Numerical Modeling of Estuarine Training Structure Effects on Navigation Channel Performance
A two-dimensional, vertically averaged, numerical modeling technique is presented to analyze estuarine training structure performance. The technique consists of using the US Army Corps...
Concrete Armor Mats: Large-Scale Wave Tank Tests Wave Stability Tests
Concrete mats provide an alternative to the more conventional shoreline stabilization techniques. Material requirements are low, placement techniques are straightforward and they tend...
Shoreline Development in Southern Lake Michigan
This abstract refers to the effect that record-high lake levels, shoreline erosion, and the decline of the steel industry are having on present and future plans for shoreline development...
A Small Community's Response to Catastrophic Coastal Bluff Erosion
This paper describes the actions taken by a small unincorporated coastal community in Northern California during a series of catastrophic bluff erosional events, which occurred between...
Coastal Zone Management in Sri Lanka 1978-1986
Although interest in the management of coastal problems in Sri Lanka dates from the 1920s, it was not until the mid-1970s that a management approach began to be developed. Initially, Sri...
EntrapmentMonitoring at an Arctic Seawater Intake
This paper presents the results of a monitoring program designed to quantify the level of fish entrapment during a seawater treatment plant (STP) operation as well as immediate and delayed...
Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle West Point Beach Restoration
There are many ways to manipulate shorelines to prevent erosion. Such efforts often reduce the usable habitat and recreational area associated with the beach. Construction of a natural...
Monitoring Completed Coastal Projects Results to Date
In 1981, the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers initiated a program of monitoring coastal projects. Called the Monitoring Completed Coastal Projects (MCCP) Program, its purpose is to aid in...
Research and Monitoring Criteria Development for Florida's New Statewide Beach Restoration Initiative
A recent decision by the State of Florida to develop a Comprehensive Beach Management Program has lead to the recognition of an immediate need to establish research and monitoring criteria...
Barbers Point, Oahu, Hawaii Deep Draft Harbor Monitoring Program
The deep draft harbor at Barbers Point, Oahu, Hawaii is located on the south side of the island. The 92 acre harbor basin is a product of over 25 years of planning and engineering. The...
New Jersey: The Search for a Stable Shore Protection Funding Source
The search for a stable shore protection funding source in New Jersey has been an unbelievably long and frustrating affair. This paper discusses the subject in terms of various proposals,...
Identification of Consciousness and Behavior of Japanese and the Living Environment in a Coastal Zone
Japan's policy of coastal zone management has changed from placing emphasis on seaside disaster prevention, industry location, and harbor construction to creating the amenities...
Erosion and ErosionControl of a Silt-Muddy Beach
In China, many large and middle rivers such as Yellow River, Yangtze River, Pearl River, Liaohe River carry a large amount of fine sand into the sea, this results in extensive silt-muddy...
Beach Preservation by Means of Offshore Submerged Mound of Dredged Materials
The beach - sediment - dispersion- offshore or alongshore under the effect of waves and wave induced currents, and inland by wind action may cause a net deficit in sediment budget which...
Shoreline Protection Through Process Stabilization (
Considerable analytical work, including model testing, has been conducted to increase understanding of performance and failure. There is a separate category of problems, however, where...
Solutions to Harbor Induced Erosion
Beach nourishment to mitigate shore damage attributed to Great Lakes harbor structures has been underway for over ten years. Experience has shown that using gravel/cobble size material...
Evaluation of Sand-Filled Containers for Beach Erosion Control: an Update of the Technology
The use of large, sand-filled geotextile containers for coastal erosion protection has increased along Florida's ocean shorelines over the past five years. Technological advances...
Building Around a Building
Many, maybe most, construction disasters occur as the result of the failure of temporary structures. Despite the fact that temporary structures have a critical effect on the speed, safety...
Defending Our Lake Shores
The current high levels of the Great Lakes are nothing new, as the lakes have been fluctuating throughout history. There have been proposals to stop the current rise in the Michigan-Huron...
CZM: Evaluation of State and Local Power-Sharing
Since 1976, the Secretary of the U. S. Department of Commerce has approved coastal management programs in twenty-nine states and territories. No two state programs are alike, and they...
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