Conference Sessions/Themes

CoastLab26 will provide a stimulating and enriching forum to discuss the latest developments in physical modelling applied to coastal and port engineering and coastal science. Papers that describe new research, technical innovation, and interesting real-world case studies and projects are encouraged. The conference topics may include, but not limited to:

Hydrodynamics and Morphodynamics

  • Waves and Currents
  • Shallow water and Infragravity waves
  • Tropical Cyclones, Storms, and Tsunami
  • Wave Structure Interactions, loading, and responses
  • Case studies in Coastal Engineering
  • Composite Modelling
  • Field Measurements
  • Modelling with Nature
  • Sediment & Scour
  • Estuarine and coastal hydrodynamics, nearshore processes
  • Wave runup and overtopping
  • Contaminant and pollutant transport, water quality

Laboratory Technologies

  • New Instruments for physical models
  • Wave generation & analysis
  • Physical modelling
  • Scale effects and uncertainty analysis
  • Combined physical and numerical modelling

Port and Coastal Engineering

  • Design and Construction of Coastal Structures
  • Coastal and port structures including marinas
  • Marine Geotechniques
  • Coastal Management and nature-based solutions
  • Extreme events – assessment and mitigation
  • Climate change impacts, adaptation, mitigation

Renewable Energy

  • Wave and tidal energy
  • Integrated coastal structure and renewable energy

Comparative Study Session

  • Releasing the experimental data and benchmarking