Sand Net Device to Control the Meanders of a Coastal River: The Case of the Authie Estuary (France)

The Authie estuary is characterized by an important southern sand spit and a northern shoreline subject to strong erosion due to the meandering of the coastal river. In order to reduce this erosion, a new soft coastal defence, namely the sand net device (SND), has been implemented inside the Authie...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of marine science and engineering 2021-12, Vol.9 (12), p.1325
Hauptverfasser: Do, Anh T. K., Huybrechts, Nicolas, Sergent, Philippe
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Zusammenfassung:The Authie estuary is characterized by an important southern sand spit and a northern shoreline subject to strong erosion due to the meandering of the coastal river. In order to reduce this erosion, a new soft coastal defence, namely the sand net device (SND), has been implemented inside the Authie estuary. It consists of several nets assembled in an inverted V creating a porous structure and thus trapping sand as shoreline protection. However up to now, little proof has been provided on the explicit influence of this SND on the hydrodynamic pattern and associated morphodynamics. In this paper, field surveys of morphological developments combined with numerical modelling (Telemac-2D/3D) analyze the influence of the SND into flow pattern and morphodynamics. In situ monitoring clearly points out sedimentation around the SND and a deepening of the main channel. Modelling results show that, without SND, erosion is observed around its location. With a SND implemented, the velocity has been reduced and created a deviation in its direction by a circulation around the SND location. The impact area of the structure is around 500 m in both directions, upstream and downstream part.
ISSN:2077-1312
2077-1312
DOI:10.3390/jmse9121325