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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 18 |
| Journal | Journal of Marine Science and Engineering |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 18 Jan 2019 |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2019 |
Abstract
The demand for physical model tests with real vegetation is increasing due to the current trend to elucidate the performance and durability of green coastal infrastructures to ensure and promote ecosystem services. To address this demand, a new outdoor wave basin (OWB) was built in August 2017 at the Ludwig-Franzius-Institute in Hannover, Germany. This paper reviews the general characteristics and the ongoing development of the new OWB. First insights into the long-term development of the ecosystem services of different grass revetments are discussed in terms of their ecological value and safety standards of sea dikes. Focus is placed on the resistance and ecological value of different grass mixtures that are typically applied on sea dikes situated along the North Sea. Further research concepts are briefly described to highlight how experiments in the new OWB may contribute to the current understanding and design recommendations of green coastal infrastructures. The operation of the OWB enables the performance of long-term experiments over seasonal growth stages of coastal vegetation using either fresh or seawater with wave load stresses and varying sea water levels. The first conducted experiments with different grass revetment combinations mimic typical storm surge conditions with a constant wave load (with a duration of up to 10 hours every second week) on a natural dike.
Keywords
- Ecosystem services, Long-term development, Nature-based, Outdoor wave basin, Vegetation development
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Science(all)
- Water Science and Technology
- Engineering(all)
- Ocean Engineering
- Engineering(all)
- Civil and Structural Engineering
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In: Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 1, 18, 01.2019.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of an Outdoor Wave Basin to Conduct Long-Term Model Tests with Real Vegetation for Green Coastal Infrastructures
AU - Michalzik, Jochen Christoph
AU - Liebisch, Sven
AU - Schlurmann, Torsten
N1 - Funding Information: Funding: The EcoDike-project is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) (Fkz. 03F0757F). The support is highly appreciated.
PY - 2019/1
Y1 - 2019/1
N2 - The demand for physical model tests with real vegetation is increasing due to the current trend to elucidate the performance and durability of green coastal infrastructures to ensure and promote ecosystem services. To address this demand, a new outdoor wave basin (OWB) was built in August 2017 at the Ludwig-Franzius-Institute in Hannover, Germany. This paper reviews the general characteristics and the ongoing development of the new OWB. First insights into the long-term development of the ecosystem services of different grass revetments are discussed in terms of their ecological value and safety standards of sea dikes. Focus is placed on the resistance and ecological value of different grass mixtures that are typically applied on sea dikes situated along the North Sea. Further research concepts are briefly described to highlight how experiments in the new OWB may contribute to the current understanding and design recommendations of green coastal infrastructures. The operation of the OWB enables the performance of long-term experiments over seasonal growth stages of coastal vegetation using either fresh or seawater with wave load stresses and varying sea water levels. The first conducted experiments with different grass revetment combinations mimic typical storm surge conditions with a constant wave load (with a duration of up to 10 hours every second week) on a natural dike.
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KW - Vegetation development
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