SBEACH: Numerical Model for Simulating Storm-Induced Beach Change

Abstract

This report provides guidance for implementing SBEACH, the Storm- Induced BEAch CHange model, via a user interface available for the personal computer. SBEACH simulates beach profile change, including the formation and movement of major morphologic features such as longshore bars, troughs, and berms, under varying storm waves and water levels. The personal computer version of SBEACH is accessed through a user interface which facilitates data entry and manipulation, graphical representation of input and output, and execution of the model. The interface also provides considerable error and range checking prior to actual running of the model. The first two chapters of the report present information about applying the model, including hardware requirements, loading SBEACH onto a hard disk, discussion of the interface structure through which the numerical model is operated, and guidance for model calibration. The final chapter is written as a tutorial, guiding the user in installing, running, and working through several example simulations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA267191

Entities

People

  • Julie Dean Rosati
  • Magnus Larson
  • Nicholas C. Kraus
  • Randall A. Wise

Organizations

  • Coastal Engineering Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Beach Erosion
  • Civil Engineering
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Measurement
  • Operating Systems
  • Regions
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Sedimentation
  • Shores
  • Simulations
  • Storm Surges
  • User Interface

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Computer Science.
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.