Low Cost Shore Protection: A Guide for Engineers and Contractors.

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to familiarize engineers and contractors with various established methods of low cost shore protection. Low cost simply means that the various measures are commensurate with the value of individual residential or commercial properties. The total cost of implementation will vary with the different alternatives, but in all cases, there should be a suitable (and affordable) range of solutions. The methods described in this report are usually appropriate for use only in sheltered waters. That is, they are generally not intended for open coast sites where they would be exposed to the undiminished attack of large oceanic waves.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 1981
Accession Number
ADA112548

Entities

Organizations

  • GAI Consultants, Inc.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemistry
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Construction
  • Engineers
  • Environmental Protection
  • Geography
  • Habitats
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Mechanics
  • Natural Resources
  • Ridges
  • Salt Water
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Storm Surges
  • Topography
  • Wave Propagation

Readers

  • Nuclear Civil Defense.
  • Oceanography.
  • Systems Analysis and Design