Recently, there has been a rise in the combination of green/hybrid solutions to coastal protection, but effects of natural systems on overtopping performance is uncertain. Accounting for numerous factors related to climate change, coastal protection systems have become vital for the survivability of coastal communities. Recently, large-scale (1:2) experiments were conducted at the Oregon State University Wave Research Laboratory throughout the summer of 2023 to measure the effects of mangroves on reducing overtopping of a coastal bulkhead or revetment. Experiments conducted at the United States Naval Academy in fall, 2023 will further investigate the overtopping performance of mangrove forests by replicating the OSU experiments at a 1:8 scale. The motive to conduct similar experiments at a smaller scale is to further understand the scaling requirement to formulate engineering guidelines, and to determine whether predictive equations can be accurately applied for these reduced scale tests.
