Beach Erosional Hot Spots: Types, Causes, and Solutions

Abstract

An Erosion Hot Spot (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. This Coastal and Hydraulics Engineering Technical Note (CHETN) discusses the types, causes, and example solutions of EHSs as well as measures that can be taken to prevent or cope with the erosion in an effective way. 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
ADA588792

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
  • Hydraulics
  • Materials
  • Navigation
  • New York
  • Regions
  • Ridges
  • Sedimentation
  • Shores
  • Standing Waves
  • Wave Power
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
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  • Systems Analysis and Design