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CMH NEWSLETTER – No. 006 – July 2013 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION of HYDRO-ENVIRONMENT ENGINEERING and RESEARCH ( IAHR )

Committee on Coastal and Maritime Hydraulics (http://www.iahr.org/)

Contents: Page Page Page Page 1: Editorial …………………….. 1 4: Leadership Team……………. 5 7: Books/Journals………..…… 8 2: News……………………………. 2 5: Articles………………………….. 6 8: Reports……..………..………. 9 3: Upcoming Events............ 5 6: Contacts/Web/Projects... 8 9: Announcements…………….

Edited by: Francisco Taveira Pinto and Ioan Nistor

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1: 1: 1: 1: EEEEDITORIALDITORIALDITORIALDITORIAL

This is the sixth newsletter of the Committee on Coastal and Maritime Hydraulics of IAHR which deals with aspects of maritime

and coastal environment, primarily in terms of hydraulic research and engineering. The goal of this newsletter is to inform about

our activities and to increase the number of those who are interested in coastal and maritime issues.

Due to the many activities of our Leadership Team members it was not possible to produce more issues, that is why our

activities’ report are concentrated in this one. However since the 34th

IAHR Congress held in Brisbane, Australia, we have

organized some events.

The Working Group on Maritime Renewable Energy has met in Porto in January (see report on page 12). In May 2012 we have

organized in Porto the 5th

CoastLab Course on Coastal Numerical Models and in March/April 2013 the 6th

and 7th

ones dedicated

to the “Spanish Recommendations for Coastal Works Design”. The CoastLab 2012 Conference was held in Gent, Belgium, under

the great organization of Prof. Peter Troch. A PhD Course has also taken place during this event. The 5th

CoastLab Conference is

scheduled to Varna, Bulgaria, in September 2014.

During the 35th

IAHR Congress, to be held in Chengdu, China, September 2013, it is scheduled a Symposium on “Impact of

Extreme Hydrodynamic Forces on Infrastructure”. Interesting information is that 10% of the abstracts received (212 on 2147)

were submitted under the theme D – Coastal and Maritime Engineering.

Feel free to contribute to the next newsletters. We do rely on your support. Please do not forget to send your contributions

and suggestions, and I am looking forward to seeing you in Chengdu, next September, don’t miss it!

Francisco Taveira Pinto (Chair of Committee on Coastal and Maritime Hydraulics)

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CoastLab 2014 – 5th

International Conference on the Application of Physical Modeling to Port and Coastal

Protection 2014, September 17–20, Gent, Belgium (http://www.coastlab14.com/).

WELCOME

On behalf of the Coastlab14 Organizing and Scientific Committees and the Black Sea - Danube Coastal Research Association it is

a pleasure to invite you to participate in the next International Conference on The Application of Physical Modelling to Port and

Coastal Protection, Coastlab14, the 5th

edition of the Coastlab international conferences series, after Porto (2006), Bari (2008),

Barcelona (2010) and Ghent (2012). Coastlab14 will continue successful tradition to provide a forum to discuss the latest

developments in physical modelling in the field of coastal and harbour engineering. Coastlab14 will take place in Varna, Bulgaria,

in the last week of September 2014. Coastlab14 is organised under the auspices of the Coastal and Maritime Hydraulics

Committee of the International Association of Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) and will be hosted by the

Black Sea and Danube Coastal Research Association BDCA. We are looking forward to welcoming you in Varna!

