Environmental Assessment of Xinhe Beach Development

Abstract:

The proliferation of beach renovation is affecting the change of the landform of the coast and threatening the ecological environment. Therefore, it is necessary to assess the impact on the environment after the beach is transformed. The survey area is located near the Shipu fishing port in the south of Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province. Based on the Delft-3D grid nesting model and wave-fluid coupling model, the astronomical tide and hydrodynamic environment of the 30 days before the construction were simulated. After the beach was rebuilt and sand was added and the spur dike was added, the astronomical tide and hydrodynamic environment were again simulated. Finally, based on the simulated data, the water level, velocity field, effective wave height distribution, and siltation and siltation of Xinhe Beach were obtained. Xinhe Beach's environmental damage risk indicators can be evaluated based on water level, velocity field, effective wave height direction and sediment erosion and deposition. Artificial sanding and construction of spur dikes will change the hydrodynamics and scouring and siltation of Xinhe Beach, but have little effect on the coastal terrain and ecological environment.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 980)
• Pages: 459-468
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.980.459
• Online since: March 2020
• Authors: Zhi Lin Sun, Ju Yuan Luo*, Weng Ang Xiang, Yu Meng Gong
• Keywords: Delft3D, Environmental Assessment, Hydrodynamics, Wave-Stream Coupling, Xinhe Beach

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