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Table of Contents Page Welcome Message 1 Committees and Sponsors 2-6 General Information 7-9 APAC2011 Programme at a Glance 10-12 APAC2011 Oral Sessions 13-25 APAC2011 Poster Sessions 26-27 Keynote Lectures 29-72 Book of Abstracts 73-139 Welcome to APAC2011 It is our great pleasure to welcome you to this 6th International Conference on Asian and Pacific Coasts (APAC2011) and to the great city of Hong Kong. The Conference, hosted by The University of Hong Kong during December 14–16, 2011, aims to provide a platform where engineers and researchers can keep abreast of the current scientific and technological advancements in coastal and port-related research and practice. The response to our Call for Papers announced in March 2011 was very heartening. We ended up receiving more than 300 submissions from more than 30 countries around the world. After peer review, some 250 papers have been accepted for presentation at the Conference. This volume contains the APAC2011 Conference Programme and the Book of Abstracts. The programme consists of 6 keynote lectures, 4 invited lectures, 10 contributions to the Special Session on the 2011 East Japan Tsunami, and 237 other contributions arranged in various oral and poster sessions. These presentations cover a wide range of topics related to coastal, ocean and harbour engineering, such as beach erosion and morphodynamics, climate change and sea level rise, coastal management and shore protection, estuaries and ports, hydrodynamics of offshore and coastal structures, marine ecology and environment, marine and offshore wind energy, seawater intrusion, sediment transport, tsunami and storm surges, waves and tides, wastewater disposal and water quality, and so on. The full papers of these presentations are collected in the Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Asian and Pacific Coasts, which is published by World Scientific, 2011, ISBN: 978-981-4366-47-2. We hope that you will find this Conference inspiring and stimulating for scientific interactions and informal discussions. The meeting should lead to more cooperation and collaboration within the scientific and engineering communities. Enjoy the Conference, and enjoy the great city of Hong Kong! On behalf of the Local Organising Committee Joseph Hun-Wei Lee Chairman of APAC2011 December, 2011 1 APAC Council CHOI, Byung Ho (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea) Chair GODA, Yoshimi (Yokohama National University, Japan) MIZUGUCHI, Masaru (Chuo University, Japan) PYUN, Chong Kun (Myongji University, Korea) QIU, Dahong (Dalian University of Technology, China) XIE, Shileng (First Design Institute of Navigation Engineering, China) ZUO, Qihua (Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, China) International Steering Committee CHENG, Liang (The University of Western Australia, Australia) HUANG, Zhenhua (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) KIOKA, Wataru (Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan) LEE, Joseph Hun-Wei (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology / The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China) LI, Yucheng (Dalian University of Technology, China) LIN, Ming-Chung (National Taiwan University, Taiwan, China) LIU, Philip L.F. (Cornell University, USA) NADAOKA, Kazuo (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan) OU, Shan-Hwei (Tajen University, Taiwan, China) SHIBAYAMA, Tomoya (Waseda University, Japan) SUH, Kyung-Duck (Seoul National University, Korea) SUNDAR, Vallam (Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India) YAMASHITA, Takao (Hiroshima University, Japan) YU, Xiping (Tsinghua University, China) YUM, Ki Dai (Korean Ocean Research & Development Institute, Korea) 2 APAC2011 Local Organising Committee LEE, Joseph Hun-Wei (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology / The University of Hong Kong) Chairman LI, C.W. (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) Vice-Chairman MOK, Kai Meng (University of Macau) Vice-Chairman NG, Chiu-On (The University of Hong Kong) Secretary LAM, Kit Ming (The University of Hong Kong) Treasurer CHAN, Pak Keung (Drainage Services Department, HKSAR Government) CHOW, K.W. (The University of Hong Kong) CLOSE Josie (City University of Hong Kong) GAN, Jianping (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) GHIDAOUI, Mohamed S. (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) KIKKERT, Gustaaf A. (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) LAM, Hilda (Hong Kong Observatory, HKSAR Government) LEE, Francis Man-chow (Civil Engineering and Development Department, HKSAR Government) LO, Victor K.Y. (Development Bureau, HKSAR Government) PUN, Kwok Leung (Chu Hai College of Higher Education, Hong Kong) WAI, Onyx W.H. (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) 3 APAC 2011 International Scientific Committee BAI, Yuchuan (Tianjin University, China) CHIEW, Yee Meng (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) DAVIDSON, Mark (University of Canterbury, New Zealand) HWUNG, Hwung-Hweng (National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, China) ISOBE, Masahiko (The University of Tokyo, Japan) KAO, Chia Chuen, (National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, China) LARSEN, Ole (DHI-NTU Centre, Singapore) LAW, Adrian Wing-Keung (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) LIN, Pengzhi (Sichuan University, China) LIU, Cheng (International Research and Training Centre on Erosion & Sedimentation, China) LIU, Hua (Shanghai Jiaotong University, China) LO, Edmond Yat-Man (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) LU, Dong-qiang (Shanghai University, China) TAJIMA, Yoshimitsu (University of Tokyo, Japan) TAN, Soon Keat (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) TANAKA, Hitoshi (Tohoku University, Japan) TAO, Jianhua (Tianjin University, China) THANH, Vu Dinh (Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam) WAN, Decheng (Shanghai Jiaotong University, China) WANG, Xiaohua (The University of New South Wales, Australia) YEH, Harry (Oregon State University, USA) YUAN, Yeli (The First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, China) ZHANG, Changkuan (Hohai University, China) 4 APAC2011 Supporting Organisations and Institutions Korean Society of Chinese Ocean Japan Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineering Society Civil Engineers Engineers International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) – Hong Kong Chapter (IAHR-HK) The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (Environmental Division) The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (Civil Division) Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) – Hong Kong Civil Engineering and Development Department, HKSAR Government Drainage Services Department, HKSAR Government Hong Kong Observatory, HKSAR Government Water Supplies Department, HKSAR Government City University of Hong Kong – School of Energy and Environment The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Chu Hai College of Higher Education University of Macau Maritime Administration, Macao SAR Government Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau, Macao SAR Government 5 APAC2011 Sponsors K.C. 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Oral Presentations The time allotted to each speaker for presentation and discussion is as follows:- Keynote speakers – 40 minutes Invited speakers – 30 minutes Other speakers – 15 minutes Kindly respect each speaker’s rights and adhere strictly to the time scheduled in the programme. Presenters are requested to do the following before the start of their session: (i) contact the session chair; (ii) load their presentation files onto the computer provided in the room of the session. Standard software packages (Office 2010, Acrobat, RealPlayer, Windows Media Player, etc) are installed on these computers, which run on Windows 7. Please test in advance your files (especially videos) with these computers. To save time and the trouble, presenters should not use their own computers for the presentation unless absolutely necessary. Poster Presentations Poster presentations are scheduled on 15, 16 December (Thursday and Friday). 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