Engineering and Design. Design of Beach Fills

Abstract

This manual provides guidance for the design of beach fill projects intended to protect coastal development from coastal storm waves and erosion. This manual applies to HQUSACE elements, major subordinate commands, districts, laboratories, and field operating activities having responsibility for design, construction, and operation of civil works projects within the nearshore coastal region. This manual discusses the data needed, identifies data sources, and discusses parameters and methods applicable to beach fill design procedures. The importance of borrow material characteristics and procedures for adjusting the fill quantity to account for differences between natural beach material and borrow material are presented. Monitoring needs prior to, during, and following construction are also discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 31, 1995
Accession Number
ADA402991

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Civil Engineering
  • Climate Change
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Computer Programs
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Flood Control
  • Geography
  • Ridges
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Storm Surges
  • Terrain
  • Three Dimensional
  • Topography

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Facility/Structural Engineering.