COASTAL ENGINEERING

The protection and resilience of the coastal zone are increasingly important challenges for communities and coastal developments, in a scenario of climate change and rising sea levels. To meet these demands, CoastalPort develops coastal engineering studies and projects, bringing an extensive background of knowledge and experience in successful projects throughout the American continent.

Oceanography and coastal hidrodynamics

Sediment
transport

Marine
geology

Beach nourishment
and hydraulic fills

Breakwaters, groins
and revetments

Oceanography and
coastal hidrodynamics

  • Waves, currents and tides studies
  • Assessment of mean and extreme statistics
  • Metocean monitoring data analysis
  • Riverine and estuarine dynamics assessment
  • Definition of design criteria for metocean conditions

Sediment
transport

  • Analysis of cohesive and non-cohesive sediment transport
  • Sediment budget assessment
  • Shoreline change analysis
  • Erosive processes studies
  • Channel shoaling evaluation

Marine
geology

  • Desktop studies for marine geological characterization
  • Sand search for marine borrow areas
  • Geophysical data analysis and stratigraphy 
  • Soil stability and geohazards assessment
  • Fluid mud studies

Beach nourishment
and hydraulic fills

  • Beach nourishment and hydraulic fill designs
  • Cut and fill volume calculations
  • Shoreline stabilization layout designs
  • Beach planform equilibrium analysis
  • Supervision and management of construction works

Breakwaters, groins
and revetments

  • Breakwater, groins and revetment designs
  • Design of jetties and channel stabilization
  • Rock and concrete structures dimensioning
  • Overtopping assessment
  • Slope stability analysis