The University of Southampton
University of Southampton Institutional Repository

Meshing ocean domains for coastal engineering applications

Meshing ocean domains for coastal engineering applications
Meshing ocean domains for coastal engineering applications
As we continue to exploit and alter the coastal environment, the quantification of the potential impacts from planned coastal engineering projects, as well as the minimisation of any detrimental effects through design optimisation, are receiving increasing attention. Geophysical fluid dynamics simulations can provide valuable insight towards the mitigation and prevention of negative outcomes, and as such are routinely used for planning, operational and regulatory reasons. The ability to readily create high-quality computational meshes is critical to such modelling studies as it impacts on the accuracy, efficiency and reproducibility of the numerical results. To that end, most (coastal) ocean modelling packages offer tailored mesh generation utilities. Geographical Information Systems (GIS) offer an ideal framework within which to process data for use in the meshing of coastal regions. GIS have been designed specifically for the processing and analysis of geophysical data and are a popular tool in both the academic and industrial sectors. On the other hand Computer Aided Design (CAD) is the most appropriate tool for designing coastal structures and is usually the user interface to generic three–dimensional mesh generation frameworks. In this paper we combine GIS and CAD with a view towards mesh generation for an impact study of the proposed Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project within the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary. We demonstrate in this work that GIS and CAD can be used in a complementary way to deliver unstructured mesh generation capabilities for coastal engineering applications.
480-492
Avdis, A.
327b80cd-a442-4f69-9bd2-2b56c01b9e68
Jacobs, C.
7982225d-7049-486c-9f28-8e8dc5d802b5
Mouradian, S.L.
2a96ad20-fa8b-4464-9f8f-7e9c5ef7cec4
Hill, J.
fa0510a6-d43e-42eb-a3d0-e63173004fd8
Piggott, M.D.
9f9fbf82-8bbb-4461-99bd-0053f5a22fff
Avdis, A.
327b80cd-a442-4f69-9bd2-2b56c01b9e68
Jacobs, C.
7982225d-7049-486c-9f28-8e8dc5d802b5
Mouradian, S.L.
2a96ad20-fa8b-4464-9f8f-7e9c5ef7cec4
Hill, J.
fa0510a6-d43e-42eb-a3d0-e63173004fd8
Piggott, M.D.
9f9fbf82-8bbb-4461-99bd-0053f5a22fff

Avdis, A., Jacobs, C., Mouradian, S.L., Hill, J. and Piggott, M.D. (2016) Meshing ocean domains for coastal engineering applications. ECCOMAS Congress 2016, Crete, Greece. 05 - 10 Jun 2016. pp. 480-492 . (doi:10.7712/100016.1830.7712).

Record type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)

Abstract

As we continue to exploit and alter the coastal environment, the quantification of the potential impacts from planned coastal engineering projects, as well as the minimisation of any detrimental effects through design optimisation, are receiving increasing attention. Geophysical fluid dynamics simulations can provide valuable insight towards the mitigation and prevention of negative outcomes, and as such are routinely used for planning, operational and regulatory reasons. The ability to readily create high-quality computational meshes is critical to such modelling studies as it impacts on the accuracy, efficiency and reproducibility of the numerical results. To that end, most (coastal) ocean modelling packages offer tailored mesh generation utilities. Geographical Information Systems (GIS) offer an ideal framework within which to process data for use in the meshing of coastal regions. GIS have been designed specifically for the processing and analysis of geophysical data and are a popular tool in both the academic and industrial sectors. On the other hand Computer Aided Design (CAD) is the most appropriate tool for designing coastal structures and is usually the user interface to generic three–dimensional mesh generation frameworks. In this paper we combine GIS and CAD with a view towards mesh generation for an impact study of the proposed Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project within the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary. We demonstrate in this work that GIS and CAD can be used in a complementary way to deliver unstructured mesh generation capabilities for coastal engineering applications.

Text
Meshing ocean domains (002).pdf - Version of Record
Restricted to Repository staff only

More information

Accepted/In Press date: 18 March 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: September 2016
Published date: September 2016
Venue - Dates: ECCOMAS Congress 2016, Crete, Greece, 2016-06-05 - 2016-06-10
Organisations: Aerodynamics & Flight Mechanics Group

Identifiers

Local EPrints ID: 404701
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/404701
PURE UUID: f634d2fa-9dcb-40a8-b65a-79ed05e40d7f

Catalogue record

Date deposited: 20 Jan 2017 14:38
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 04:13

Export record

Altmetrics

Contributors

Author: A. Avdis
Author: C. Jacobs
Author: S.L. Mouradian
Author: J. Hill
Author: M.D. Piggott

Download statistics

Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.

View more statistics

Atom RSS 1.0 RSS 2.0

Contact ePrints Soton: eprints@soton.ac.uk

ePrints Soton supports OAI 2.0 with a base URL of http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/cgi/oai2

This repository has been built using EPrints software, developed at the University of Southampton, but available to everyone to use.

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we will assume that you are happy to receive cookies on the University of Southampton website.

×