Valeri Penchev and Francisco Taveira Pinto, on behalf of Organizing and Scientific Committees





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CONFERENCE TOPICS

• Coastal hydrodynamics: Waves. Currents;

• Coastal structures. Breakwaters;

• Sediment transport. Erosion. Sedimentation. Local scour;

• Ports and harbours. Approach channels. Dredging;

• Sea level rise. Dike overtopping;

• Wave-Structure interactions. Structural responses;

• Physical modelling. Measuring techniques and instrumentation;

• Combined physical and numerical modelling;

• Scale effects. Result interpretation. Uncertainty analysis;

• Ocean energy. Wave/Tidal energy converters;

• Coastal threats in Europe. Catastrophic events in coastal areas;

• Coastal monitoring and field campaigns.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Abstracts are invited on the topics indicated and others falling within the scope of the conference. Abstracts can be either

submitted online through the conference website, or by e-mail to the Conference secretariat. Abstracts should follow the

guidelines given in the Abstract Template file on the Conference website. The abstract should clearly state the purpose, results

and conclusions of the work and should be submitted no later than January 31st

2014 for review. The full text papers must be

received no later than June 30th

2014.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

An electronic Book of Abstracts will be distributed by e-mail before the conference. All the abstracts will be pier reviewed by

two referees from the International Scientific Advisory Committee. The Book of Proceedings of the Conference with the full text

papers will be available to delegates during the Conference. No papers will be published if not registered and presented by one

of the authors during the Conference.

DEADLINES AND KEY DATES

31-Jan-2014 Deadline for abstract submission & Preliminary registration

29-Feb-2014 Notification of acceptance of abstracts

30-Jun-2014 Deadline for submission of full text papers

31-Jul-2014 Deadline for early-bird registration

29-Sep-2014 Coastlab14 PhD Master Class

30-Sep-2014 Coastlab14 Conference opening

CONFERENCE LOCATION

Varna is situated at the Black Sea coast in the eastern part of Bulgaria. This is a city full of character and history. Varna combines

the commercial activities of an industrial port and a number of maritime enterprises and universities with the leisure activities

associated to its well-preserved sandy beaches. The conference will be held in the Festival and Congress Centre of Varna,

bringing together researchers, scientists, engineers and decision makers from all around the world to share and discuss related

conference topics. The air temperature at the end of September and beginning of October ranges within 20°-25°C.





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SOCIAL EVENTS and POST CONFERENCE TOURS

An attractive social programme is prepared for those registering as accompanying persons to take advantage of the wide range

of historical sites and cultural events in the area. In addition of the conference cocktail and the banquet, the programme will

include a tour of the city of Varna, visits to museums and cathedrals, visits to the Black Sea coast and countryside. A tall ship

tour along the coast in Varna is planned. Visit to the ancient city of Nessebar will be offered to delegates too.

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD

Carvalho J.L., UNIVALI, BR

George C., IAHR, ES

Dimitrov, D., NIMH, BG

Froehle P., TUHH, DE

van Gent M., TU Delft, NL

van der Meer J., NL

Gutiérrez-Serret R., IAHR, ES

Iglesias G., IoP, UK

Kantarzhi I., MGSU, RU

Kirkegaard J., DHI, DK

Losada I., IHC, ES

Lin Pengzhi

Kobayashi N., UDEL, US

Jane McKee Smith

Leonardo D., TUoB, IT

Memos C., TUA, GR

Mednikarov B., NAVY, BG

Nistor, I., IAHR, CA

Nikolov V., BSBD, BG

Oumeraci H., FZK, DE

Petrov K., UACEG, BG

Sánchez-Arcilla A.,LIM/UPC, ES

Schuttrümpf H., RWTH, DE

Sutherland, HRW, UK

Hitoshi Tanaka, IAHR, JP

Tomasicchio R., USalento, IT

Troch P., UGent, BE

Vicinanza D., SUN, IT

Zhang C.K., HHU, CN

Zuo Q.H., NHRI, CN

ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Penchev V., Conference Co-Chair, CORES and BDCA, BG

Taveira Pinto F., Conference Co-Chair, FEUP and IAHR, PT

Galanty M., IAHR, SP

Daskalov K., UACEG, BG

das Neves L., FEUP, PT

Bozhkov V., DHI Bulgaria, BG

Ikonomov L., Geopont, BG

CONTACTS:

Coastlab14 Conference Secretariat:

Black Sea Danube Coastal Research Association

address: Kv. Asparuhovo, P.O. Box 87

9003 Varna, Bulgaria

tel: +359 383 713; fax: +359 383 719; e-mail: [email protected]





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5th

CoastLab Teaching School, May, 2012, Faculty of Engineering of Porto, Portugal

Theme: “Coastal Numerical Models”

The CoastLab Network – the network for small and medium coastal engineering laboratories - with the support of IAHR-Coastal

and Maritime Hydraulics Committee and Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation has organized from May 21 through 23, 2012, the

“Fifth CoastLab Teaching School”.

