| This presentation looks at the safety of people and vehicles due to wave overtopping. Safety criteria are presented for people, low speed vehicles and high speed vehicles. Methods (and their limitations) for calculating wave overtopping are also examined, including the EurOtop (2007) manual. | |
| Venue | Auditorium, Ground Floor 8 Thomas Street, Chatswood, |
| Date | Monday, 20/02/2012, 5:30 pm for 6:00 pm start |
| Event Contact | Heli Lähteelä |
| Contact Email | heli.lahteela@urs.com |
| Hosted By | NSW Maritime Panel presents |
| Downloads | maritime_panel_flyer_2012_02feb_james_carley.pdf(138KB) |
Abstract:
This presentation looks at the safety of people and vehicles due to wave overtopping. Safety criteria are presented for people, low speed vehicles and high speed vehicles. Methods (and their limitations) for calculating wave overtopping are also examined, including the EurOtop (2007) manual.
Wave return walls and crest-raising are the two most common engineering options for reducing overtopping of coastal structures. The presentation looks at the effectiveness of a range of wave return wall geometries, and also their sensitivity to onshore wind effects and projected sea level rise.
How high is safe? The presentation will also cite cases of extreme wave run-up. Deaths have been documented from people located 45 metres above sea level on cliffed coasts. Such cases are explicable due to the bathymetry/topography and wave climate of the sites where they have occurred.
The presenter:
James Carley is a senior coastal engineer at the Water Research Laboratory, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of NSW. He has over 19 years of experience in consulting and research in coastal engineering, specialising in coastal structures, coastal processes and physical modelling.
All are welcome to what will be a most interesting talk.
