40% for a wide range of wave periods. Results of the reflection analysis show that the reflection coefficient is also dependent on the PTO damping characteristics but remain lower than 0.6 for all the studied cases. Sloshing phenomenon (mostly in the cross-section direction) was observed for a wavelength close to the cross-section dimension, impacting negatively on the device pneumatic performance.

Performance and hydrodynamics of an array of Oscillating Water Column (OWC) Wave Energy Converter (WEC) integrated into a vertical breakwater is studied. The FLUENT® software, in which the numerical model is based on the Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes equations and the Volume of Fluid method for free surface flow modeling, is used in a 3D numerical wave tank. Three vertical breakwater configurations subject to the action of incident regular waves with periods from 6 to 12 s are studied: normal breakwater, with vertical walls parallel to the direction along the breakwater length; and two novel breakwater geometries, partially and fully convergent breakwaters, whose converging vertical walls are inclined

This study aims to validate a numerical model based on Reynolds-averaged Navier

Storms impacting sandy coastal areas produce hazards such as erosion and overwash that, in turn, promote risk to life and property damage in occupied areas. Coastal damage and risks willincrease in the future not only in association with climate change but also due to the growinghuman occupation in coastal areas (van Dongeren et al., 2018). Since the threatened coastal areas are often densely populated, there is a need to implement measures to prevent risks. One of such measures is the use of Early Warning Systems (EWS) that anticipate expected risks and, therefore, work as management tools to minimize or avoid disaster. This work presents the basis of an EWS prototype to alert about the potential consequences of overwash/overtopping and erosion induced by storms, in coastal areas.

Beaches combined with sloping structures are frequently the frst element of defense to protect urban areas from the impact of extreme coastal fooding events. However, these structures are rarely designed for null wave overtopping discharges, accepting that waves can pass above the crest and threat exposed elements in hinterland areas, such as pedestrians, urban elements and buildings, and vehicles. To reduce risks, Early Warning Systems (EWSs) can be used to anticipate and minimize the impacts of fooding episodes on those elements. A key aspect of these systems is the defnition of non-admissible discharge levels that trigger signifcant impacts. However, large discrepancies in defning these discharge levels and the associated impacts are found among the existing methods to assess foodings. Due to the lack of standardization, a new conceptual and quantitative four-level (from no-impact to high-impact) categorization of food warnings (EW-Coast) is proposed. EW-Coast integrates and unifes previous methods and builds on them by incorporating feld-based information. Thus, the new categorization successfully predicted the impact level on 70%, 82%, and 85% of the overtopping episodes afecting pedestrians, urban elements and buildings, and vehicles, respectively. This demonstrates its suitability to support EWSs in areas vulnerable to wave-induced fooding.

During physical scale model tests of rubble mound breakwaters, the assessment of the eroded volume of the armour layer subjected to incident sea waves can be determined from consecutive surveys of the surface of the armour layer after each test run. This enables one to assess the damage level of the struc ture by comparing erosion profiles and by the eroded volume between consecutive surveys of the tested section. The present study aimed to evaluate the damage evolu tion of a section of the Peniche harbour west breakwater, whose armour layer is made of tetrapods, A dimensionless damage parameter was computed, based on the eroded volume at the end of each test. The test program consisted of three test series (A, B and C) with different durations and wave conditions sequences, considering the low-water level (water depth of 0.20 m at the toe of the structure) and high-water level (0.24 m) and sea states with peak periods Tp = 1.70 s and Tp = 1.98 s and significant wave heights, Hm0, ranging between 0.12 m and 0.19 m. The model was built and operated according to Froude

Melby presents a formula to predict damage evolution in rubble-mound breakwaterswhose armour layer is made of rock, based on the erosion measured in scale-model tests and thecharacteristics of the incident sea waves in such tests. However, this formula is only valid for armourlayers made of rock and for the range of tested sea states. The present work aims to show howthe Melby methodology can be used to establish a similar formula for the armour layer damageevolution in a rubble-mound breakwater where tetrapods are employed. For that, a long-durationtest series is conducted with a 1:50 scale model of the quay section of the Ericeira Harbour breakwater.The eroded volume of the armour layer was measured using a Kinect position sensor. The damageparameter values measured in the experiments are lower than those predicted by the formulationfor rock armour layers. New ap and b coefficients for the Melby formula for the tested armour layerwere established based on the minimum root mean square error between the measured and thepredicted damage. This work shows also that it is possible to assess the damage evolution in scale model tests with rubble-mound breakwaters by computing the eroded volume and subsequently, thedimensionless damage parameter based on the equivalent removed armour units.

