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HomePage Coastal Engineering Research GroupPhone: +61 7 3365 3510 Welcome to Coastal Engineering at the University of Queensland. The Coastal Engineering Research Centre at the University of Queensland forms part of the hydraulics group in the department of Civil Engineering. The centre conducts a wide range of coastal based research projects under the umbrellas of coastal hydrodynamics, coastal sediment transport and coastal groundwater. The group conducts field, laboratory and numerical investigations into areas such as wave setup, swash processes, rip currents, heavy mineral sorting, coastal morphology, coastal groundwater dynamics and salinity, and river entrance dynamics. News''' New papers show nearshore wave heights are larger than expected and the influence of surf beat on beach morphology. See publications. Coastal and Estuarine Processes by Peter Nielsen now released. Article in The Australian newspaper A feature article on our new coastal research facility appeared in The Australian on 30th January 2008: New field facility established at The Spit The University of Queensland Coastal Engineering group, in conjunction with Griffith University and the Gold Coast City Council, has established an innovative field research facility on the Gold Coast at the northern end of The Spit. The facility comprises an array of manometer tubes deployed along a single cross-shore transect through the surf zone. The manometer tubes allow direct measurement of mean water levels and waves across the surf zone during storm conditions. For more information visit our facilities page. Tsunami modelling New models are being formulated to describe the generation and propagation of tsunami following gradual disturbance of the ocean floor, as opposed to the instantaneous deformation frequently assumed. Contact A/Prof. Peter Nielsen for further information. New models for overtopping flows due to wave run-up or swash can be applied to predict flooding behind coastal dunes, flows over reefs and the growth of beach berms in front of ICOLLs. Flooding behind of Clifton Beach in Cairns during the passage of Cyclone Ingrid was caused by wave run-up overtopping the back beach dunes. Download pdf |