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Hawaii tests ‘living breakwater’ to hold back the sea
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Sixty concrete reef structures will sit in an underwater site about two-thirds the size of a football field, south of Kalaeloa Harbor.
The University of Hawaii Applied Research Laboratory said testing has shown results in scale models.
“We’ve shown these to dissipate 80 to 90 percent of wave energy in a scale models of these in a wave flume. And this will be the first test in real world conditions during this deployment where we can measure how these reduce those incoming waves,” said Ben Jones, the laboratory’s director of Ocean Science and Technology.
The goal of the Kalaeloa Hybrid Reef Project is to create a healthier marine habitat while reducing the power of waves that erode the shoreline.
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From the article:
Sixty concrete reef structures will sit in an underwater site about two-thirds the size of a football field, south of Kalaeloa Harbor.
The University of Hawaii Applied Research Laboratory said testing has shown results in scale models.
“We’ve shown these to dissipate 80 to 90 percent of wave energy in a scale models of these in a wave flume. And this will be the first test in real world conditions during this deployment where we can measure how these reduce those incoming waves,” said Ben Jones, the laboratory’s director of Ocean Science and Technology.
The goal of the Kalaeloa Hybrid Reef Project is to create a healthier marine habitat while reducing the power of waves that erode the shoreline.
#technology
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