The Effectiveness of Hybrid Structure in Overcoming Coastal Abration in Trimulyo, Genuk Subdistrict Semarang City

¹ Master Program of Environmental Science, School of Postgraduate Studies, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia
² Department of Oceanography, Faculty of Fisheries dan Marine Science, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia
³ Center fo Coastal Disaster Mitigation and Rehabilititation Studies, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: queendomas@gmail.com

Abstract

Trimulyo is one of coastal village in Genuk Subdistrict, Semarang City which now facing serious coastal abrasion. Such a thing has been causing loss of ponds and settlements. One of solution which currently carried is hybrid structure which combining permeable structure to break up the waves and trap sediment. The hybrid structure is designed as agitation dredging, which increase suspended sediment in sea water. The goals of this research were to studying the effectiveness of hybrid structure in handling coastal abration and to counting the volume of sedimentation during 20 months as well as rate of sedimentation. To reach the goals, high resolution satellite imagery year 2015 and 2016, scaled stick and sediment trap were applied to the study. Image processing was conducted by using Arc GIS 10.3 software. The effectiveness of hybrid structured was determined by series of field survey of existing condition. Rate of sedimentation measured during before and after hybrid structure built (20 months). The results showed that hybrid structure was effective to reduce coastal abrasion, it proven by a large amount of sediment was trapped behind the structure and coastline was upward along 170 meter since it was built. The volume of sediment during 20 months is 81.500 m³. If it assumed that the rate of sedimentation constantly, monthly rate of sedimentation is 4.075 m³/month or daily rate is 135,8 m³/day. The sediment that has formed highly recommended to use as mangrove conservation area in Semarang City.