Abstract
In many countries, the health of the marine ecosystems and the sun-sand-sea tourism depend on the coral reefs, which have been retreating around the world during the last decades. Homogeneous Low-Crested Structures (HLCS), made of large rocks or pre-cast concrete units, can be placed to mimic the functions of beach protection and eventually serve as a refuge for species. HLCS is a type of multi-purpose green infrastructure which is functionally similar to conventional low-crested structures but have higher porosity and are more easily dismantled for re-use. Contrary to conventional low-crested structures, the functionality of HLCS protecting beaches depends on the selected placement grid; this paper describes physical and numerical placement tests on horizontal bottom used to characterize the layers coefficients of Cubipod HLCS. The Bullet Physic Engine (BPE) numerical model used in the gaming industry, which is based on the rigid body method, is calibrated using the physical placement tests. The layer coefficients of Cubipod HLCS measured in the physical placement tests were similar to those obtained with the BPE numerical model, which could be used to optimize placement grids of HLCS on specific sea bottom conditions. Finally, the influence of the placement grid of Cubipod HLCS on the structure height, crest freeboard and wave transmission is analyzed.Recorded Presentation from the vICCE (YouTube Link): https://youtu.be/5bi-jpuJYcQ
Highlights
Climate change and other anthropic actions are affecting many coastal ecosystems
Different rectangular and triangular placement grids were studied, including the previous triangular placement grid used at II-UNAM for the 2D physical tests
In the physical tests, squared plates with side 2Dn were placed on top of each layer to measure the height of the structure
Summary
Climate change and other anthropic actions are affecting many coastal ecosystems. Sea level rise, ocean warming, ocean acidification generated by a rising concentration of CO2 in the Earth’s atmosphere, pollutants, over-fishing, and accidents are among the phenomena degrading coral reefs. The methodology and results proposed by Keyser and Jacobs (2020) and Centi (2020) are used to estimate the layer thicknesses and structure height of Cubipod® HLCS in physical and numerical placement tests carried out on horizontal bottom.
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