Coastal Structures: Types, Functions And Applications
Coastal Structures: Types, Functions And Applications Coastal Structures: Types, Functions And Applications
Wave Impact on the Structure • Waves impact the face of structure • Overtopping also impacts the top & back of the structure • Scour impacts the toe 18
What is overtopping Overtopping is water that splashes above and landward of the line of protection. Lajes, Azores Breakwater (image from Jeff Melby) 19
- Page 1 and 2: Coastal Structures: Types, Function
- Page 3 and 4: SOFT v.s. HARD (Erodable v.s. Noner
- Page 5 and 6: Advantages of Hard Structures v.s.
- Page 7 and 8: 1. Coastal Armoring Structures More
- Page 9 and 10: Seawalls •Often concrete •May b
- Page 11 and 12: Scour protection Seawalls Typical c
- Page 13 and 14: Seawall Hereford Inlet, NJ Wall add
- Page 15 and 16: Digression #1: Three coastal damage
- Page 17: Heavier seawall materials can withs
- Page 21 and 22: Scour: loss of material at the toe
- Page 23 and 24: Coastal Armoring: Revetments • Pu
- Page 25 and 26: Digression #2: How to Build a Rubbl
- Page 27 and 28: How to Build a Rubblemound Structur
- Page 29: How to Build a Rubblemound Structur
- Page 32 and 33: Revetments Fort Fisher, NC before F
- Page 34 and 35: Bulkheads Anchored Anchor pile Tie
- Page 36 and 37: Bulkheads Bulkheads: “Every homeo
- Page 38 and 39: Types of Coastal Structures 1. Coas
- Page 40 and 41: Nearshore (Detached) Breakwaters
- Page 42 and 43: Nearshore Breakwaters Maumee Bay St
- Page 44 and 45: Groins • Not jetties! • Trap %
- Page 46 and 47: Groins Overhead view of a rock groi
- Page 48 and 49: Groins Terminal groin Buried groin
- Page 50 and 51: How does sand move past a groin San
- Page 52 and 53: Reefs and Sills • Purpose is to l
- Page 54 and 55: Double-T Units & Scour Apron 54
- Page 56 and 57: “Beachsaver” Units Patented sha
- Page 58 and 59: Containment Dikes •Stabilize peri
- Page 60 and 61: Types of Coastal Structures • Coa
- Page 62 and 63: -Smaller vessels are more affected
- Page 64 and 65: Jetties Acting as breakwaters Sourc
- Page 66 and 67: Jetties Barnegat Inlet, NJ (new sou
Wave Impact on the Structure<br />
• Waves impact the face of<br />
structure<br />
• Overtopping also impacts the<br />
top & back of the structure<br />
• Scour impacts the toe<br />
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