A Simplified Method for an Evaluation of the Effect of Submerged Breakwaters on Wave Damping: The Case Study of Calabaia Beach
Erosion processes threaten the economy, the environment and the ecosystem of coastal areas. In addition, human action can significantly affect the characteristics of the soil and the landscape of the shoreline. In this context, pursuing environmental sustainability is of paramount importance in solv...
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| description | Erosion processes threaten the economy, the environment and the ecosystem of coastal areas. In addition, human action can significantly affect the characteristics of the soil and the landscape of the shoreline. In this context, pursuing environmental sustainability is of paramount importance in solving environmental degradation of coastal areas worldwide, with particular reference to the design of complex engineering structures. Among all the measures conceived to protect the shoreline, environmentally friendly interventions should be supported by the stakeholders and tested by means of mathematical models, in order to evaluate their effectiveness in coastal protection through the evaluation of wave damping and bedload. This study focuses on protected nourishments, as strategic interventions aimed to counteract coastal erosion without affecting the environment. Here, we develop a simplified method to provide a preliminary assessment of the efficiency of submerged breakwaters in reducing wave energy at a relatively low computational cost, if compared to the standard 2D or full 3D mathematical models. The methodology is applied at Calabaia Beach, located in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea (Italy), in the area of the Marine Experimental Station of Capo Tirone. The results show that the simplified method is proven to be an essential tool in assisting researchers and institutions to address the effects of submerged breakwaters on nourishment protection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6acff16c664840b3951c7d69cfe1516a2023-11-20T06:32:45ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122020-07-018751010.3390/jmse8070510A Simplified Method for an Evaluation of the Effect of Submerged Breakwaters on Wave Damping: The Case Study of Calabaia BeachMario Maiolo0Riccardo Alvise Mel1Salvatore Sinopoli2Department of Environmental Engineering, Capo Tirone Experimental Marine Station, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende (CS), ItalyDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Capo Tirone Experimental Marine Station, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende (CS), ItalyDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Capo Tirone Experimental Marine Station, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende (CS), ItalyErosion processes threaten the economy, the environment and the ecosystem of coastal areas. In addition, human action can significantly affect the characteristics of the soil and the landscape of the shoreline. In this context, pursuing environmental sustainability is of paramount importance in solving environmental degradation of coastal areas worldwide, with particular reference to the design of complex engineering structures. Among all the measures conceived to protect the shoreline, environmentally friendly interventions should be supported by the stakeholders and tested by means of mathematical models, in order to evaluate their effectiveness in coastal protection through the evaluation of wave damping and bedload. This study focuses on protected nourishments, as strategic interventions aimed to counteract coastal erosion without affecting the environment. Here, we develop a simplified method to provide a preliminary assessment of the efficiency of submerged breakwaters in reducing wave energy at a relatively low computational cost, if compared to the standard 2D or full 3D mathematical models. The methodology is applied at Calabaia Beach, located in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea (Italy), in the area of the Marine Experimental Station of Capo Tirone. The results show that the simplified method is proven to be an essential tool in assisting researchers and institutions to address the effects of submerged breakwaters on nourishment protection.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/8/7/510shallow waterswave energycoastal erosionbeach restorationsubmerged breakwatersprotected nourishments |
| spellingShingle | Mario Maiolo Riccardo Alvise Mel Salvatore Sinopoli A Simplified Method for an Evaluation of the Effect of Submerged Breakwaters on Wave Damping: The Case Study of Calabaia Beach Journal of Marine Science and Engineering shallow waters wave energy coastal erosion beach restoration submerged breakwaters protected nourishments |
| title | A Simplified Method for an Evaluation of the Effect of Submerged Breakwaters on Wave Damping: The Case Study of Calabaia Beach |
| title_full | A Simplified Method for an Evaluation of the Effect of Submerged Breakwaters on Wave Damping: The Case Study of Calabaia Beach |
| title_fullStr | A Simplified Method for an Evaluation of the Effect of Submerged Breakwaters on Wave Damping: The Case Study of Calabaia Beach |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Simplified Method for an Evaluation of the Effect of Submerged Breakwaters on Wave Damping: The Case Study of Calabaia Beach |
| title_short | A Simplified Method for an Evaluation of the Effect of Submerged Breakwaters on Wave Damping: The Case Study of Calabaia Beach |
| title_sort | simplified method for an evaluation of the effect of submerged breakwaters on wave damping the case study of calabaia beach |
| topic | shallow waters wave energy coastal erosion beach restoration submerged breakwaters protected nourishments |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/8/7/510 |
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