Low Cost Rock Structures for Beach Control and Coast Protection: Practical design guidance

Coastal rock structures are widely used in coastal engineering for a variety of purposes, including controlling the morphological development of beaches and providing protection against coastal erosion or flooding by wave overtopping. Strict adherence to existing design guidance has resulted in many of these structures being built using multiple...

Basic design of sea dikes and revetments in developing countries with ill-defined input boundary conditions

The coastal structures are of great variety both in type and function. Among those, dike in association with revetrnent is being regarded as the most typical measure for shore proteetion because of its relative importance and economical feasibility. Recently, a broad knowledge on the design concept of these types of structure has been developed...

Low cost shore protection

This brochure presents low cost ways for the shorel ine property owner to control or slow down shoreline erosion. lt will also be of interest to community leaders, local government officials, and contractors and engineers involved in erosion control. Prepared as a public service by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the brochure is part of a...