Institute of Hydro-Engineering Polish Academy of Sciences (IBW PAN) Gdańsk, Poland Institute of Hydro – Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences www.ibwpan.gda.pl
General information Institute of Hydro-Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IBW PAN) – established in 1953 Classified as first-class scientific unit in ranking of Polish scientific institutions Staff - ca. 50 employees (incl. 28 researchers) Features: PhD granting: civil engineering, Applied studies : solution of practical civil engineering problems, Funding : Statutory activity (~50% ) (Ministry of Science and Higher Education), Research grants (~10%) EU projects (~10-25%) Commercial (~10-25%) Institute of Hydro – Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences www.ibwpan.gda.pl
Department of Geomechanics Research on problems connected with: 1. the groundwater flow, 2. dispersion of pollutants in groundwater, Department of Geotechnics 3. partly saturated soils and groundwater flow in unsaturated soil, 4. hydrodynamic processes. Research facilities: 1. Dispersion Laboratory used for non- destructive measurements of water content and density of solutes/saturated soils; 2. Laboratory for physical modelling of one and two-dimensional filtration in saturated and unsaturated soils. Institute of Hydro – Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences www.ibwpan.gda.pl
Department of Wave Mechanics and Structural Dynamics Fundamental and applied research in the field of: - marine hydraulics, - wave mechanics, - waves - structure interaction, - hydroelasticity, - structural dynamics, - ice dynamics. Institute of Hydro – Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences www.ibwpan.gda.pl
Department of Coastal Engineering and Dynamics Research connected with: 1. Maritime Hydraulics and Coastal Engineering • coastal currents and circulation • generation, propagation and forecasting of sea waves • interaction between waves and structures • longshore and cross-shore sediment transport • shore protection • dispersion of pollutants 2. Hydraulics of Rivers, Reservoirs and Estuaries • dispersion of pollutants • thermal regime of inland waters • sediment transport and local erosion • hydraulic modelling Institute of Hydro – Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences www.ibwpan.gda.pl
Department of Coastal Engineering and Dynamics Survey • Bathymetry survey • Tachymetric surveys • Shoreline and dune toe evolution • Shoreline stability and sediment deposition • Sediment sampling and testing • Sub-bottom profiling • Shallow water geological structure drillings • Currents and wave measurements • Measuring water level fluctuations • Vertical temperature profile measurements Institute of Hydro – Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences www.ibwpan.gda.pl
Department of Coastal Engineering and Dynamics Modeling • Analysis of the available data from past observations, in-situ investigations, governmental monitoring, scientific studies on hydro-, litho-, morphodynamics and geomorphology • Numerical modeling of hydro-, litho- and morphodynamic processes • Thermal discharge modeling • Tsunami Simulation Institute of Hydro – Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences www.ibwpan.gda.pl
Department of Coastal Engineering and Dynamics Last major domestic projects: • Variability of hydrodynamic and lithodynamic Cieśnina Piławska Zatoka Gdańska Zalew Wi ś lany processes in the coastal zone of the east part of the Gulf of Gdańsk, ROSJA KM 0.0 • Analysis of hydro- and lithodynamic processes in KM 14.2 falochron KM 27.0 osłonowy the region of the planned cross-cut through Krynica Morska Skowronki Vistula Spit and prediction of the cross-cut impact POLSKA przekop i śluza on the seashore, together with assessment of the tor wodny Elbląg intensity of sedimentation (silting-up) of the waterway from the cross- cut to Elbląg harbor, N • Definition and description of the relationships between the movement of sediments, changes in structures of current and bottom and the development and verification of models of these phenomena for shallow shore areas multibars (dissipative) and nonbars (reflective) to determine m a r z e c 1 3 8 9 c 1 9 35 p i e l i their empirical relationships with the generation and opaska betonowa 0 50 100 150 200 [m] OZNACZENIA: evolution of rhythmic forms coastal pogłębienie < 0.5 m spłycenie < 0.5 m falochrony pogłębienie > 0.5 m spłycenie > 0.5m falochron zachodni falochron wschodni Institute of Hydro – Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences www.ibwpan.gda.pl
Department of Coastal Engineering and Dynamics Last EU projects: • FP6, FLOODsite, project results – elaboration of recommendations for EU on flood management to be compared in practical applications with EU flood directive, • FP6, ENCORA , project results - The Coastal Portal: www.coastalwiki.org, • FP7, THESEUS - Innovative Technologies for safer European Coasts in a Changing Cimate, project status: ongoing, • FP7, FIELD_AC Fluxes, Interactions and Environment at the Land-Ocean Boundary. Downscaling, Assimilation and Coupling, project status: ongoing, • FP 7, LAGOONS, Integrated water resources and coastal zone management in European lagoons in the context of climate change, project status: ongoing, • FP7, KLIMADA – adaptation of Polish coastal zones and maritime economy to climate change, project status: ongoing, Institute of Hydro – Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences www.ibwpan.gda.pl
Department of Coastal Engineering and Dynamics 3 3 Offer: falowanie ze wschodu falowanie z zachodu wysoko ść fali znacznej H s [m] NNE NW • Overview and analysis of existing information NE NNW 2 2 ENE N E and data on hydrodynamics, coastal processes, climate change scenarios 1 1 • Wave climate and sea level change scenarios 0 0 • Execution of hydrologic measurements in 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 czas trwania [dni] czas trwania [dni] natural conditions • Numerical modeling of hydro-, litho, morphodynamic processes • Stakeholders participation and socio-economic analysis • Economic analysis and climate change adaptation measures • Comprehensive ICZM studies Institute of Hydro – Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences www.ibwpan.gda.pl
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