Once more the UPorto - Faculty of Engineering (FEUP) hosted the 3-day school. An international group of 36 young professionals

with a background in coastal sciences was welcomed with participants from a number of EU countries, namely Portugal, Spain,

Denmark, Germany, France, Poland, UK - England, UK - Wales, Norway, and UK - Northern Ireland.

The 21-hours of the “Fifth CoastLab Teaching School” were designed as a hands-on application-oriented training course on

coastal numerical models. Experts from European consultancy and R&D organizations were invited to give lectures on the most

important numerical models to simulate: (i) wave propagation; (ii) wave-structure interaction; (iii) wave hydrodynamics;

sediment transport; and (iv) design of coastal structures. Namely, COULWAVE, numerical modeling of wave structures

interaction with RANS equations, MIKE products, MOHID, Delft 3D, XBEACH, and BREAKWAT. The training has included lectures

on the theoretical concepts behind the models, applications to practical consultancy and research projects, and hands-on

practical work with MIKE and Delft 3D models.

The feedback received from students and professors was very positive. Suggestions to be included in future similar organizations

concern the extension of the school duration to make possible a wider period of practice.

6th

and 7th

CoastLab Teaching School, March/April, 2013, Faculty of Engineering of Porto, Portugal

Theme: “Spanish Recommendations for Maritime Works (ROM)”

The 6th

and 7th

editions of the CoastLab Teaching School series of events took place on March 25-27 and April 22-24, 2013,

respectively, at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Portugal. These two courses were focused on the Spanish

Recommendations for Maritime Works (ROM) and their applications.

ROM are a series of technical guidelines for maritime works that provide useful guidance for the designers of maritime

structures, striving at attaining objectives of reliability, functionality and quality. ROM are a technical reference widely used by

construction companies and port authorities.

The lectures and practical classes were conducted by invited experts with outstanding experience in consulting and R&D

activities in the port and coastal engineering domain. These experts participated in the technical committees responsible for

ROMs’ redaction and are affiliated to Puertos del Estado (Ministerio de Fomento, Gobierno de Espana), Universidad de Granada

(Spain) and the Institute of Environmental Hydraulics of the Universidad de Cantabria (IH Cantabria, Spain).

The 6th

CoastLab Teaching Scholl, entitled "Recomendaciones for Marine Works (ROM) and its applications: Part I", had a total

duration of 19 hours and included lectures on the theoretical basis and methodologies presented in the ROM and their

application to practical situations. This edition was focused on the following topics: i) present state of development of the ROM

program, ii) ROM approaches and methodologies, iii) definition and characterization of local conditions and design factors, iii)

design and construction of sheltering structures, iv) environmental aspects related to maritime works. At the end of the course a

visit to the River Douro jetties, Porto, was carried by course participants. 29 young professionals participated in this course.





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The 7th

CoastLab Teaching School, entitled "Recomendaciones for Marine Works (ROM) and its applications: Part II", had a total

duration of 19 hours and was focused on the following topics: i) design and construction of berthing structures, ii) planning,

design, management and operation of harbour areas, iii) analysis and management of harbour risks and iv) environmental

aspects related to maritime works. At the end of the course a study visit to the Port of Leixões took place. 26 young

professionals participated in this course.

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3333: : : : UPUPUPUP COMING EVENTSCOMING EVENTSCOMING EVENTSCOMING EVENTS

(1) 35th

IAHR Congress, 2013, Chengdu, China (http://www.iahr2013.org/).

