Beach Profile Change Measured in the Tank for Large Waves 1956-1957 and 1962

Abstract

This report documents beach profile change, wave characteristics, and other quantities measured in two series of movable bed modeling experiments performed with the Coastal Engineering Research Center's Tank for Large Waves during 1956-1957 and 1962. These experiments used waves of height and period representative of field conditions. All major data are listed, including profile change, incident wave height and period, height and location of breaking waves, runup, water temperature, and sand grain size and fall velocity. Background information on experiment procedures and conditions is given to facilitate use of the data. Characteristic morphologic and cross-shore sand transport properties are presented to demonstrate general trends exhibited by the data and to allow comparison to other sources.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA199657

Entities

People

  • Magnus Larson
  • Nicholas C. Kraus

Organizations

  • Coastal Engineering Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Berms
  • Bulkheads
  • Civil Engineering
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Data Sets
  • Digital Information
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Generators
  • Grain Size
  • Measurement
  • Regions
  • Shore Protection
  • Shores
  • Two Dimensional
  • Waterways

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Systems Analysis and Design