Biomimicry Approach in the Design of Coastal Protection Structures
摘要
The negative impacts of the sea and coast buildings, including loss of biodiversity and degradation of ecosystems have been the focus of research by experts in the last decade. Structural measures such as breakwaters and seawalls are often constructed to provide security, reduce erosion and sedimentation, facilitate ship movement, reclamation, and other socioeconomic benefits. However, they may depress the natural ecosystem. One strategy to conserve and regenerate ecological products is to use natural elements and processes, or imitate the characteristics of natural features (nature-based biomimicry). This paper aims to provide a conceptual solution to coastal protection by introducing a pipe cone type structure mimicking typical coral reef features. The design is planned not only to reduce wave energy but also locally adapted to encourage the growth of marine life. The concept of introducing the conical and porous shape pipe was expected to improve resistance and better reduce wave velocities after the pipe cone series placement and investigating the structure performance numerically. Based on the theory of wave energy absorption and previous research on the pipe cone model structure, the opening on the top of the cone and holes in the pipes of the proposed version are expected to eliminate wave height and reduce the energy through the turbulence process. It can be stated that an empirical formula of pipe cone coastal structure is developed to predict the Kd, Kt and Kr, based on the parametric analysis introduced.