(2) 5th

International Conference on Estuaries and Coasts, 2015, Muscat, Oman;

(3) 3rd

IAHR Europe Congress, 14-16 April 2014, Porto, Portugal (www.fe.up.pt/iahr2014);

(4) ICCE, 15-20 June, 2014, Seoul, Korea (www.icce2014.com);

(5) COASTLAB2014, 17-20 September 2014, Varna, Bulgaria (www.coastlab14.com);

Events´ Databases:

(1) IAHR: http://www.iahr.net/site/index.html

(2) EUCC: http://www.coastalguide.org/meetings/index.html

(3) COPRI: http://content.coprinstitute.org/events/calendar.html

(4) ASCE: http://www.asce.org/conferences/

(5) ICE: http://www.ice.org.uk/conferences_events/newsevents_events.asp

(6) PIANC: http://www.pianc-aipcn.org/congresses.php

(7) ACZISC: http://coinatlantic.ca/index.php/events-listing

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4444: : : : CCCCMHMHMHMH LEADERSHIP TEAMLEADERSHIP TEAMLEADERSHIP TEAMLEADERSHIP TEAM

(http://www.iahr.net/site/index.html)

CHAIR: Francisco Taveira Pinto, Full Professor

Hydraulics and Water Resources Institute, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, PORTUGAL

[email protected]

VICE-CHAIR: Ioan Nistor, Associate Professor

Department of Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa, CANADA

[email protected]

PAST-CHAIR: Constantine Memos, Professor

School of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, GREECE

[email protected]

MEMBERS:

Hitoshi Tanaka, Professor

Department of Civil Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, JAPAN

[email protected]





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Pengzhi Lin, Professor

State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan University, P.R.CHINA

[email protected]

James Sutherland, Principal Scientist

HR Wallingford, UK

[email protected]

Peter Troch , Professor

Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Ghent University, BELGIUM

[email protected]

Ty Wamsley

CEERD-HF-C, Engineer Research and Development Center Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, USA

[email protected]

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The Coastal Ocean and Sediment Transport (COAST) laboratory at Plymouth University

The COAST laboratory combines wave, current and wind power to create a dynamic ‘theatre’ appropriate for device and array testing,

environmental modelling and coastal engineering. The equipment is so flexible that it can generate short and long-crested waves in

combination with currents at any direction to the waves, sediment dynamics, tidal effects and wind. These cutting-edge wave tanks are

supported by a dedicated team that has both academic and commercial skills, and they will be on hand to work with customer businesses and

researchers to design, conduct and report on bespoke experiments.

Ocean Wave Basin

• An ocean wave basin, 35m long x 15.5m wide x 3m deep, operable at different depths (with a raisable floor) (Figure 1);

• 24 flap wave makers of 2.0m hinge depth, able to produce waves of up to 0.9m in height;

• Multi-directional, recirculating current generation, both inline and across the path of the waves;

• Wind generation facility.

Coastal Wave Basin

• A coastal wave basin, 15.5m long x 10m wide x 0.5m deep, incorporating 20 moveable modular piston wave makers and recirculating

current (Figure 2);

• Option for use with sediments.

Sediment Wave Flume

Three flumes of differing dimensions and capabilities, including a sediment wave flume, 35m long x 0.6m wide x 0.8m deep, and a glass sided

tilting wave flume 20m long x 0.6 m wide x 0.8m deep, which can all be used with or without sediments.

Instrumentation

The COAST laboratory boasts an advanced suite of instruments that allow detailed and comprehensive acquisition of data. Equipment

includes:

• Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and Laser Doppler Anemometry (LDA) – laser measurement of flow speed and field;

• Six Degrees of Freedom video motion capture system for floating structures;

• 3D Laser scanning for accurate measurement of surfaces.





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Figure 1. The Ocean Wave Basin at Plymouth University.

Figure 2. The Coastal Wave Basin at Plymouth University.

