Xiao Yu, University of Florida, Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment, Gainesville, FL, United States, Minglan Yu, University of Florida, Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, Gainesville, FL, United States, S Balachandar, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States, Andrew James Manning, HR Wallingford Ltd, Coasts & Oceans Group, Wallingford, United Kingdom and Ashish J Mehta, Univ Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States