The objective of this work is the comparison of two methodologies used for run-up measurements in a two-dimensional physical model, which represented the protection breakwaters of the Peniche and Ericeira

Coastal flooding prediction systems can be an efficient risk-reduction instrument. The goal of this study was to design, build, test, and implement a wave-induced flooding early warning system in urban areas fronted by sandy beaches. The system utilizes a novel approach that combines Bayesian Networks and numerical models (SWAN + XBeach) and was developed in two phases. In the development phase, firstly, the learning information was generated including the creation of oceanic conditions, modeling overtopping discharges, the haracterization of the associated im pacts (no, low, moderate and high) in pedestrians, urban components and buildings, and vehicles, and secondly, the Bayesian Networks were designed that surrogated the previously generated information. After their training, the conditional probability tables were created representing the foundation to make predictions in the operational phase. This methodology was validated for several historical events which hit the study area (Praia de Faro, Portugal), and the system correctly predicted the impact level of around 80% of the cases. Also, the predictive skills varied depending on the level, with the no and high impact levels overcoming the intermediate levels. In terms of efficiency, one simulation (deterministic) of coastal flooding for 72 h by running SWAN + XBeach operationally would take more than two days on a one-logical processor workstation, while the current approach can provide quasi-instantaneously predictions for that period, including probability distributions. Moreover, the two-working phase approach is very flexible enabling the inclusion of additional features such as social components representing a powerful tool for risk reduction in coastal communities.

Nowadays, renewable energy is a topic widely discussed in scientific community. Specifically wave energy attracts attention because it has a high energy potential distributed throughout the planet. Oscillating Water Column (OWC) wave energy converter is one of the most studied devices that have promising perspectives to be installed commercially. This study aims investigating the influence of chamber sizes and turbine characteristics dimensions of an OWC device located at the southern Brazilian coast is carried out. Numerical simulations for incident waves with period T = 7 s and 10 s and height H = 1.5 m, by using the FLUENT® model, based on the finite volume method (VFM) are carried out. Efficiencies for different chamber sizes and Wells turbine characteristic relations (kt) in each incident wave are determined. The highest efficiencies were obtained by a chamber with 5 x 5 m and kt = 530 Pa.s/m³ in the case of an incident wave with T = 7s (52%), and 30 x 30 m and kt = 15 Pa.s/m³ at T = 10s (65%).

Port terminals downtimes lead to large economic losses and largely affect the port

This paper describes the physical model, experimental setup and tests performed to study the motions and forces of a ship moored to the pier A at the Leixões oil terminal, following the breakwater

HIDRALERTA is a forecast, early warning and risk assessment system for port and coastal areas that uses measurements and estimates of sea-waves and water levels to evaluate overtopping/flooding events. The calculation of the mean overtopping discharge over a maritime structure is performed through artificial neural network-based tools and/or empirical formulae. The system is developed in open source software, mainly using the Python language. This paper presents the application of HIDRALERTA system to reproduce the hurricane Lorenzo conditions and impacts at Lajes das Flores port on October 2nd 2019, the most affected port in Azores. This hurricane was regarded as the strongest storm to hit Azores in 20 years. The system predicted the expected results for the hurricane wave characteristics, as well as overtopping discharge volumes. Further validation still need to be improved with the collaboration of the local authorities and the use of historical data.

Numerical models are useful tools to predict the effects of storms in coastal areas. The objective of this work was to simulate the effects of storms in São Pedro de Moel beach by using XBeach. The nearshore sea state was obtained by propagating offshore conditions using the SWAN model. The XBeach model was divided into two setups to analyse overtopping events and coastal evolution. Sensibility tests, calibration, and validation, using information from different storms, were performed for the different setups. The results from the overtopping simulation were compared against results from an empirical formula. The comparison showed lower values obtained with the empirical formula. The coastal evolution run point out to the necessity of having better field data before and after storms to improve the model setting and accuracy.