For further information please contact Adam Corney, Marine Commercial Director

Faculty of Science and Technology, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA

T: +44 (0) 1752 584994; M: +44 (0) 7803 831038; E: [email protected] ; www.plymouth.ac.uk/marine

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6666: : : : CONTACTSCONTACTSCONTACTSCONTACTS / WEBPAGES/ WEBPAGES/ WEBPAGES/ WEBPAGES / PROJECTS/ PROJECTS/ PROJECTS/ PROJECTS

(1) AQUASYS (www.aquasys.fr);

(2) COASTAL WIKI (www.coastalwiki.org);

(3) EUCC – The Coastal Union, Leiden, The Netherlands (www.eucc.net);

(4) Hydralab IV (http://www.hydralab.eu/);

(5) IHRH – FEUP (Hydraulics and Water Resources Institute), Porto, Portugal (www.fe.up.pt/ihrh);

(6) University of Delaware (http://www.coastal.udel.edu/coastal/books.html);

(7) Coastal Books’ Series (www.worldscientific.com);

(8) ACZISC COASTAL (http://coinatlantic.ca);

(9) THESEUS Project (http://www.theseusproject.eu/).

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• 1st

International Conference on the Application of Physical Modelling to Port and Coastal Protection (CoastLab06) Proceedings (F. Veloso

Gomes, F. Taveira Pinto, Luciana das Neves and Gregorio Iglesias Editors), May, 2006, Porto, PT, International Association of Hydraulics

Research (IAHR), Madrid, ISBN-10: 90-78046-04-X ([email protected] or IAHR);

• 2nd

International Conference on the Application of Physical Modelling to Port and Coastal Protection (CoastLab08) Proceedings (Leonardo

Damiani and Michele Mossa Editors), July, 2008, Bari, IT, Politecnico Di Bari, IAHR, ISBN 88-6093-046-4 ([email protected] or IAHR);

• 3rd

International Conference on the Application of Physical Modelling to Port and Coastal Protection (CoastLab10) Proceedings (A.

Sánchez-Arcilla and Daniel Gonzalez-Marco Editors), July, 2011, Barcelona, SP, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

(www.coastlab10.com);

• Dimensional Analysis and Intelligent Experimentation, Andrew C Palmer, National University of Singapore, Singapore

(www.worldscientific.com);

• Book “Beach Management – Principles and Practice”, Allan Williams and Anton Micallef, ISBN 978-1-84407-435-8 (www.earthscan.co.uk);

• Book “Beach Management Manual”, J. Rogers, B. Hamer, A.Brampton, S. Challinor, N. Cooper et al., CIRIA, ISBN 978-0-86017-682-4;

• Book “Energy in the 21st

Century”, 2nd

Edition, John R.Fanchi, World Scientific, ISBN 978-981-4322-04-1;

• Book “Introduction to Coastal Engineering and Management”, 2nd

Edition, J. William Kamphuis, World Scientific, ISBN 978-981-283-484-3;

• Book “Advances in Maritime Logistics and Supply Chain Systems”, Ek Peng Chew, Loo Hay Lee & Loon Ching Tang (editors), World

Scientific, ISBN 978-981-4329-85-9;

• Benassai, G., Brebbia, C.A., Rodriguez, G. R., Ed., 2011, Coastal Processes II, 368pp (http://www.witpress.com/978-1-84564-534-2.html);

• Book “Understanding Sea-Level Rise and Variability”, Edited by John A. Church, Philip L. Woodworth, Thorkild Aarup and W. Stanley

Wilson, ISBN 978-1-4443-3452-7;

• ICCE Proceedings: https://journals.tdl.org/ICCE/issue/view/135/showToc.

• Journal of Hydraulics Research, Volume 50, Issue 1, 2012 – Several interesting articles on Scour topic.

• Ocean Engineering, Volume 45, 1-74, 2012 – Several interesting articles on wave-structure interaction and submerged breakwaters.





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CoastLab 2012 – 4th

International Conference on the Application of Physical Modeling to Port and Coastal Protection 2012,

September 17–20, Gent, Belgium.

Coastlab12, the fourth international conference on the application of physical modelling to port and coastal protection, has

been organized in Ghent, Belgium, from 17-20 September, 2012, by the Department of Civil Engineering of Ghent University,

jointly with Local Organising Committee members from Flanders Hydraulics Research, the Catholic University of Leuven, the

Flanders Marine Institute, under the auspices of the International Association of Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research

(IAHR).

