Low Cost Shore Protection.

Abstract

This report presents low cost ways for the shoreline property owner to control or slow down shoreline erosion. Beach erosion processes were described as well as the effects of breakwaters, groins, beach fill, revetments etc. Each method of shore protection is described in terms of shoreforms and situations where it can be used sucessfully, how it protects the shore, its advantages and disadvantages, and its general design features and construction materials. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA112111

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Bays
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Climate Change
  • Construction
  • Construction Materials
  • Contracts
  • Environment
  • Governments
  • Littoral Drift
  • Local Governments
  • Natural Resources
  • Ridges
  • Shore Protection
  • Terrain
  • United States
  • Wave Power

Readers

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