The assessment of damage evolution in scale model tests of rubble-mound breakwaters can be achieved by comparing eroded depths and volumes between consecutive surveys. This paper focuses on damage evolution of a model of a rubble-mound breakwater and on the novelty of the non-intrusive survey methodologies such as laser scanning and Time of Flight (ToF) techniques, based on point clouds, enabling the extraction of profiles and the calculation of eroded depths and eroded volumes. The final objective of this work is to evaluate the applicability of the estimation the number of displaced armour units, using a non-dimensional damage parameter based on the calculated eroded volume.The paper will also describe the experiments conducted under the RODBreak, a project sponsored by the HYDRALAB+ Transnational Access Program, in which a stretch of a rubble-mound breakwater was built at the wave-current basin of the Leibniz University Hannover (LUH) to assess the structure behavior. Four scan surveys were conducted using a Faro Focus 3D laser scan, as well as a ToF sensor. Those surveys were carried out before and after two test series, in order to evaluate the eroded volume and profile evolution.

Neste trabalho é efetuada a validação do protótipo To-SEAlert para o porto da Ericeira. Para a validação dos resultados do modelo SWAN foram utilizados os dados de duas boias situadas ao largo da Nazaré e para a validação das previsões do sistema de cálculo do grau de risco foram simuladas as depressões Elsa e Fabien (ocorridas em dezembro de 2019) e que foram responsáveis por fortes danos na cabeça do molhe do porto da Ericeira. Verificou-se uma boa concordância entre os dados das boias e os resultados do modelo SWAN, tendo no entanto o modelo reproduzido melhor a direção média e a altura significativa do que o período de pico. Relativamente aos valores de galgamento, os resultados obtidos na simulação das depressões Elsa e Fabien estiveram em concordância com os valores referidos na literatura como causadores de danos nas estruturas.

This work aims to determine the exploitable wave energy resource at six potential sites, located in the Azores, Madeira and Sines breakwater city harbours. For that purpose, the thirdgeneration wave model SWAN is used to estimate the sea-wave conditions over the last 40 years. Boundary conditions of the sea states and wind fields are provided by the climate reanalysis datasets (ERA5). Using those results as inputs to the SWAN model, the sea-states were propagated shoreward, in order to estimate and analyse the wave climate conditions in the regions of interest. By combining the average energy flux per unit-length of wave front and the probability of occurrence of each sea state, the average exploitable annual energy per unit length of wave crest can be computed. The variability of this energy flux is described, since it is of fundamental importance for the efficiency of the Wave Energy Converters (WEC).

Former investigations on wave run-up and overtopping of (impermeable and permeable) coastal structures aimed at quantifying the influence of oblique waves on mean overtopping discharge, water layer thickness and velocities by developing empirical formulas of a reduction factor for wave obliquity,

In 2017, the RODBreak experiment was conducted. The experiment aimed at characterizing wave run-up, overtopping and damage in rubble-mound breakwaters. The reason for these experiments was the huge impact that climate can have on maritime structures, particularly in rubble mound breakwaters. In fact, the forecast sea level rise associated with more frequent and severe storms will have consequences either on the increase of wave runup, wave overtopping or on damage on existent structures since they were not design for those extreme values. However, for those climate change scenarios, little is known about the actual failure probability of such structures.Within this framework, a stretch of a rubble-mound breakwater was built in a wave basin. Under extreme wave conditions, with different incident wave angles (from 40° to 90°), a total of 49 tests were performed. Each test had different testing parameters, such as significant wave height (Hs), peak period (Tp) and wave direction. Also, for each test, different types of measurements were considered. Incident sea waves were measured with 3 arrays of 6 acoustic wave probes each as well as with isolated acoustic wave probes and 5 Acoustic Doppler Velocimeters (ADV

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Os efeitos das alterações climáticas aumentaram a necessidade de investigar a capacidade da vegetação em atenuar a força das ondas, nas zonas costeiras. Apoiando-se em modelação física, analítica e numérica da propagação de ondas sobre vegetação, este estudo teve como objetivos: i) analisar a diferença na dissipação de ondas sobre campos de vegetação rígida e flexível, ii) caracterizar o movimento de vegetação flexível, iii) estimar o coeficiente de arrasto de vegetação rígida e vegetação flexível, e iv) analisar a influência da flexibilidade (movimentoda vegetação) e da força de inércia no coeficiente de arrasto.

