Overview and Design Considerations of Storm Surge Barriers

Abstract

The risk of flooding in coastal zones is expected to increase due to sea level rise and economic development. In larger bays, estuaries and coastal waterways, storm surge barriers can be constructed to temporarily close off these systems during storm surges in order to provide coastal flood protection. Worldwide, eighteen storm surge barriers have been constructed so far, but they are increasingly being considered as a future solution for other coastal locations. This study provides a systematic overview of existing storm surge barriers. It analyzes information on the main functions of each barrier, the type of gates used, and the associated costs. This study shows that functional requirements determine the design and layout of the barrier. The main design Postprint of: Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE) WW.1943-5460.0000383 challenges are discussed. The study results may be of use in future planning and preliminary storm surge barrier design.

A Flood Damage Allowance Framework for Coastal Protection With Deep Uncertainty in Sea Level Rise

“…Storm surge barriers are gates placed within bodies of water (usually tidally influenced rivers or estuaries) that remain open to allow for tidal flushing and maritime navigation but close during forecasted ESLs (e.g., coastal storms). Storm surge barriers are often placed within levee systems (Mooyaart & Jonkman, ). We model storm surge barriers similarly to levees but include a parameter that governs gate closure.…”

Combining Flood Damage Mitigation With Tidal Energy Generation: Lowering the Expense of Storm Surge Barrier Costs

“…As of this writing, the MOSE (MOdulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico, Experimental Electromechanical Module) storm surge barrier project has passed a major first test of successful prevention of flooding in Venice on October 3, 2020 (Intl, NY Times, 2020). ,1958, -2017 determined that costs for the movable-gate width, navigation width, and lock width when combined cost 10 to 100 times more than costs for the solid-wall section. Mooyaart et al (2014) determined that total costs were more accurately predicted when the total opening width was employed (and not the barrier length) to determine cost per unit length.…”

“…The data found in Table I has been compiled and checked from the following references: PIANC (2006), Morang (2007), Hillen et al (2010), Hill, Bowman and Khinda, editors (2011), , Jonkman et al (2013), Mooyaart et al (2014), Mooyaart and Jonkman (2017). For an update, see Mooyaart and Jonkman (2017) that includes an Appendix with photographs and many more details for most of the storm surge barriers listed in Table I Figure 8 Location of inlets to Venice lagoon (upper, left), schematic of one foundation and air-lift gate (upper, right), schematic of the flap gate (lower, left) and photo during the authors visit to the Malamoco Inlet construction site in 2013 (lower, right).…”

Global Investment Costs for Coastal Defense through the 21 st Century

“…Only dikes that are required to address sea-level rise are considered here. c. Surge barriers: This is an alternative approach to flood defense along rivers, and involves closing off rivers from the sea during an extreme event (Gilbert and Horner, 1984;Mooyaart and Jonkman, 2017). Globally storm surge barriers are quite limited in extent at the present time, only being found in a few places such as London (Thames Barrier), Rotterdam (Maeslantkering), Venice (Project MOSES) and New Orleans.…”