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Design of Harbour and Coastal Structures

A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Coastal Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 January 2024) | Viewed by 6892

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Gabriel Diaz-Hernandez

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Departamento de Ciencias y Tecnologías del Agua y Medio Ambiente (CyTAMA), Civil Engineering Faculty, Universidad de Cantabria, C/ Isabel Torres, Nº 15, C.P. 39011 Santander, Spain
Interests: harbour design and operations; wave agitation and resonance analysis for downscaling assessment; marina design; forecast system development for coastal, and harbour management, safety and construction; wave structure interaction, wake wave generation and propagation and moored ship analysis; breakwater and coastal structure design, overtopping analysis; boussinesq-type model developer and advanced user; elliptic mild slope model developer; GUI designer and developer for numerical wave modelling; teaching for both undergraduate and master’s degree courses
Dr. Vicente Negro

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Departamento Ingeniería Civil: Hidráulica, Energía y Medio Ambiente, C/ Profesor Aranguren, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), CP 28040, Madrid, Spain
Interests: marine renewable energy; offshore wind; wave energy; maritime engineering; coastal engineering; offshore engineering
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The design, management, use, maintenance, improvement, adaptation and construction of coastal and harbour structures are at an important historical point, highly influenced by the current effects of climate change, the increasingly demanding requirements of use and the growing sizes of vessels and the need to locate them in areas increasingly exposed to more extreme oceanic climates.

Therefore, the current methods must be improved with designs that consider their ecological effects, adaptability, resilience, cost and efficiency, more in line with the actual capabilities of hi-res climate databases, novel instrumentation techniques, advanced numerical approaches and highly detailed laboratory tests. As well as new structures, pre-existing structures (which have a shorter lifespan in terms of usefulness) need to be revised, improved and/or adapted in the very short term.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to publish the most exciting research with respect to the abovementioned subjects, provide a rapid turn-around time regarding the review and publication process and to disseminate the articles freely for research, teaching and reference purposes.

High-quality papers directly related to the various aspects listed below are encouraged. The use of novel techniques is encouraged.

  • Breakwater and coastal structure design;
  • Quay design;
  • Special typology design;
  • Harbour agitation and resonance;
  • Wave propagation numerical modelling and coastal and harbour downscaling;
  • Laboratory approach for wave structure design;
  • CDF modelling for wave-structure interaction;
  • Downtime analysis;
  • Moored ship analysis;
  • Probabilistic approach for structure design;
  • Working with nature design and philosophy;
  • Structure resilience;
  • Climate change structure adaptation.

Dr. Gabriel Diaz-Hernandez
Dr. Vicente Negro
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • port and coastal structure design
  • harbour agitation
  • resonance
  • wave modelling
  • laboratory approach
  • downtime analysis
  • probabilistic approach
  • structure resilience
  • climate change adaptation

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Experimental Study on the Effect of Wind on Armor Stone Stability
by Young-Min Kim, Jae-Ho Lim and Hyun-Doug Yoon
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2024, 12(3), 499; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12030499 - 18 Mar 2024
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Wind is a significant factor influencing the stability of breakwater armor stones. However, few existing studies have considered the effects of wind on these structures. In this study, two-dimensional laboratory experiments were conducted to examine the effect of wind on the stability of [...] Read more.
Wind is a significant factor influencing the stability of breakwater armor stones. However, few existing studies have considered the effects of wind on these structures. In this study, two-dimensional laboratory experiments were conducted to examine the effect of wind on the stability of breakwater armor stones. The stability factor (KD) of the armor stone, fluid velocity, runup, and rundown were observed under the action of waves and winds. A wind turbine was installed in front of the physical model of the breakwater to generate extreme wind conditions of 5.5 and 12 m/s. The results showed that KD decreased by 42.18% at 5.5 m/s and 57.82% at 12 m/s compared with that without wind. The maximum runup and rundown heights increased with wind velocity, following a Rayleigh distribution. The fluid velocity distribution conformed to a normal distribution, with the mean velocity directed offshore. Many studies have suggested that runup, rundown, and fluid velocity are the main factors affecting the stability of breakwater armor stones. The analysis revealed that wind affects these factors and lowers the stability coefficient. These wind-induced hydrodynamic changes suggest the need for a detailed hydrodynamic review of wind-wave conditions. Full article
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Impact Costs Due to Climate Change along the Coasts of Catalonia
by Víctor-Manuel Lomelí-Quintero, Felícitas Calderón-Vega, César Mösso, Agustín Sánchez-Arcilla and Adrián-David García-Soto
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2023, 11(10), 1939; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11101939 - 8 Oct 2023
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Climate change is an increasingly critical issue impacting coasts and coast structures, leading to erosion, flooding, sea level rise, etc. These significantly impact not only the environment and society, but also the regional infrastructure and economy. This study focused on assessing the costs [...] Read more.
Climate change is an increasingly critical issue impacting coasts and coast structures, leading to erosion, flooding, sea level rise, etc. These significantly impact not only the environment and society, but also the regional infrastructure and economy. This study focused on assessing the costs associated with climate change along the coast of Catalonia. An innovative tool in Python called GCIFS (Georeferenced Impact Forecast System) was developed for the assessment, which is based on LiDAR measurements, cartography, and online databases to predict future coastlines and economic impacts. The proposed methodology considered unique beach-specific scenarios, and multiple direction and altitude vectors to identify difficult-to-erode areas and existing protections were generated. Seven approaches based on forecasted sea-level rise with and without coastal geomorphology were applied to 262 beaches. Local impact factors and potential protection, using detailed data on infrastructure and building typology, were included in the cost evaluation, resulting in estimated costs by the year 2100 of EUR 8846.00 million for the worst-case scenario, EUR 3587.36 million for a conservative prediction including geomorphology, and EUR 822.67 million for a prediction based on local erosion and geomorphology. It was concluded that 170,676 m of protection structures is required. The selected approach, technologies, and detailed information are critical for an adequate assessment. Full article
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A Decision-Making Tool for Port Operations Based on Downtime Risk and Met-Ocean Conditions including Infragravity Wave Forecast
by Raquel Costas, Humberto Carro, Andrés Figuero, Enrique Peña and José Sande
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2023, 11(3), 536; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11030536 - 1 Mar 2023
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Port downtime leads to economic losses and reductions in safety levels. This problem is generally assessed in terms of uni-variable thresholds, despite its multidimensional nature. The aim of the present study is to develop a downtime probability forecasting tool, based on real problems [...] Read more.
Port downtime leads to economic losses and reductions in safety levels. This problem is generally assessed in terms of uni-variable thresholds, despite its multidimensional nature. The aim of the present study is to develop a downtime probability forecasting tool, based on real problems at the Outer Port of Punta Langosteira (Spain), and including infragravity wave prediction. The combination of measurements from three pressure sensors and a tide gauge, together with machine-learning techniques, made it possible to generate long wave prognostication at different frequencies. A fitting correlation of 0.95 and 0.9 and a root mean squared error (RMSE) of 0.022 m and 0.012 m were achieved for gravity and infragravity waves, respectively. A wave hindcast in the berthing areas, met-ocean forecast data, and information on 15 real operational problems between 2017 and 2022, were all used to build a classification model for downtime probability estimation. The proposed use of this tool addresses the problems that arise when two consecutive sea states have thresholds above 3.97%. This is the limit for guaranteeing the safety of port operations and has a cost of just 0.6 unnecessary interruptions of operations per year. The methodology is easily exportable to other facilities for an adequate assessment of downtime risks. Full article
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