Na presente dissertação, desenvolveu-se uma metodologia para caracterização do movimento de um navio amarrado no interior de portos na presença de um campo de ondas. Esta metodologia consiste em utilizar vários modelos numéricos para caracterizar convenientemente: a) a propagação das ondas desde o largo até ao local de acostagem; b) a modificação das características das ondas no interior do porto; c) a ação das ondas sobre o navio; d) a resposta do navio; e) as forças resultantes no sistema de marração. Os modelos utilizados são:· SWAN: modelo não linear espectral para simular a propagação de ondas em zonas costeiras extensas;· DREAMS: modelo linear para simular a propagação de ondas em zonas costeiras abrigadas;· BOUSS-WMH: modelo não linear para simular a propagação de ondas regulares e irregulares em zonas costeiras abrigadas;· GMALHA: gerador de malhas de elementos finitos triangulares;· WAMIT®: que resolve, no domínio da frequência, os problemas de radiação e de difração na interação de um corpo flutuante livre com as ondas;· NPP: gerador de painéis planos sobre o casco do navio;· HYDRO: que transforma os resultados da interação do corpo flutuante livre com as ondas do domínio da frequência para o domínio do tempo;· BAS: que resolve as equações de movimento de um navio amarrado.O desempenho do modelo BOUSS-WMH, em situações de grande não linearidade, foi analisado através da simulação de quatro casos de teste também simulados em laboratório. O BOUSS-WMH provou ser um modelo robusto capaz de representar a deformação da superfície livre de forma adequada, embora, em zonas com forte não linearidade, tenha apresentado algumas limitações, nomeadamente na formaçãode harmónicas de ordem superior à terceira. Verificou-se que os resultados numéricos tendiam a sobrestimar os valores da altura de onda em zonas pouco profundas.Para minorar estas limitações e tornar o modelo mais robusto, fiável e adequado para ser aplicado em casos reais, foram adicionados e implementados novos termos às equações do modelo BOUSS-WMH, nomeadamente, a reflexão parcial, o atrito de fundo e a rebentação (fenómenos físicos inerentes às águas pouco profundas e zonas confinadas).A reflexão parcial foi implementada a partir da adição de um termo de viscosidade na equação de conservação da quantidade de movimento. O modelo com reflexão parcial foi aplicado a dois casos de teste, sendo um deles um caso real (Porto de Vila do Porto, ilha de Santa Maria, Açores), e os resultados foram comparados com medições em ensaios em modelo físico. Verificou-se que a implementação da reflexão parcial diminui em 44% o erro médio quadrático face à simulação com fronteiras totalmente refletoras.O atrito de fundo foi implementado a partir da adição de um termo representativo da tensão tangencial de fundo à equação de conservação da quantidade de movimento. O modelo com atrito de fundo foi aplicado a dois casos de teste, sendo um deles um caso real (Praia de Faro). Verificou-se que a introdução do atrito de fundo dissipa energia como pretendido e reduz as instabilidades numéricas.A rebentação foi implementada com a introdução de um termo de viscosidade turbulenta. Dois critérios distintos foram introduzidos para definir o início e o final da rebentação: a) FSA, baseado na aceleração da elevação da superfície livre; b) RTFN, baseado no número Froude relativo da cava. O modelo com rebentação foi aplicado a três casos de teste estudados em laboratório. A comparação dos resultados do modelo com as medições dos ensaios físicos permite dizer que, de um modo geral, o modelo numérico simula muito bem a localização da rebentação, bem como a dissipação de energia a ela associada. O critério de rebentação baseado no método de RTFN tende a sobrestimar a altura das ondas, mas apresenta índices de concordância maiores do que os obtidos com o critério FSA. A vantagem deste método reside no menor número de parâmetros a calibrar. Os resultados alcançados foram muito bons, dada a complexidade do fenómeno de rebentação das ondas e a simplicidade dos termos utilizados na sua modelação.O gerador GMALHA também foi alvo de melhoramentos nos algoritmos de geração, de forma a possibilitar a existência de ilhas no interior do domínio de cálculo.O modelo numérico WAMIT® foi desenvolvido para aplicações em mar aberto sem muitas estruturas refletoras próximas do navio. Todas as estruturas devem ser discretizadas, o que aumenta exponencialmente o esforço computacional exigido, e são obrigatoriamente totalmente reflectoras. Ora esta é uma limitação importante quando se está no interior de um porto, primeiro devido às dimensões e depois devido às fronteiras parcialmente refletoras. Assim, o modelo WAMIT® foi modificado de modo a incluir as características das ondas modeladas previamente com um dos modelos de propagação. Foram desenvolvidas duas novas rotinas HASK_D e HASK_B, respetivamente para o modelo linear DREAMS e para o modelo não linear BOUSS-WMH. Estas rotinas e as modificações ao modelo WAMIT® foram validadas com a aplicação a casos simples onde o modelo WAMIT® original também podia ser aplicado. A presença de um campo de ondas difratadas pela presença de uma estrutura fixa foi simulada com sucesso. Existem diferenças pouco significativas, principalmente nas altas frequências. Uma explicação para estas diferenças relaciona-se com o facto de que as ondas com períodos baixos apresentam maiores instabilidades numéricas à medida que diminui o número de pontos por comprimento de onda na malha de elementos finitos.Com o intuito de facilitar o tratamento da informação, que, num estudo deste género, tem um volume e complexidade consideráveis, foram desenvolvidas interfaces para cada um dos modelos e estes foram acoplados numa ferramenta integrada

