Coastal Resilience Metrics from Beach-fx

Abstract

In this Coastal and Hydraulics Engineering Technical Note (CHETN), a preliminary approach is presented to quantify the resilience of dune and beach nourishment projects using metrics from Beach-fx (Rogers et al. 2008). The objectives of this CHETN are to describe how dune and beach nourishment projects fit into the definition of resilience and to identify Beach-fx output data that can be used as metrics to quantify resilience. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has implemented dune and beach nourishment projects across the country for coastal storm risk management (CSRM) purposes. Quantifying resilience will support the planning and design of resilient CSRM projects.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1066589

Entities

People

  • Katherine Chambers
  • Martin Durkin

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Case Studies
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Communities
  • Cycles
  • Databases
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Flood Control
  • Flood Hazards
  • Floods
  • Life Cycles
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • Risk Management

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Systems Analysis and Design