COASTAL ENGINEERING LAB TECHNOLOGY AND MEASUREMENTS
Dr. S.NeelamaniSenior Research Scientist
PROGRAM MANAGER-Coastal Management Program Environment and Life Science Centre
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwaitemail: [email protected]
Coastal Engineering and Air Pollution DepartmentEnvironment and Urban Development Division
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
There are hundreds of problems in the coastal engineering field, which needs detailed physical
model study in order to save the budget and to reduce the risk.
Coastal Engineering and Air Pollution DepartmentEnvironment and Urban Development Division
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Coastal Engineering and Air Pollution DepartmentEnvironment and Urban Development Division
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Coastal Engineering and Air Pollution DepartmentEnvironment and Urban Development Division
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Coastal Engineering and Air Pollution DepartmentEnvironment and Urban Development Division
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Coastal Engineering and Air Pollution DepartmentEnvironment and Urban Development Division
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Coastal Engineering and Air Pollution DepartmentEnvironment and Urban Development Division
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Coastal Engineering and Air Pollution DepartmentEnvironment and Urban Development Division
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Coastal Engineering and Air Pollution DepartmentEnvironment and Urban Development Division
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Coastal Engineering and Air Pollution DepartmentEnvironment and Urban Development Division
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Sea Water Intake Structure
Coastal Engineering and Air Pollution DepartmentEnvironment and Urban Development Division
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Coastal Engineering and Air Pollution DepartmentEnvironment and Urban Development Division
Kuwait Institute for Scientific ResearchFloating breakwater
Coastal Engineering and Air Pollution DepartmentEnvironment and Urban Development Division
Kuwait Institute for Scientific ResearchRubble mound seawall
Coastal Engineering and Air Pollution DepartmentEnvironment and Urban Development Division
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Coastal Engineering and Air Pollution DepartmentEnvironment and Urban Development Division
Kuwait Institute for Scientific ResearchPrinciple of Wave energy conversion
Coastal Engineering and Air Pollution DepartmentEnvironment and Urban Development Division
Kuwait Institute for Scientific ResearchCoastal Erosion
Coastal Engineering and Air Pollution DepartmentEnvironment and Urban Development Division
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Coastal Engineering and Air Pollution DepartmentEnvironment and Urban Development Division
Kuwait Institute for Scientific ResearchOffshore breakwater
CAD / EUD
47.50 47.75 48.00 48.25 48.50 48.75
Longitude
28.50
28.75
29.00
29.25
29.50
29.75
30.00
Latit
ude
KUW AIT
IRAQ
Kuw ait Bay
Bubiyan
Failaka
Lab
Arabian Gulf
Coastal Engineering and Air Pollution DepartmentEnvironment and Urban Development Division
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Coastal Engineering•Intakes and outfalls•Submarine pipelines
•Ports, Harbours, and Marinas•Artificial lagoons
•Jetties and causeways•Offshore platforms
•Shore protection works
Research Areas
Coastal Management•Bathymetric surveys
•Hydrodynamic data and modelling•Morphological studies
•Sediment transport•Environmental Assessment
•Forecasting system•Water Quality
Coastal Engineering and Air Pollution DepartmentEnvironment and Urban Development Division
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Coastal Engineering and Air Pollution DepartmentEnvironment and Urban Development Division
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Coastal Engineering and Air Pollution DepartmentEnvironment and Urban Development Division
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Wave Makers
Coastal Engineering and Air Pollution DepartmentEnvironment and Urban Development Division
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Concrete Flume
Glass re-circulating Flume
Basin
60 m long with a 0.6 x 1.2 m cross section
40 m long with a 2.5 x 2 m cross section
56 m long, 37 m wide and 0.8 m high
Physical Models
Coastal Engineering and Air Pollution DepartmentEnvironment and Urban Development Division
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Lab Instruments
Laser Doppler Velocimetry
•Laser Doppler Anemometry (LDA)
Coastal Engineering and Air Pollution DepartmentEnvironment and Urban Development Division
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Coastal Engineering and Air Pollution DepartmentEnvironment and Urban Development Division
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Coastal Engineering and Air Pollution DepartmentEnvironment and Urban Development Division
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Coastal Engineering and Air Pollution DepartmentEnvironment and Urban Development Division
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Field Instruments
CAD boat
Fluorometer
Wave buoy
ADCP RCM-7
•Wave buoy
•Pressure gauges
•Temperature and salinity gauges
•Current meters
•Echo sounder
•Boat
•Others
Coastal Engineering and Air Pollution DepartmentEnvironment and Urban Development Division
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Conclusions
• Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait has a well established Coastal Engg. Lab with state of the art wave generating facilities and Lab instruments.
• Many coastal problems can be solved using well planned physical modeling work.
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