For the first time, the Coastlab conference was held in Central Europe, after Porto (2006), Bari (2008) and Barcelona (2010). The

host city of Ghent is a historic and at the same time, modern vibrant Belgian city close to the North Sea. Despite the relative

short Belgian coastline (merely 70 km long), marine research and coastal engineering is booming in Belgium, with more than 100

marine research groups, focusing e.g. on coastal flooding management, harbour development, breakwater and dike design and

construction, sand suppletion techniques, ocean energy, and a wide scope of marine research. A significant number of

presentations from Belgian institutes and companies gave an excellent overview of the recent coastal engineering activities in

Belgium.

Coastlab12 provided the forum to discuss the latest developments in physical modelling in the field of coastal and harbour

engineering. The conference served the Coastlab network for small and medium coastal engineering laboratories, exchanging

information about instrumentation, equipment and field campaign techniques. The simultaneous scientific, engineering and

industrial participation established exchange of knowledge between academia and industry.

Despite a busy summer with several major conferences planned in the same summer period, the international Coastlab12

Conference was a great success. The conference venue, a former Dominican monastery situated in the heart of Ghent, offered

the ideal meeting location for the Coastlab12 participants. The technical program included 3 renowned keynote lecturers, and

more than 120 (oral and poster) presentations in 24 technical sessions, presented and discussed by 160 participants from 30

countries.

The first keynote lecture was given by dr. Jentsje van der Meer (Van der Meer Consulting B.V., The Netherlands), presenting his

latest research on new simulators as hydraulic test facilities at dikes and other coastal structures in situ. The second keynote

lecture was given by prof. Hocine Oumeraci (Department of Hydromechanics and Coastal Engineering, TU Braunschweig,

Germany), who described lessons learned from more than 20 years experience using the Grosser Wellenkanal (GWK). The third

keynote lecture was given by prof. Tom O’Donoghue (School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom), who

presented the latest research results from laboratory studies of wave-driven sand transport processes.

The oral and poster presentations were of very high level, and fruitful discussions on the presented research topics took place

during the sessions and in coffee breaks. The social events (reception in the traditional Flemish building of the city hall, and

banquet in the historic medieval castle of Ghent) contributed to the general conference atmosphere, which was pleasant and

friendly, warmly inviting for the open exchange of information and networking between young researchers and young coastal

engineers on the one hand, and senior experienced researchers and coastal engineers on the other hand. As such, Coastlab has

become an acknowledged platform for straightforward exchange of information and experience between juniors and seniors in

the field of coastal engineering.





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Figure 1. Hocine Oumeraci, Jentsje van der Meer, Peter Troch, Tom O’Donoghue and Francisco Taveira Pinto.

Figure 2. Welcome reception.





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At the same time, a successful exhibition has been organized, bringing the Coastlab12 participants in continuous contact with

major research laboratories, experimental instrumentation and facility providers and well-known companies in the field of

coastal engineering. Ghent University, the Flanders Hydraulics Research laboratory, IAHR, HR Wallingford, Rexroth - Bosch

Group, Jan De Nul Group, Nortek B.V. and ELSCOLAB N.V., have taken part as exhibitors in the Coastlab12 conference.

Prior to the Coastlab12 conference, a 1 day PhD MasterClass has been organized at the Department of Civil Engineering, Ghent

University, to provide the PhD MasterClass participants with useful knowledge and discussion on issues dealing with

experimental and numerical modeling of water waves and their interaction with coastal structures and vegetation. During the

morning session, 4 internationally established researchers (Pedro Lomonaco, Holger Schüttrumpf, Giorgio Bellotti and Jens Peter

Kofoed) gave a lecture on their latest research results. In the afternoon discussion sessions, young researchers presented their

research and research questions, which were subsequently discussed in more detail under guidance of several senior experts.

