Applicability of numerical models in simulating morphological changes due to offshore breakwaters

Present strategies for coastal defence in the Dutch coast are mainly focused on conventional solutions such as revetments, dunes, dikes, groynes as well as on beach nourishment. No attention has so far been paid to the implementation of Offshore Breakwaters. An offshore breakwater is a shore parallel structure which is constructed seperately...

Evaluation of Negombo offshore breakwater scheme

This brief report deals with both the pre and post implementation of the Negombo offshore breakwater scheme in west coast of Sri Lanka and is published with the collaboration of Ministry of Public works (Rijkswaterstaat), Netherlands and Lanka Hydraulic Institute, Sri Lanka, as a partial fulfilment of a MSc study carried out at International...