1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:11,940 --> 00:00:14,380 charged with operating more than 13,000 3 00:00:14,380 --> 00:00:16,610 miles of coastal navigation channels . 4 00:00:16,910 --> 00:00:19,132 The U . S Army Corps of Engineers needs 5 00:00:19,132 --> 00:00:21,490 robust decision support technologies to 6 00:00:21,490 --> 00:00:24,660 better manage its vast portfolio . The 7 00:00:24,660 --> 00:00:26,438 Coastal Inlets Research Program 8 00:00:26,438 --> 00:00:28,493 Research has strived to infuse these 9 00:00:28,493 --> 00:00:30,280 technologies into the hands of 10 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:33,160 practitioners to ensure mission success . 11 00:00:33,630 --> 00:00:35,797 A central goal of the research program 12 00:00:35,797 --> 00:00:37,574 is to advance our knowledge and 13 00:00:37,574 --> 00:00:39,574 technology to better predict future 14 00:00:39,574 --> 00:00:41,840 channel shoaling . The syrup develops 15 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:43,810 predictive tools such as coastal 16 00:00:43,810 --> 00:00:46,040 numerical models and conducts data 17 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:48,270 analytics toe identify where the core 18 00:00:48,270 --> 00:00:50,430 can reduce the cost of dredging for 19 00:00:50,430 --> 00:00:53,200 federal navigation projects . Gallops 20 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:55,256 in District Applied surfaced in Cade 21 00:00:55,256 --> 00:00:58,710 tool to the island in the past to 22 00:00:58,710 --> 00:01:02,340 evaluate the essentially shoreline 23 00:01:02,340 --> 00:01:05,880 change and methods that we could use 24 00:01:06,010 --> 00:01:08,390 toe make this shoreline more resilient . 25 00:01:08,390 --> 00:01:11,100 So we've looked at things like where 26 00:01:11,100 --> 00:01:13,322 could replace breakwaters ? Where could 27 00:01:13,322 --> 00:01:15,544 we play speech ? Nourishment on gin que 28 00:01:15,544 --> 00:01:17,750 gives us the power toe . Quantify the 29 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:19,760 results of those changes , so we're 30 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:21,816 able to use it to find the most cost 31 00:01:21,816 --> 00:01:23,816 effective solution provides a great 32 00:01:23,816 --> 00:01:25,704 benefits , so the search operates 33 00:01:25,704 --> 00:01:27,982 within the physical space of estuaries , 34 00:01:27,982 --> 00:01:29,982 coasts and the open ocean , with an 35 00:01:29,982 --> 00:01:32,149 emphasis on coastal navigation and the 36 00:01:32,149 --> 00:01:34,038 core's operations and maintenance 37 00:01:34,038 --> 00:01:35,982 mission . Much of the contemporary 38 00:01:35,982 --> 00:01:37,982 history of inland engineering began 39 00:01:37,982 --> 00:01:40,204 within the core , starting in the early 40 00:01:40,204 --> 00:01:42,204 20th century with the definition of 41 00:01:42,204 --> 00:01:44,316 disability of title limits , which is 42 00:01:44,316 --> 00:01:46,538 important for optimizing the design and 43 00:01:46,538 --> 00:01:48,316 with in depth of inlet entrance 44 00:01:48,316 --> 00:01:50,204 navigation channels . Today , the 45 00:01:50,204 --> 00:01:52,427 Coastal , its research program works on 46 00:01:52,427 --> 00:01:54,149 the advancement of our coastal 47 00:01:54,149 --> 00:01:55,982 numerical modeling tools for the 48 00:01:55,982 --> 00:01:57,760 prediction of hydrodynamics and 49 00:01:57,760 --> 00:01:59,816 sediment transport , as well as deep 50 00:01:59,816 --> 00:02:02,038 analyses into our nation wide portfolio 51 00:02:02,038 --> 00:02:04,930 of navigation data sets to optimize 52 00:02:05,190 --> 00:02:07,430 design and maintenance and operations 53 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:10,010 of our coastal navigation assets . This 54 00:02:10,010 --> 00:02:11,621 improves the accuracy of our 55 00:02:11,621 --> 00:02:14,220 engineering designs and our overall 56 00:02:14,220 --> 00:02:16,580 value to the nationwide operations and 57 00:02:16,580 --> 00:02:18,970 maintenance program . The Army Corps of 58 00:02:18,970 --> 00:02:21,110 Engineers spends more than $1 billion 59 00:02:21,110 --> 00:02:22,930 each year on the operation and 60 00:02:22,930 --> 00:02:25,041 maintenance of more than 1000 coastal 61 00:02:25,041 --> 00:02:27,430 navigation projects . Given the 62 00:02:27,430 --> 00:02:29,263 challenges and understanding the 63 00:02:29,263 --> 00:02:31,430 physical processes of coastal inlets , 64 