Beach Erosional Hot Spots: Types, Causes, and Solutions

Abstract

This Coastal and Hydraulics Engineering Technical Note (CHETN) discusses the types, causes, and example solutions of erosional hot spots (EHSs; singular EHS) by which they can be identified and measures that can be taken to prevent or cope with the erosion in an effective way. An EHS is an area with high erosion rate as compared to the adjacent beach or to expectations for the behavior of the beach. EHSs located adjacent to inlets can compromise beach nourishment performance or performance of the site as a placement area for beach-quality dredged material. Possible types of EHSs are extended to cover geologic or regional scales.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA578586

Entities

People

  • Francis A. Galgano
  • Nicholas C. Kraus

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Barrier Islands
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Geography
  • Hot Spots
  • Human Behavior
  • Materials
  • Navigation
  • New York
  • Refraction
  • Regions
  • Ridges
  • Sedimentation
  • Shores
  • Standing Waves
  • Wave Power
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development