BSafe4Sea - Breakwaters SAFEty control through a FORecast and decision support SystEm Analysis

The main objective of BSafe4Sea is to develop, test and prove the concept of forecasting the structural behavior of rubble mound breakwaters (RMBs). It will form the basis of an innovative decision support system for planning and prioritizing maintenance and repair works, thereby increasing the safety, functionality and resilience of RMBs.

• Use of drone photography, video monitoring and satellite navigation to identify changes in the RMB armor layer and superstructure.

The project contributes to an understanding of the hydraulic-structural behavior of RMBs, including for climate change scenarios, by comparing field measurements and results from physical (2D/3D) and numerical (RANS) models. This will enable the development/testing of new empirical models (and comparison with existing ones for predicting the erosion of armor layers with artificial concrete blocks and the dynamic forces on the superstructure.