RAPID: Innovative Use of Vegetation to Mitigate Overtopping Hazard of Levees due to Hurricane-induced Waves

提案编号：1005627本项目的目标是量化堤防向海一侧树木所提供的生态系统服务，以尽量减少波浪漫过。由于进行正确模拟植物生物力学特性的小规模研究是极其困难的，因此有必要使用天然植物的原型规模测试来解决这个问题。实验将在俄勒冈州立大学O.H. Hinsdale波浪研究实验室的104米长的大波水槽（LWF）中进行。目前，O.H.欣斯代尔波浪研究实验室已与国土安全部签订合同，在国土安全部的资助下进行全面的堤坝超堤测试。该项目将于2009年10月1日至12月11日进行。在此日期之后，堤坝将被拆除，为1月11日的波浪能测试让路。由于LWF在12月12日至1月8日期间没有承诺，因此利用国土安全部支持的现有实验来执行拟议的研究的机会窗口很窄。这个项目将担任大师？1名研究生的论文，4名本科生的参与。美国陆军工程兵团（USACE）将参与该项目的咨询工作，项目成果将提供给USACE，以制定进一步的合作项目，以可持续的方法减轻自然海岸灾害。布鲁斯·汉密尔顿环境可持续性项目主任09年10月29日

Proposal No: 1005627The objective of this project is to quantify the ecosystem services provided by trees on the seaward side of a levee to minimize wave overtopping. Since it is extremely difficult to conduct small-scale studies that correctly mimic the biomechanical properties of plants, it is necessary to approach this problem using prototype-scale testing with natural plants. The experiments will be conducted in the 104 m long Large Wave Flume (LWF) at the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory at Oregon State University. Currently, the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory is contracted to conduct full-scale levee overtopping tests through funding from the Department of Homeland Security. The project runs from October 1 to December 11, 2009. After this date, the levee is scheduled to be demolished to make way for a wave energy test on January 11. Since the LWF is not committed for December 12- January 8, there is a narrow window of opportunity for performing the proposed research, leveraging the existing experiments supported by DHS. This project will serve as the Master?s Thesis for one graduate student, with involvement of 4 undergraduate students. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will be involved in an advisory role for this project, and project outcomes will be provided to USACE to develop further collaborative projects on sustainable approaches to mitigating natural coastal hazards.Bruce HamiltonProgram DirectorEnvironmental Sustainability10/29/09