The reception at the end of the day, organized at the wave flume facility of the Department of Civil Engineering of Ghent

University, provided a perfect relaxing informal networking opportunity.

A post-conference tour on 20 September 2012 offered the conference participants a visit of the R&D facilities at Flanders

Hydraulics Research (the governmental hydraulics laboratory in Antwerp) in the morning, a relaxing lunch in the Casino of

Ostend with a magnificent view on the coastline, and in the afternoon, a visit to the Ostend Harbour and an onsite walk on the

recently finished coastal defence structures (breakwater, dike with stilling wave basin) in the city centre.

The Coastlab12 organisers are very grateful to the Golden Sponsors Flanders Hydraulics Research and Ghent University, to the

Silver Sponsors Jan De Nul Group, Rexroth Bosch Group, HR Wallingford, and to the exhibitors Nortek, Elscolab, and the Flemish

Institute for Technology Research VITO. In addition, we thank all administrative and technical staff members for supporting the

organization of Coastlab12. We’re looking forward to meeting you in Varna, Bulgaria, for the next conference Coastlab14!

Conference Chair Professor Peter Troch

Ghent University, Department of Civil Engineering

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Report of the Committee on Coastal and Maritime Hydraulics Open Meeting – Brisbane

Venue: 34th

IAHR Congress, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC), Brisbane, 26 June 2011, 15:15-16:00 h.

Present: Constantine Memos, Francisco Taveira-Pinto, James Sutherland, Ramon Gutierrez-Serret, Pengzhi Lin (partly),

Christopher George.

Apologies: From the other members of the CMH Committee.

1. Opening and agenda

Constantine Memos, chairman of IAHR-CMH chaired the session and welcomes those present.

The proposed agenda send by e-mail is the following:

• Review of working groups’ activities;

• Planning of future activities (as per section F of Biennial Report 2009-2011);

• Collaboration with COPRI on upcoming IAHR Congresses;

• Collaboration with the Japanese Society of Civil Engineers on tsunami research;





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• New Leadership Team of the Committee;

• Any other item.

2. Review of Working Groups Activities

Information was given regarding recent developments of the Composite Modelling WG (James). Under the scope of Hydralab III

a monograph on Physical Modelling Guidelines was published as well as a paper for the SI of the JHR. More study cases are

being collected for an extended paper. The WG on Wave Energy met during the IAHR Europe Congress in Edinburgh. The other

WGS must be encouraged to increase their level of activity.

WGS are encouraged to write new monographs. Possible themes: Marine Sea Outfalls; Wave Energy; Groundwater; Dredging. It

is necessary to verify potential gaps in these subjects involving other organizations as IWA, PIANC, etc.

3. Planning of Future Activities

The possibility of a parallel event in Chengdu is being discussed with the 35th

IAHR Conference organizers. Possible subjects are

Long Waves, Sea Level Change, Submerged Coastal Structures, or Nearshore Wave Modelling. Pengzhi Lin will help on this.

Ramon suggested a Seminar on Large Hydraulic Projects in Chengdu.

Next CoastLab Conference will be held in Gent, Belgium, between 17 and 20 September 2012. Other CoastLab Courses will be

held in Porto, Portugal, but dates are not yet defined. These events are fully supported by IAHR/CMH. The Conference was

adopted formally by the CMH.

4. Collaboration with COPRI on Upcoming IAHR Congresses

The possibility of a better cooperation between IAHR and COPRI must be analysed.

5. Collaboration with the JSCE on Tsunami Research

Memos suggested that cooperation with JSCE should be strengthened maybe through the organization of a seminar on tsunami

research.

6. New Leadership Team of the Committee

According to the By-Laws Pinto will become the next Chair of IAHR-CMH Committee. Some members will end their term and

new ones for the 2011-2013 period must be invited/elected.

No more subjects were discussed. The meeting adjourned at 16:00h.

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Minutes of the Committee on Coastal and Maritime Hydraulics Working Group on Marine Renewable

Energy Meeting

Venue: FEUP, Porto, Portugal, January 18th

Present: Peter Frigaard, Mike Hartnett, Valentin Heller, Francisco Taveira Pinto, Panagiotis Prinos, Martin Wosnik.

