Hurricane Opal: Structural damage and beach and dune erosion problems along the panhandle coast of Florida

In terms of both coastal erosion and structural damage Hurricane Opal may prove to have been the most destructive storm ever to impact the coastal zone of Florida. Structural damage, as well as, beach and dune erosion occurred throughout all of the Panhandle from Escambia to Franklin counties. Damage extended to a lesser degree into lower Gulf...

Shoreline Change and Strom-Induced Beach Erosion Modeling: A Collection of Seven Papers

This report consists of seven papers dealing with numerical simulation of beach change that were recently published by members of the Coastal Engineering Research Center, US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, and colleagues from other organizations. The papers collectively provide an overview of the state of research and engineering...

Manual on Protection and Control of Coastal Erosion in India

General review on causes of beach erosion Beach Surveys Wave surveys Current and tlde surveys Coastal Protection Design details 3·3· I Suwalls and revetments 3·3·2 Dunes and dykes - overflow protection 3·3·3 Groins 3·3.4 Offshore break waters 3·3·5 Nourish ment of buches 3.3·6 Bypassing of muerial at tidal inlets -4. Coastal Protection Management