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Effects of breakwater spacing on sand entrapment

Michael M. Harris, +1 more
- 01 Oct 1986 - 
- Vol. 24, Iss: 5, pp 347-357
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In this article, both breakwater distance from the shoreline and the gap between successive breakwaters are shown to be important factors in determining the amount of sand that can be entrapped by entrapping.
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Both breakwater distance from the shoreline and the gap between successive breakwaters are shown in a model study to be important factors in determining the amount of sand that can be entrapped by ...

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Coastal erosion and control

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Intercomparison of coastal area morphodynamic models

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Shoreline Changes behind Detached Breakwater

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Investigation of the effects of offshore breakwater parameters on sediment accumulation

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Engineering Design Guidance for Detached Breakwaters as Shoreline Stabilization Structures

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present design knowledge for both the functional and structural design of detached breakwaters for shoreline stabilization, and provide guidance on the use of low-crested rubble-mound breakwater for wetland development purposes.
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Offshore artificial structures and their influence on the israel and sinai mediterranean beaches

Vaacov Nir
TL;DR: In this paper, the Israel Mediterranean shore is characterized by kurkar cliffs and narrow sandy beaches, bounded by the Akko promontory, and by the Carmel "nose" on the south.

Sedimentological Influences of Detached Breakwaters

TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that a morphologic and sedimentologic equilibrium is reached behind a detached breakwater, when the shape of the contour lines becomes such, that along the sheltered beach the diffracted waves have components of momentum opposed to the gradients of the mean sea level induced by radiation stress due to non uniform wave fronts approaching from both sides of the breakwater.
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Design of a detached breakwater system

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors have proposed and tried to apply the detached breakwater system as a measure against beach erosion for the last 8 years, which is for the purpose of developing the sand deposition behind the breakwater.
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Model study on the change op shoreline of sandy beach by ihe offshore breakwater

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present some results of experiment made to clarify the changes of shoreline taken place by the construction of offshore breakwater, the amount of sand deposits within the region sheltered by the breakwater and the sand movement at the sandy beach through the progress of beach deformation up to the accomplishment of the equilibrium profile.

Variation of Foreshore Due to Detached Breakwaters

TL;DR: The length of seawalls for beach erosion amounts to 5,600 kilometers as mentioned in this paper, which is much longer than the length of seadikes for flood tide, which is 2,900 kilometers.