Project Description
This study was unique in that it explored the full potential of Mars Assisted Reef Restoration Systems (MARRS) in terms of erosion control and flood mitigation and bridges a gap between coastal protection and rehabilitation. This experimental study, undertaken at the Coastal and Offshore Engineering Laboratory, has found that at low water depths the hybrid nature-based reef system can attenuate up to 25 percent of the incident wave height. Given the short length of the model (3.7m) this attenuation can be magnified for longer canopies.
Prof Ryan Lowe, Oceans Graduate School