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:33,910 the Coastal Inlets Research Program was 65 00:02:33,910 --> 00:02:36,132 created to meet the demand for research 66 00:02:36,132 --> 00:02:38,440 and development . The program develops 67 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:40,107 a robust suite of engineering 68 00:02:40,107 --> 00:02:42,770 technology focused on coastal modeling , 69 00:02:42,980 --> 00:02:45,320 inlet engineering in Lee Geum , or 70 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:47,850 Thick Evolution and Coastal Navigation 71 00:02:47,850 --> 00:02:50,550 portfolio Management technologies 72 00:02:50,550 --> 00:02:52,606 derived from field data collection , 73 00:02:52,710 --> 00:02:55,150 laboratory experiments and numerical 74 00:02:55,150 --> 00:02:57,830 modeling address concepts and theories 75 00:02:57,940 --> 00:03:00,440 at time scales ranging from hourly 76 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:02,920 events , toe long term century scale 77 00:03:02,920 --> 00:03:06,090 trajectories . These tools are designed 78 00:03:06,090 --> 00:03:08,090 to support the Corps of Engineers , 79 00:03:08,090 --> 00:03:10,201 from engineers and scientists working 80 00:03:10,201 --> 00:03:12,320 at the project scale to regional and 81 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:14,431 national level business line managers 82 00:03:14,700 --> 00:03:17,000 overseeing the navigation operations 83 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,510 and maintenance program . Tidal inlets 84 00:03:19,510 --> 00:03:22,180 are very dynamic , complex environments , 85 00:03:22,180 --> 00:03:24,513 and they can be really tricky to manage . 86 00:03:24,513 --> 00:03:26,650 And tricky toe design projects within 87 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:29,530 the Coastal Endless Research Program 88 00:03:29,530 --> 00:03:31,510 has been incredibly valuable toe 89 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:34,760 springing expertise in terms of data 90 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:37,460 collection and modeling tools and 91 00:03:37,670 --> 00:03:39,670 technical expertise that can really 92 00:03:39,670 --> 00:03:41,730 help us manage these projects better 93 00:03:42,100 --> 00:03:44,211 and operate them more effectively and 94 00:03:44,211 --> 00:03:46,250 cost effective . The Coastal Inlets 95 00:03:46,250 --> 00:03:48,040 Research Program is a very well 96 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:50,290 developed programme , very well 97 00:03:50,290 --> 00:03:53,040 respected program with a long history 98 00:03:53,050 --> 00:03:55,820 of researchers working within it , 99 00:03:55,830 --> 00:03:57,830 developing the tools that they have 100 00:03:57,830 --> 00:03:59,997 today . I think one of the things that 101 00:03:59,997 --> 00:04:03,130 makes it especially valuable to us is 102 00:04:03,140 --> 00:04:05,960 that the researchers understand the 103 00:04:05,970 --> 00:04:08,192 practical applications of the work that 104 00:04:08,192 --> 00:04:10,303 they're doing , so they developed the 105 00:04:10,303 --> 00:04:12,710 science and the tools , but they're 106 00:04:12,710 --> 00:04:14,766 very effective for us to use them on 107 00:04:14,766 --> 00:04:16,766 practical applications and projects 108 00:04:16,766 --> 00:04:18,950 within the district's . The Coastal 109 00:04:18,950 --> 00:04:21,570 Inlets Research program offers modeling 110 00:04:21,570 --> 00:04:23,400 techniques that accelerate the 111 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:25,511 prediction of processes from days two 112 00:04:25,511 --> 00:04:28,310 hours and cuts costs by several orders 113 00:04:28,310 --> 00:04:30,400 of magnitude . And the program is 114 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:32,622 closely connected to the communities of 115 00:04:32,622 --> 00:04:34,511 practice . It serves through wide 116 00:04:34,511 --> 00:04:36,789 ranging technology transfer activities , 117 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:38,984 allowing it to quickly incorporate 118 00:04:38,984 --> 00:04:40,890 feedback from the field into its 119 00:04:40,890 --> 00:04:44,170 technologies . As a result , the Serbs 120 00:04:44,170 --> 00:04:46,250 pioneering research is infused into 121 00:04:46,250 --> 00:04:48,720 field ready tools at the rapid speed 122 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:50,680 demanded by a changing engineering 123 00:04:50,690 --> 00:04:51,280 field .