Browsing by Subject "Coastal engineering"

Beach Erosion and Consequential Impacts Due to the Presence of Harbours in Sandy Beaches in Greece and Cyprus

Tsoukala V.K., Katsardi V., Ηadjibiros K., Moutzouris C.I. (2015)

Harbours with protruding breakwaters that are built on coasts cause alterations to the wave field, which attacks the coastline adjacent to the structures. As a result, sandy beaches often start eroding. Examples from Greece ...

Hydrodynamic loading and wave run-up on "elliptical" breakwaters

Katsardi V., Grammenos T., Katifeoglou S., Mavrakos S.A., Chatjigeorgiou I.K. (2016)

This paper applies a semi-analytical solution methodology for the linear hydrodynamic diffraction induced by plane breakwaters assimilated as degenerate elliptical cylinders subjected to incident waves. The solution of the ...

Scenario tools for environmental planning. Supporting integrated coastal zone and water resources management in two Greek islands

Mexa, A.; Kallis, G.; Coccossis, H.; Hatzilacou, D. (2009)

This article critically examines the usefulness of scenarios in supporting environment-development planning, drawing from the experience of two differentiated case studies: integrated coastal zone in the Greek island of ...

A Tool for Coastal Setbacks Demarcation over Rough, Impermeable Shores: The Test Case of Kavala Coastline (Northern Greece)

Sylaios G.K., Lalenis K., Anastasiou S., Papatheocharis I., Kokkos N. (2015)

Although setback zones and lines are considered as a powerful coastal zone management tool ensuring public access, protecting the coastal ecosystem and minimizing natural hazards over developments, the lack of a solid and ...

Wave transformation through flushing culverts operating at seawater level in coastal structures

Tsoukala, V. K.; Katsardi, V.; Belibassakis, K. A. (2014)

The placement of flushing culverts in breakwaters is a simple way to counteract a decline in water quality in harbour basins. A series of 63 experiments, which were conducted in a physical model of a breakwater in a 2D ...