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Analysis of the Bending Height of Flexible Marine Vegetation.

Authors :
Chau, Than Van
Jung, Somi
Kim, Minju
Na, Won-Bae
Source :
Journal of Marine Science & Engineering; Jul2024, Vol. 12 Issue 7, p1054, 20p
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Marine vegetation is increasingly viewed as a living shoreline that protects coastal communities and ecosystems from the damaging effects of wave energy. Many studies have explored the potential of marine vegetation in terms of reducing wave height, but more work is needed. Here, we used particle image velocimetry, fluid–structure interaction simulation, and multiple regression analysis to estimate the bending behaviors of flexible marine vegetation in water flow, and we predicted the wave height reduction in the downstream vegetation meadow. We considered different vegetation types and water flow velocities, constructed a total of 64 cases, and derived a multiple regression equation that simply estimates the vegetation bending height with a tolerance of ~10%. When the bending height rather than the vegetation height was applied, wave height reduction was alleviated by 1.08–9.23%. Thus, flexible vegetation reduced wave height by up to ~10% less than rigid vegetation in our investigation range. This implies that the impact of bending behavior becomes more pronounced with a larger vegetation meadow. The relative % decrease in wave height reduction was greater for fully submerged vegetation compared to partially submerged vegetation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20771312
Volume :
12
Issue :
7
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Journal of Marine Science & Engineering
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
178697851
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12071054