Esta dissertação divide-se em duas partes principais, uma dedicada ao desenvolvimento e validação de um novo modelo numérico para a propagação de ondas fracamente não lineares com a inclusão da dissipação de energia por rebentação, e uma dedicada ao desenvolvimento de um sistema integrado de modelação da agitação marítima em zonas costeiras e portuárias, GUIOMAR, para a utilização simplificada de modelos de propagação de ondas e para o apoio à tomada de decisão em estudos de engenharia costeira (quer correntes, quer situações de emergência).Na primeira parte, as equações de Beji e Nadaoka (1997a,b), são extendidas de forma a incluírem dissipação de energia por rebentação, através da consideração das tensões de Reynolds na equação da conservação da quantidade de movimento e da dedução de uma formulação alternativa da equação não linear de declive suave dependente do tempo. O modelo desenvolvido neste trabalho é aplicado a três testes de ensaios em modelo físico, que abrangem praias de declive constante e um perfil barra-fossa. Os testes efectuados permitiram seleccionar o critério de rebentação e definir regras para a determinação dos valores para as condições críticas de início e de fim da rebentação, calibrar o valor a atribuir ao parâmetro dos termos dissipativos e estabelecer regras para a sua definição, assim como para avaliar o desempenho do modelo. Foram obtidos bons resultados, embora o empolamento da onda tenha sido subestimado. Verificou-se uma estreita relação entre o valor a utilizar para a condição crítica de início da rebentação e a declividade da onda à entrada do domínio de cálculo, e entre o valor óptimo para o parâmetro dos termos dissipativos e o número de Ursell à entrada do domínio.Na segunda parte, apresenta-se a estrutura do sistema GUIOMAR, assim como as interfaces suas constituintes. O sistema GUIOMAR permite a utilização simplificada de modelos de agitação marítima, incluindo a construção, manipulação e visualização de dados e resultados. Estes factores contribuem para a sua afirmação como uma ferramenta de apoio à tomada de decisão em estudos de engenharia costeira e portuária. Foca-se também a avaliação das variabilidades de origem geográfica nos resultados dos modelos, nomeadamente as associadas à escala e resolução dos dados batimétricos utilizados, aos métodos de interpolação mais comuns e à subjectividade inerente à definição das linhas de costa. Da análise do comportamento dos modelos de agitação marítima constatou-se a necessidade de ter em atenção no respectivo estudo, aos dados de batimetria utilizados e às interpolações a que se recorre. São delineadas sugestões/recomendações para um futuro utilizador do sistema GUIOMAR aquando da utilização de métodos de interpolação.

