Lanka Hydraulic designs harbour in Algeria
Lanka Hydraulic Institute Ltd (LHI), a Sri Lankan engineering
consultancy firm in the Asian region, specialising in the fields of
coastal water resources and urban water engineering, has finalised the
design for a commercial fisheries harbour at Messida, in Algeria.
This project comes after the completion of a similar commercial port
facility with berths for dry and liquid cargo with a capacity of 40,000
DWT in Mboro, Senegal, Africa. This is in addition to the LHI's work in
EIA and design projects in Massawa (Erithria) and El Kala (Algeria) in
2007.
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Chairman, Engineer Newton Wickramasuriya, CEO, Engineer
Nissanka Perera and senior engineers of Lanka Hydraulic
Institute inspect the three dimensional model of Messida
harbour. |
The LHI owns a large 25m x 35 m free spanning basin on the banks of
Bolgoda. It is equipped with computer controlled wave makers to
replicate ocean waves and tides or recreate river currents of standard
and extreme flood events.
This enables the design of structures such as breakwaters, jetties,
coast protection structures and dams to be accurately and practically
checked.
The institute with its state-of-the-art laboratory in the banks of
the Bolgoda lake at Katubedda, undertakes high-end studies on design of
hydraulic and coastal structures, and the collection of field data in
the coastal water sector and competes with the similar laboratories in
the west.
The designs are carried out using sophisticated globally accepted
mathematical models, and stand-alone or supportive scaled physical model
studies. The basin uses computer controlled waves.
A significant feature of LHI is the fact that all projects are
handled in-house using Sri Lankan expertise. Key project staff consist
of five PhD and three MSc qualified, senior engineers having experience
here and abroad, backed by a technically proficient supportive staff.
LHI last year handled 25 major projects including the coast
protection of Cannes in France, design of harbours in Oman, flood
protection schemes in the Maldives, and fishery harbours in India. In
Sri Lanka, they have been involved in technical studies for coastal
terminals in the energy sector.
2D and 3D testing have been carried out at all harbours in Sri Lanka
where artificial armour (concrete blocks in place of rock) has been
used. LHI has also undertaken detailed field investigations and
measurements in coastal and riverine systems.
LHI is actively involved in field investigations and mathematical
model studies in Rwanda, Africa.
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