Review of Design Elements for Beach-Fill Evaluation.

Abstract

Beach nourishment is one engineering alternative for combating coastal erosion and for providing shore protection against storm-produced waves and flooding. This study provides a summary and review of the following beach nourishment topics: (a) Analyzing and characterizing sediments, (b) sampling beaches and borrow sites, (c) calculating composite grain-size distributions, and (d) use of existing beach-fill schemes. State-of-the-art recommendations relating to these topics are provided at the conclusion of this report. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA042748

Entities

People

  • R. D. Hobson

Organizations

  • Coastal Engineering Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Beach Erosion
  • California
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Composite Materials
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Geometry
  • Grain Size
  • Materials
  • Models
  • Particle Size
  • Quadrants
  • Regions
  • Shore Protection
  • Shores
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design