Environmental Risks to Infrastructure Innovation Programme
CIRIA Ref:
NERC Ref:
Start Date:
54
NE/R009155/1
2017-11-01
Case Study:
Call Year:
End Date:
Research Institution:
Manchester Metropolitan University
Principle Investigator:
Dr Jian Guo Zhou
CO Investigator(s):
Ling Qian, Derek Causon, Clive Mingham, Tim Pullen, N Allsop
Industry Partners:
Royal HaskoningDHV, Environment Agency, EDF Energy, Torbay Council
Hazards
Coastal Flooding, Multi-hazard combinations, Sea level rise, Storms and gales wind
The aim of this innovation project is to develop an effective tool to quantify the influence of wind on wave overtopping of sea defences. The project extended an existing two-fluid model to quantify wind effects, validate this with physical modelling tests and subsequently develop an assessment tool and database. This will better inform allowances made for overtopping than the safety margins adopted nowadays.
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