Physical Modelling in Coastal Engineering and Science

Select Proceedings of CoastLab 2026
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-981-9248-39-1
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 396 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering

This book includes select proceedings of the 10th Conference on Physical Modelling in Coastal Engineering and Science, CoastLab26, hosted by IIT Madras, India, on 23-27th February 2026, and organized under the auspices of IAHR. This volume covers advances on classical topics such as flood safety, wave-structure interaction, coastal structures, and modelling techniques, while also including papers on advances topics such as modelling nature, infragravity waves, field measurements and renewable energy. This book can be a useful resource for postgraduates, researchers and scientists working in the area of the physical modelling in coastal engineering.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sriram, V.

Murali, K.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Konstruktiver Ingenieurbau, Baustatik
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Bauingenieurwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Physical model study on an array of OWC with semi-circular breakwater exposed to oblique waves.- Direct Measurement of Bed Shear Stress with a Shear Plate.- Assessment of Suitability of Marina in Macro Tide Dominated Region - Tidal Hydrodynamic Consideration.- Videometry and physical modeling for breakwater overtopping assessment in PI-BREAK project.- Assessing overtopping variability due to sandy foreshore dynamics at vertical seawalls.- ESTIMATION OF INUNDATION HEIGHTS DURING TROPICAL CYCLONES.- 2D Experimental investigation of porous inclined floating breakwater on optimization of coastal wave attenuation.- Hydraulic Performance of Cubipod Homogeneous Low-Crested Structures for Beach Protection in Coral Reef Areas.- Etc...

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. V. Sriram  is a Professor at the Department of Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. He received the prestigious Newton International Fellowship (from the Royal Society, UK) in 2009, Alexander Von Humboldt Fellowship (from AvH foundation, Germany) in 2011, DST INSPIRE Faculty award (from DST), and RJ Garde Research award (from Indian Society of Hydraulics). He was a visiting researcher at City University of London and DFG- Mercator professor at Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany. He has published more than 120+ papers in international journals and conferences. His research work focuses on computational hydrodynamics. He has developed state-of-the-art numerical models applied to ocean engineering, particularly coastal and offshore engineering. 

Dr. K. Murali is a Professor at the Department of Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. He has authored around 100 publications in International Conferences and journals, and is the recipient of the Endeavour Research Fellowship from the Australian government. He received a major research grant from Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for developing coastal research models after the Indian Ocean Tsunami. His field of research specialization is computational hydrodynamics. He has more than 30 years of consultancy experience in coastal and port engineering. He has completed 50 coastal protection design works in and around India, till date.