Facilities Overview
Administrative Building Serving as the Institute’s headquarters, this building houses the offices of the Director, Deputy Director, and the Technical Office. It also accommodates the Coastal Engineering Department alongside the Financial and Administrative Affairs divisions, which include Human Resources (HR), Fleet Management, Maintenance, Procurement, and Financial Management.
Scientific Departments
- Hydrodynamics Department
Specializations:
- Studying the hydrodynamic impact of waves, marine currents, tides, sea storms, and tsunamis.
- Analyzing changes in coastal topography resulting from natural beach evolution or human-induced activities.
- Studying sediment transport along Egyptian shores and investigating erosion and sedimentation processes.
- Conducting field measurements.
- Operating numerical and physical models.
- Coastal Engineering Department
Specializations:
- Designing coastal protection works.
- Monitoring the impact and effectiveness of implemented protection projects.
- Evaluating the influence of protection works using mathematical modeling.
- Marine Geology Department
Specializations:
- Studying and identifying types of coastal sediments, including coral reefs, and preparing grain size distribution charts and maps.
- Investigating the impact of marine pollutants along the Egyptian coastline.
- Conducting periodic analysis of marine and beach sediment samples.
- Performing regular quality analysis of coastal waters.
- Marine Sciences Department
Specializations:
- Studying the impact of meteorological factors and temperature on sea-level changes and their subsequent effect on coastal erosion and hydrodynamic forces.
- Measuring physical parameters such as marine currents, tides, and meteorological data.
Analyzing meteorological datasets.
Specialized Research Units
- Marine Structures Unit
Specializations:
- Conducting laboratory and field research on challenges facing marine structures due to natural forces and extreme weather events.
- Performing studies related to marine structures for desalination plants, power stations, ports, oil facilities, and intakes/outfalls on lakes and shores.
- Studying the stability and causes of failure for marine structures, protection works, and infrastructure.
- Monitoring the degradation of construction materials and investigating repair methods and the use of innovative materials in marine construction.
- Lake Studies Unit
Specializations:
- Analyzing the history of coastal lakes and tracking changes that have occurred over recent decades.
- Studying water hydrodynamics, water quality, and sediment movement within lakes.
- Database Unit
Specializations:
- Establishing a comprehensive database for the storage, classification, and archiving of all institute field and laboratory data.
- Organizing and standardizing historical field data and integrating it into the institute’s central database.
- Verifying and validating field data upon receipt from field teams, research stations, and laboratories.
Research Stations
CoRI operates two primary research stations and two local field stations:
- Abu Qir Primary Research Station
Established in 1973, this major hub includes laboratories for Marine Sediments, Water Characteristics and Pollution, Marine Sciences, and Computer Modeling, as well as a Physical Wave Simulator. It also features administrative units, warehouses, and fleet garages. This station hosts the departments of Hydrodynamics, Marine Sciences, Geology, and the Lake Studies Unit.
- Ras El Bar Primary Research Station
Also established in 1973, it mirrors the Abu Qir station in its historical significance. It houses a Marine Sediment Laboratory and administrative warehouses. It is home to a specialized field team dedicated to comprehensive regional data collection.
- Rosetta Research Station
Located at the entrance of the Rosetta Estuary (Boughaz) navigation channel. Originally established in the 1980s, a new facility was inaugurated in 2005. It features equipment warehouses and specialized monitoring instruments, including:
- Land Subsidence and Sea-Level Rise sensors using radio waves.
- A comprehensive Meteorological Station.
- Equipment for monitoring seabed changes and shoreline levels, supported by specialized marine vessels (launches).
- Burj Al-Burullus Research Station
Established in the 1990s in Burj Al-Burullus city, it serves as a base for field teams gathering data in the Burullus region. It currently operates a Tide Gauge station and a Meteorological station.
Scientific Laboratories
The Institute operates six specialized laboratories:
- Marine Sediment Laboratories (Abu Qir & Ras El Bar): Specializing in analyzing coastal and seabed sediment samples to determine grain size distribution, as well as their geological and chemical composition.
- Water Characteristics and Marine Pollution Laboratory (Abu Qir): Focused on analyzing seawater samples to determine physical properties and the impact of human-induced pollutants. It is equipped with sensors for chemical, physical, and biological pollution
- Oceanography Sciences Laboratory (Abu Qir): Dedicated to physical oceanographic measurements, including marine currents, tides, waves, and meteorology. It contains advanced monitoring hardware and data acquisition/analysis stations.
- Physical Simulator Laboratory (Wave Flume): Located in Abu Qir, this is a 2D wave flume used to test the stability and efficiency of marine structures and wave transformation.
- Dimensions: 40m long and 1.2m wide.
- Capabilities: Equipped with a 15 HP wave generator capable of producing waves up to 30cm high with a wave period of up to 3 minutes.
- Features: Includes a wave absorber for experimental stability, an electronic wave/current monitoring system, and high-resolution video cameras. The flume is constructed entirely of glass for visual observation.
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