Shore Effect Model, Atlantic Generating Station; Hydraulic Model Investigation.

Abstract

A distorted-scale hydraulic model investigation was performed to determine the potential effect, if any, of a proposed offshore nuclear power plant on shoreline evolution. Model measurements of current patterns with and without the breakwater were directly compared and measurements of breaking wave characteristics (height, depth, and angle to shoreline) with and without the breakwater were used to calculate and compare longshore transport rates in the potentially affected areas. It was concluded that the proposed construction would have a negligible effect on future shoreline evolution. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA017793

Entities

People

  • D. Donald Davidson
  • John H. Barwis
  • Robert D. Carver
  • Robert W. Whalin

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Breakwaters
  • Construction
  • Hydraulic Models
  • Measurement
  • Models
  • Nuclear Power Plants
  • Offshore
  • Personal Information Managers
  • Shores
  • Transport Ships

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering