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Evaluation of Beach Modelling Techniques Behind Detached Breakwaters

Axe, Philip / Ilic, Suzana / Chadwick, Andrew

This paper presents an evaluation of current design formulae for beach response to multiple breakwaters, comparing the predictions of the design guidelines with observations of beach response made during the large scale field experiment carried out at Elmer, on the UK south coast. The introduction describes typical shoreline response to breakwaters, the forcing mechanisms responsible and the characteristics of macro-tidal beaches. The remainder of the paper presents the empirical design tools, and the results of the evaluation.

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Evaluation of Beach Modelling Techniques Behind Detached Breakwaters

Axe, Philip / Ilic, Suzana / Chadwick, Andrew

This paper presents an evaluation of current design formulae for beach response to multiple breakwaters, comparing the predictions of the design guidelines with observations of beach response made during the large scale field experiment carried out at Elmer, on the UK south coast. The introduction describes typical shoreline response to breakwaters, the forcing mechanisms responsible and the characteristics of macro-tidal beaches. The remainder of the paper presents the empirical design tools, and the results of the evaluation.

Evaluation of Beach Modelling Techniques Behind Detached Breakwaters

Axe, Philip / Ilic, Suzana / Chadwick, Andrew

This paper presents an evaluation of current design formulae for beach response to multiple breakwaters, comparing the predictions of the design guidelines with observations of beach response made during the large scale field experiment carried out at Elmer, on the UK south coast. The introduction describes typical shoreline response to breakwaters, the forcing mechanisms responsible and the characteristics of macro-tidal beaches. The remainder of the paper presents the empirical design tools, and the results of the evaluation.

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Title:

Evaluation of Beach Modelling Techniques Behind Detached Breakwaters

Contributors:

Axe, Philip (author) / Ilic, Suzana (author) / Chadwick, Andrew (author)

Conference:

25th International Conference on Coastal Engineering ; 1996 ; Orlando, Florida, United States

Published in:

Coastal Engineering 1996 ; 2036-2049

Publication date:

1997-08-05

ISBN:

978-0-7844-7951-3 , 9780784402429

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784402429.158

Type of media:

Conference paper

Type of material:

Electronic Resource

Language:

English

Keywords:

Beaches , Coastal processes , Coastal engineering , Sediment transport , Breakwaters , Design , Case studies , Coastal structures , Long waves , Models , Evaluation

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