Sediment Management Options for Galveston Island, Texas

Abstract

Galveston Island is a major tourist and commercial center on the Gulf of Mexico at the mouth of Galveston Bay, Texas, USA. The shoreline along the Galveston Seawall regularly requires beach nourishment while the beach west ofthe Seawall has severely eroded. In order to protect the island and ensure it is available for generations to come, a 50-year sediment management plan was developed. A sediment budget using the Sediment Budget Analysis System was calculated and numerous alternatives were simulated with GenCade, a shoreline change and sand transport model. Finally, several alternatives ranging from no action to a comprehensive beach fill and backpassing system are presented as partof the sediment management plan.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 15, 2015
Accession Number
AD1001640

Entities

People

  • Andrew Morang
  • Ashley E. Frey
  • David B. King
  • Robert C. Thomas

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Calibration
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Economic Geology
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Geological Phenomena
  • Hydraulics
  • Materials
  • Model Theory
  • Models
  • Regions
  • Sedimentation
  • Shores
  • Simulations
  • Transport Ships
  • Waterways

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering