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Optimisation of coastal defence works in front of the Flemish coast
Dutch title: Optimalisatie van kustverdedigingssystemen voor de Vlaamse kust
Funder identifier: P102/178S1496 (Other contract id)
Period: 1996

Thesaurus terms Coast defences; Coastal morphology; Coastal waters; Physical oceanography
  • Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen; Vakgroep Civiele Techniek; Laboratorium voor Hydraulica, more, co-ordinator
  • Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Economie, Wetenschap en Innovatie; Agentschap voor Innovatie door Wetenschap en Technologie (IWT), more, sponsor
The coastal instability treats economical and safety (agression) as well as ecological (accretion Zwin) interests. The impact and efficiency of different coastal defence systems will be studied comparatively in physical model tests. Moreover, a numerical model for the prediction of morphological evolution will be developed and calibrated. Finally the study must permit a more rational management of the Flemish coast.