Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre - HMRC
The Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre provides a centre of excellence for research and development in the maritime engineering sector in Ireland.
The Centre is a semi-autonomous unit within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,University College Cork.
It also forms a constituent part of the Coastal Zone Institute C.Z.I.
Since its establishment in 1979, the HMRC has undertaken a variety of fundamental and applied research projects together with design contracts in a number of areas including :
- Physical Modelling of Coastal Structures
- Tank testing for Offshore Structures
- Development of Computer Software
- Coastal Morphodynamics
- Field Measurements
- Desk Studies
Funding for this work is derived from the Commission of European Communities, Commercial Companies, Government Agencies and other Interest Groups.
Contact persons:
Tony Lewis