Long-term simulation with 2DH and 3D models for nourishment on Mediterranean beaches

Philippe Larroudé (1)

1 LEGI - Laboratoire des Écoulements Géophysiques et Industriels [Grenoble]

A modified 2DH morphodynamic and a 3D model was employed to simulate the evolution of large-scale features with major implications for beach nourishment. The study is focused on modeling the evolution of material artificially placed in different parts of the profile, extracting or adding material to the natural bars, and quantifying how the profile responds to different wave climates and nourishment placements. The simulated results were compared with field data from a Mediterranean beach.

Domaines: Mécanique des fluides [physics.class-ph]; Mécanique des fluides [physics.class-ph]; Modélisation et simulation; Géomorphologie; Milieux et Changements globaux

Philippe Larroudé. Long-term simulation with 2DH and 3D models for nourishment on Mediterranean beaches. 5th IAHR Symposium on river, coastal and estuarine morphodynamics, Sep 2007, Twente, Netherlands. ⟨10.1201/NOE0415453639-c146⟩. ⟨hal-00269946⟩