Portugal is one of many countries in the world that suffers from coastal erosion.Conventional ways of protecting a coastline appear to entail some disadvantages. Aninnovative and interesting way of protecting a local coastal zone by means of multifunctionalartificial reefs avoids some of them. A multi-functional artificial reef is asubmerged breakwater which, besides the helping to protect the local coastline, canoffer other purposes; in particular, it may enhance the surfing possibilities and theenvironmental value of the local area. The structure has several positive side-effects:first, it provides an unimpaired visual amenity; second, it offers tourist and economicbenefits by improving the surfing conditions; third, it can enhance the environmentalvalue of the area where it is built, and fourth, with a proper design the down drifterosion can be minimal.An optimal reef design for the Leirosa beach, located to the south of Figueira da Foz,midway along the Portuguese West Atlantic coast, is investigated. In order to achievethis optimal design several steps were conducted. A preliminary design, as a result of atheoretical study, achieved step by step, is proposed for a multi-functional artificial reefmaking use of the theory and of the state of the art. The proposed reef geometry is usedas initial design in the numerical and physical tests, which were executed to analyze thecapacity of a multi-functional reef breakwater to protect the local coastline of Leirosa,Portugal, and to increase the local surfing possibilities. Further, a physical and anumerical 2DV study have been executed to get insight in the influence of the length ofthe reef and in the submergence on the Iribarren number, which is an indication for thebreaker type. In this study, also the optimum height for the reef has been defined.Subsequently, in order to be able to investigate the three design parameters: the reefangle, the geometry of the reef (with or without a platform) and the horizontaldimensions in 2DH for the optimal geometry, the Boussinesq-type COULWAVE modelwas validated; finally, a 2DH numerical study has been conducted with COULWAVEto define the best values for these parameters.In terms of surfability, and for the conditions of the local coastline of Leirosa, thefollowing values for the main parameters were found: a reef angle of 66°, a structureheight of 3.20 m, a reef geometry composed by a delta without platform, a reefsubmergence of 1.50 m and a structure seaward slope of 1:10.The calibration of the numerical model COULWAVE has shown that it can be usedvery well to simulate the hydrodynamics around an MFAR. However, improvementsare recommended on the actual version of COULWAVE. These improvements includemainly the introduction of bottom porous structures. Even though the mean velocityfields give an indication about the sediment transport, they are not sufficient to get a deep insight about the influence of an MFAR on the morphology around the structure.For a proper design of the reef, particularly for the protection of a local coastline, amorphological study has to be executed. / Portugal é um dos muitos países no mundo que sofre os efeitos adversos da erosãocosteira. É sabido que as formas convencionais de protecção costeira apresentamalgumas desvantagens. Uma forma particularmente interessante de proteger oucontribuir para a protecção local de um troço da zona costeira, minimizando algumasdas desvantagens das estruturas tradicionais, é através da construção de recifesartificiais multi-funcionais. Um recife artificial multi-funcional é um quebra-marsubmerso construído com objectivos de ajudar a proteger localmente a zona costeira eoferecer outras valências, nomeadamente, aumentar as possibilidades locais para aprática de surf e contribuir para a valorização ambiental da região.Um recife artificial com estas características apresenta diversos aspectos positivos. Comefeito, esta estrutura: (1) não tem qualquer impacto visual negativo; (2) oferece osbenefícios económicos resultantes da atracção turística, ao melhorar as condições locaispara práticas de surf e/ou outros desportos náuticos (mergulho e pesca); (3) permiteaumentar o valor ambiental da região, e (4) com um projecto adequado permite reduzirao mínimo os efeitos adversos da erosão local ou prolongar mesmo a praia por efeito detômbolo.Neste trabalho são investigados os parâmetros característicos de um recife artificialmulti-funcional, tendo como caso de estudo um troço da zona costeira da Leirosa,situado a cerca de 15 km a sul da Figueira da Foz, Portugal. Para obter as característicasóptimas da estrutura a construir foram realizados vários estudos ao longo de diversasetapas. Como resultado do estado da arte e de um estudo teórico, realizado passo apasso, é proposta uma geometria preliminar de recife artificial multi-funcional. Estageometria preliminar do recife é em seguida utilizada como projecto inicial de diversostestes em modelo numérico e em modelo físico para analisar a sua capacidade naprotecção da praia e do cordão dunar da Leirosa e, em simultâneo, analisar aspossibilidades locais para a prática de surf.Além dos testes realizados em modelo físico, foi efectuado um estudo numéricoutilizando o modelo 2DV COBRAS-UC para obter informações sobre a influência docomprimento do recife e da submersão do mesmo no número Iribarren, sendo este umparâmetro que fornece uma boa indicação do tipo de rebentação a esperar. Neste estudofoi igualmente investigada a altura ideal para o recife. Posteriormente, procedeu-se àvalidação de um modelo numérico 2DH do tipo Boussinesq, o modelo COULWAVE,tendo como objectivo analisar a influência de três parâmetros de projecto com particulardesenvolvimento no plano horizontal: o ângulo do recife, a geometria do recife (com ousem plataforma) e as suas dimensões horizontais. Uma vez validado, foi este modelo numérico utilizado para analisar a influência daqueles parâmetros e identificar os seusvalores mais adequados para a definição de uma geometria optimizada do recife.Em termos de características para a prática de surf, e para as condições locais do litoralda Leirosa, foram identificados os seguintes valores para os principais parâmetros: umaestrutura de recife com ângulo de 66º, altura de 3.20 m e uma geometria composta porum delta sem plataforma, uma submersão do recife de 1.50 m e um declive de barlamarda estrutura de 1:10.A calibração do modelo numérico COULWAVE mostrou que este pode ser usado comsucesso para simular a hidrodinâmica em torno de um recife artificial multi-funcional.No entanto, recomendam-se melhorias na actual versão deste modelo. Tais melhoriasincluem principalmente a possibilidade de modelação com fundos porosos. Embora oscampos da velocidade média forneçam uma primeira indicação sobre o transporte desedimentos, esta informação não é por si só suficientemente profunda para obterconclusões definitivas quanto à influência de uma estrutura com estas característicassobre a morfologia local. Para uma concepção mais adequada da estrutura final dorecife, em particular para efeitos de protecção costeira, deverá ser elaborado um estudomorfodinâmico.