Apologies: From the other members of the WG.





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AGENDA:

Work through action items from WG MRE conference call 10 Nov 2011 (C. George, M. Hartnett, E. Serrano, M. Wosnik).

1. Arrange physical meeting during COASTLAB Workshop in Porto

Discussion: Happening now.

2. Establish MRE Listserver – Action: Estibaliz to discuss Elsa/Bea re setting up a new listserv with Mailman software – and

report back to Mike and Martin, Deadline: Porto meeting.

3. Establish List of Professionals/activities: This fits with the development concept of the new IAHR website. Action: CBG to

report further in Porto meeting – when new system installation is under way.

Discussion (2. and 3. combined):

Action: We need to initiate this List (MH + MW w/ CBG)

- Suggestion V.Heller: Access to reviewer database, e.g., JHR?

- Invite persons to join WG/IAHR?

- LinkedIn group for IAHR-MRE (open group vs. invitation only)

4. Events

We agreed that there are already too many events – WG should focus on collaborating with existing groups and build on existing

events.

• Dublin 2013 or 2014 Event (no date yet) – more news from M.Hartnett in Feb 2012

MAREN project will close with big event in Dublin. WG can back this event and provide continuity once project

completed.

• IAHR LAD Congress in Jeju in August, 2012

Given the strong level of interest in Korea in this topic and that IAHR held seminar on MRE in World Congress in 2005 C.

George to investigate interest in LOC to hold a special seminar or workshop. If there is local interest then WG could

support.

• IAHR World Congress Chengdu September 2013

C. George to identify possible interest in this topic in China - again for possible support of WG.

Deadline to organize special session? Lin (one of organizers) – (MW-MH contact Chris re. process…)

Special journal issue or Monograph? Timeline to be defined.

New item

5. M. Hartnett and others in Ireland were approached by industry to organize Masters Course in Marine Renewable Energy,

specialized within hydrodynamics/hydraulics. Comment of P. Frigaard: linear learning vs. parts as needed.

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Minutes of the IAHR Committee on Coastal and Maritime Hydraulics Meeting

Venue: ICCE 2012 Conference Venue, Santander, SPAIN, July 4th

2012, 10:00-11:00h

Present: Francisco Taveira-Pinto, Ioan Nistor, Peter Troch, Hitoshi Tanaka

Apologies: From the other members of the CMH Committee.

(In the debut of the meeting Francisco asked the participants if any new items should be added to the current agenda. No new

items were proposed.)

1. Review/Approve Minutes of the Committee Meeting

No questions were raised/no minutes of the previous meeting were available.

2. Current Business

(a) Organization of Coastlab 2012 (Peter)

Peter provided several comments with respect to the organization of the conference:

• Around 50 papers will be presented (final number to be confirmed).

• The preliminary program includes three parallel sessions which will run for three full days.

• Three keynote speakers will be presented (Dr. Van der Meer, Prof. Tom O’Donoghue, Prof. Hocine Oumeraci)

• Possible locations for Coastlab 2016 have been discussed, with University of Ottawa/Canadian Hydraulic Centre as a

possible location. Ioan will consult with colleagues in Ottawa/Canada in this sense in the coming months.

(b) Next Committee Newsletter (Francisco, Ioan)

• The new number of the newsletter will be prepared asap.

• Francisco will provide Ioan with the template of the past newsletter.

(c) Working Groups (Francisco)

• The need for the development of new work groups was indicated by Francisco. Possible suggestions made were: Wave

and Tidal Energy, Tsunamis, Coastal Structures.

(d) IAHR2012 Congress, Chengdu, China

Francisco updated the participants on this issue. Ioan has proposed a possible special session entitled “Impact of Extreme

Hydrodynamic Forces on Structures”. The organizers of the IAHR Congress will be approached in this sense.

No more subjects were discussed. The meeting ended at 11:00 (local time).

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