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HR Wallingford’s facilities provide real‑world environments to explore complex water and maritime challenges in depth. From world‑leading physical modelling laboratories to advanced ship simulation centres, our facilities bring together evidence, expertise and experience, enabling safer designs, better decisions and greater confidence in outcomes.

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Ship simulation facilities

Our ship simulation facilities use high‑fidelity, real‑time navigation simulators to model vessel manoeuvring, interactions and hydrodynamic effects, enabling detailed assessment of port design, operability and navigational safety.

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Physical modelling facilities

Our physical modelling facilities use scaled hydraulic, coastal and fluvial models to replicate complex flow, wave and sediment processes, enabling detailed performance assessment and engineering validation under controlled conditions.

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Tom Rigden

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