Concrete seawalls: A review of load considerations, ecological performance, durability, and recent innovations

N Hosseinzadeh, M Ghiasian, E Andiroglu… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Increasing frequency of extreme weather events, driven by climate change, coupled with
growing population densities, have contributed to an increasing demand for coastal …

Enhanced wave overtopping simulation at vertical breakwaters using machine learning algorithms

MA Habib, JJ O'Sullivan, S Abolfathi, M Salauddin - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Accurate prediction of wave overtopping at sea defences remains central to the protection of
lives, livelihoods, and infrastructural assets in coastal zones. In addressing the increased …

Modeling microplastic and solute transport in vegetated flows

B Stride, S Abolfathi, MGN Odara… - Water Resources …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Physical interactions of microplastics within vegetation and turbulent flows of freshwater
systems are poorly understood. An experimental study was conducted to investigate the …

Machine learning as a downscaling approach for prediction of wind characteristics under future climate change scenarios

A Yeganeh-Bakhtiary, H EyvazOghli, N Shabakhty… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Assessment of climate change impacts on wind characteristics is crucial for the design,
operation, and maintenance of coastal and offshore infrastructures. In the present study, the …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling wave dynamics with coastal vegetation using a smoothed particle hydrodynamics porous flow model

M Torabbeigi, H Akbari, M Adibzade, S Abolfathi - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Coastal vegetation serves as an effective nature-based solution for protecting shorelines
from erosion and storm surges. A detailed understanding of the dynamic interactions …

Impact of climate change on future flood susceptibility projections under shared socioeconomic pathway scenarios in South Asia using artificial intelligence algorithms

S Janizadeh, D Kim, C Jun, SM Bateni… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigated the impact of climate change on flood susceptibility in six South
Asian countries Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bharat (India), Nepal, and Pakistan …

Assessing long-term climate change impact on spatiotemporal changes of groundwater level using autoregressive-based and ensemble machine learning models

V Nourani, AHG Tapeh, K Khodkar, JJ Huang - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
To evaluate the long-term climate change impacts on groundwater fluctuations of the Ardabil
plain, Iran, a groundwater level (GWL) modeling was proposed in this study. Accordingly, the …

Coastline protection and restoration: A comprehensive review of China's developmental trajectory

Y Zhang, H Li, X Hou, P Guo, J Guo - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2024 - Elsevier
In the intricate interplay between terrestrial and marine realms, coastlines have emerged as
crucial geographical entities, playing significant roles in theories of human-environment …

New insights in the probability distributions of wave-by-wave overtopping volumes at vertical breakwaters

M Salauddin, JJ O'Sullivan, S Abolfathi, Z Peng… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Advances in the development of prediction tools for wave overtopping allow now for
overtopping volumes to be estimated with good accuracy, with the combined use of mean …

Spatial distribution of wave-by-wave overtopping behind vertical seawall with recurve retrofitting

S Dong, S Abolfathi, M Salauddin, JM Pearson - Ocean Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Understanding the spatial distribution of wave overtopping water behind coastal protection
structures is essential for assessing the safety level of coastal regions behind the coastal …