BARDEX II

BARDEX II (Barrier Dynamics Experiment) is a research projected funded by the European Union and takes place in the Delta Flume in the Netherlands from May to July. The overall aim of the project is to increase our understanding of sediment transport processes on sandy beaches. The project is hosted by Deltares and 25 researchers from 9 different universities (Algarve, Bordeaux, Copenhagen, Delaware, New Hampshire, New South Wales, Plymouth, Southampton, Utrecht) are involved.

Sunday, 17 June 2012

Morphological update

At present we have a nice beach profile with bar and berm. The berm is likely to grow over the next few days (A6, A7 and A8), but the bar may disappear as sediment is moved onshore by powerful plunging breakers and swashes. We shall see - the entire BARDEX II team has not been particularly successful in predicting morphological response!

Comparison between profile at the start of BARDEX II and the profile measured halfway during test series A6. Green, blue and red circles represent positions of offshore, surf zone and swash zone rigs, respectively.

BARDEX II

Sunday, 17 June 2012

Morphological update

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