{"id":241667,"date":"2021-03-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cimne.com\/sin-categoria\/successful-experimental-test-of-new-inflatable-breakwater-model\/"},"modified":"2021-03-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T23:00:00","slug":"successful-experimental-test-of-new-inflatable-breakwater-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimne.com\/es\/successful-experimental-test-of-new-inflatable-breakwater-model\/","title":{"rendered":"Successful experimental test of new inflatable breakwater model"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In recent years <strong>CIMNE has developed a new concept of inflatable breakwater.<\/strong> The inflatable breakwater is formed by a collection of polymer tubes anchored to the sea bottom. Once the tubes are filled with water, they create a breakwater structure that emerges over the water surface and can mitigate the effect of incident waves.<\/p>\n<p>The inflatable breakwater represents <strong>a new paradigm for protecting of the shoreline, managing sediment transport and prevent the erosion of sandy beaches<\/strong>. This is a longstanding problem of maritime engineering which increasingly requires a satisfactory solution.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lmt8cDEYQCU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/><span class=\"cimne green\"><strong>Performance of inflatable breakwater model under impact of water waves<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The main advantage of the new inflatable breakwater is that<strong> it can be deployed during storms only and kept deflated in periods of calmed sea<\/strong>. In this manner it can protect the sea shore during rough weather conditions, while minimizing its effect on the environmental conditions and the bio-diversity of the area during most of the year.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cimne.com\/cvdata\/cntr2\/spc2\/dtos\/mdia\/News\/breakwater-1.jpg\" style=\"padding-bottom: 5px\" alt=\"Breakwater\" \/><br \/><span class=\"cimne green\"><strong>Supervision of the manufacturing of the inflatable breakwater model at Buildair. <\/strong>The left picture shows (from left to right) Dr. Omar Salomon (PSTECH) and Dr. Pere-Andreu Ubach (CIMNE) who participated in the design of the model.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>A 1:12 scale model of the inflatable breakwater has been designed by CIMNE<\/strong> with the collaboration of the CIMNE spin-off company <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ps-technologies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"PSTECH\">PSTECH<\/a><\/strong><span><\/span>. The model has been manufactured by the CIMNE spin-off company <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.buildair.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Buildair\">Buildair<\/a><\/strong><span><\/span>. <strong>The inflatable breakwater model is formed by seven polymer tubes of varying diameters to provide shape and stiffness.<\/strong> The tubes are anchored to a fixed base representing the sea bottom. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cimne.com\/cvdata\/cntr2\/spc2\/dtos\/mdia\/News\/breakwater-2.jpg\" style=\"padding-bottom: 5px\" alt=\"Breakwater\" width=\"768\" height=\"297\" \/><br \/><span class=\"cimne green\"><strong>Inflatable breakwater model placed at LIM wave channel<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left;padding-right: 15px;width: 300px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cimne.com\/cvdata\/cntr2\/spc2\/dtos\/mdia\/News\/breakwater.jpg\" alt=\"Breakwater\" style=\"padding-bottom: 5px\" width=\"300\" height=\"auto\" \/><br \/><span class=\"cimne green\"><strong>From left to right: Pere Andreu Ubach (CIMNE), Ferran Falc&oacute; (General Secretary of Dpt. Territory and Sustainability, Government of Catalonia), Eugenio O&ntilde;ate (Director of CIMNE), Agust&iacute;n S&aacute;nchez-Arcilla (Director of LIM\/UPC), Fernando Hermosilla (CIMNE) and Ignacio Valero (CIMNE)<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<p><strong>The scale model of the inflatable breakwater has been successfully tested<\/strong> at the 100m long wave channel of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lim.upc.edu\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Laboratory of Maritime Engineering (LIM)\">Laboratory of Maritime Engineering (LIM)<\/a><\/strong> of the <strong>School of Civil Engineering at the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC)<\/strong>. The test results have validated the efficiency of the inflatable breakwater concept for mitigating sea waves in storms.<\/p>\n<p>The design and manufacturing of the inflatable breakwater model, as well as the experimental test is part of the innovation project entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cimne.com\/sgp\/rtd\/Project.aspx?id=842\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Breakwaters\"><strong>\u00abValidation of inflatable breakwaters design for the intelligent protection of sandy beaches against erosion\u00bb<\/strong><\/a>. The project has been funded by the European Regional Fund Programme (FEDER- Catalunya 2014-2020).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Experimental tests has been carried out on March 5<sup>th<\/sup> 2021 on the occasion of the visit of Mr. Ferran Falc&oacute;<\/strong>, Secretary of the Department of Territory and Sustainability of the Government of Catalonia, who was accompanied by&nbsp;<strong>Prof. Agust&iacute;n S&aacute;nchez-Arcilla<\/strong> (Director of LIM), <strong>Prof. Eugenio O&ntilde;ate<\/strong> (Director of CIMNE) and several CIMNE researchers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent years CIMNE has developed a new concept of inflatable breakwater. The inflatable breakwater is formed by a collection of polymer tubes anchored to the sea bottom. Once the tubes are filled with water, they create a breakwater structure that emerges over the water surface and can mitigate the effect of incident waves. 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