CoastLab14 will be focused on the latest developments in application of physical modeling to port and coastal protection, including following main topics:

• Coastal Hydrodynamics: Waves. Currents
• Coastal structures. Breakwaters
• Sediment Transport. Erosion. Sedimentation. Local Scour
• Ports and Harbours.  Approach Channels. Dredging
• Sea Level Rise. Dike Overtopping
• Wave-Structure Interactions. Structural Responses
• Physical modelling. Measuring Techniques and Instrumentation
• Combined Physical and Numerical Modelling
• Scale Effects. Result interpretation. Uncertainty analysis
• Ocean Energy. Wave/Tidal energy converters
• Coastal Threats in Europe. Catastrophic Events in Coastal Areas
• Coastal Monitoring. Field  Campaigns