Coastal Engineering
Coastal areas are the world’s most densely populated lands and face enormous challenges to meet the competing demands of society and the environment, especially in the face of climate change and resulting sea level rise. Accommodating these varied needs and addressing their impacts on natural coastlines requires a careful understanding of coastal processes.
Over the past two decades, we have a developed a dedicated team of in-house coastal engineers and coastal geomorphology specialists who have expertise in the coastal realm, supplementing our existing experience in river and estuarine environments.
We understand the interconnected processes of waves, hydrodynamics, climate change, and sedimentation, enabling us to develop effective solutions for coastal and estuarine challenges.
Coastal engineering
We focus on understanding, analyzing, and designing for estuarine and coastal processes, including tides, waves, currents, and shoreline ecosystems and interactions. Our services include:
Metocean Studies
Shoreline Protection and Breakwater Design
Sediment Transport and Erosion Assessments
Harbour Agitation and Harbour Resonance Analysis
Design and Optimization of Harbour Layouts
Dredging Design and Management
Wave Modelling (both phase averaged and phase resolving, as appropriate)
Hydrodynamic Modelling (Water Quality, Tides and Currents, Storm Surges)
Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) analysis of wave-structure interaction
Wave runup and overtopping analysis
Flood Mapping and determination of coastal Flood Construction Levels
Climate Change and Sea Level Rise impact studies
Key Contacts
Grant Lamont, Principal
North Vancouver, British Columbia
604.980.6011
glamont@nhcwater.com
Tristan Aubel, Principal
Montréal, Québec
514.366.2970
taubel@lasallenhc.com