Beach Nourishment Techniques
Beach Nourishment Techniques

Author: Richard D. Hobson

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Published: 1981

Total Pages: 128

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This report is a compendium of beach nourishment project characteristics for 20 typical U.S. shore segments for which the use of beach fill sediments from offshore borrow source areas has been suggested as a remedy for shore erosion. Data are provided to establish a basis for long-range planning of nourishment projects and systems. For each example project, the data provided consist of: history and description, location and bathymetry, fill and borrow site characteristics and specifications, design fill section, sediment grain size distributions, and fill calculations. (Author).

A Laboratory Study of the Stability of Sand-filled Nylon Bag Breakwater Structures
A Laboratory Study of the Stability of Sand-filled Nylon Bag Breakwater Structures

Author: Robert Ray

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Published: 1977

Total Pages: 84

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Report discusses results of full-scale laboratory tests for one emergent and three submerged breakwaters of sand-filled nylon bags on a sand bed which were subjected to severe wave conditions. Tests determined bag properties, effects of wave action on bag placement, and performance of bags and structures for various combinations of structure configuration and wave conditions. Changes in the sand bed at base of structures and wave attenuation by the breakwaters were also investigated. (Author).