Revetment Stability Study, Fort Fisher State Historic Site, North Carolina. Hydraulic Model Investigation.

Abstract

A hydraulic model investigation was conducted using a two-dimensional (2-D) stability model at an undistorted linear scale of 1:24 (model to prototype). The purposes of the stability tests were as follows: Develop both special- and random-placed armor-stone revetment designs that will be stable for storm conditions which would generate depth-limited breaking waves at the -4.0 ft National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) contour for a still-water level (swl) of +10.7 ft NGVD. Determine the stability response of all plans to depth-limited breaking waves at the -4.0 ft contour for swl's of +8.0 and +5.0, and Check the stabilities of the optimum designs (as determined from the model tests and selected by the Wilmington District) when exposed to depth-limited breaking waves at the -4.0 ft contour for swl's of +13.0 and +15.0.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA123754

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  • Dennis G. Markle

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  • Beach Erosion
  • Breakwaters
  • Civil Engineering
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  • Geometry
  • Historic Sites
  • Hydraulic Models
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  • North Carolina
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  • Two Dimensional
  • United States

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