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A major objective of TRA LISBON 2022 Conference is to boost research and innovation capacity for the transport sector, throughout a full innovation cycle, from idea to market. Having this in view, the project

The demonstration area will be one of the main focus points of TRA LISBON 2022, presenting multifunctional spaces and being prepared to receive a large number of different types of on-site demonstrations (indoor and outdoor). On-line demonstrations will also be an option, allowing for the widest possible coverage of access for all the participants.The dedicated areas will allow for interactive demonstrations of technological innovations to be carried out by and for industry partners, researchers, and other stakeholders. Demonstrations are an excellent opportunity to introduce conference attendees in an engaging way, as well as to promote new contacts and promising business.

According to the CSA project plan, WP5.2 task objective is to organize technical tours that feature attractive and interactive showcases aiming at engaging participants into novel technologies for all transport modes and enabling stakeholders and their companies to disseminate and even sell their products and applications to all interested parties.

This report is part of HYDRALAB+ Work Package 10, which seeks to strengthen the coherence of experimental hydraulic and hydrodynamic research undertaken by the HYDRALAB+ partner organisations. It outlines the work carried out by Samui Design & Management Ltd, supported by HR Wallingford, in relation to the development of a data repository structure that can be adopted by participants of the HYDRALAB+ project.

Reliable prediction of wave run-up/overtopping and structure damage is a key task in the design and safety assessment of coastal and harbor structures. Run-up/overtopping and damage must be below acceptable limits, both in extreme and in normal operating conditions, to guarantee the stability of the structure and the safety of people and assets on and behind the structure. The mean-sea-level rise caused by climate change and its effects on wave climate may increase the number and intensity of run-up/overtopping events and make the existing coastal/harbor structures more vulnerable to damage.Accurate estimates, through physical modelling, of the statistics of overtopping waves for a set of climate change conditions, are needed. The research project HYDRALAB+ (H2020-INFRAIA-2014-2015) gathers an advanced network of environmental hydraulic institutes in Europe, which provides access to a suite of environmental hydraulic facilities. They play a vital role in the development of climate change adaptation strategies, by allowing the direct testing of adaptation measures and by providing data for numerical model calibration and validation. The use of physical (scale) models allows the simulation of extreme events as they are now, and as they are projected to be under different climate change scenarios.The enclosed dataset refers to the experimental work developed at LNEC within HYDRALAB+ and considers 2D damage and overtopping tests for a rock armor slope, with four different approaches to represent storms. Data of free surface elevation, overtopping and damage is presented.

The HYDRALAB+ project is aimed at strengthening the coherence of experimental hydraulic and hydrodynamic research undertaken across its partner organisations. This report is D10.2 of the HYDRALAB+ project, entitled

The HYDRALAB+ project is aimed at strengthening the coherence of experimental hydraulic and hydrodynamic research undertaken across its partner organisations. This report is D10.3 of the HYDRALAB+ project, entitled

This deliverable is related to task 8.2

Neste relatório inicial são apresentadas a arquitetura e as caraterísticas gerais dos protótipos do sistema de previsão, alerta e gestão de riscos causados pela agitação marítima para os portos de Madalena do Pico, São Roque do Pico e Praia da Vitória. Os três protótipos em desenvolvimento têm por base uma arquitetura semelhante, com características distintas, nomeadamente no que respeita à localização dos dados de base, às malhas computacionais utilizadas e às características físicas das fronteiras, tanto no plano horizontal (interface terra-mar), como no vertical (batimetria dos fundos). Caracteriza-se o layout geral dos portos, bem como a sua morfologia e operabilidade.

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