Sand wave dynamics: Bedform analysis and dredging strategy design for South Channel, Melbourne, Australia

The study into sand wave dynamics in South Channel has commenced after large dune forms were observed in monitoring campaigns following the channel deepening project of the Port of Melbourne. The project involved deepening of the harbour berths and channels, but more importantly, it involved the deepening of South Channel in Port Phillip Bay....

Sand Waves along the Dutch Coast

Sand waves, defined as longshore wave-like movements of the shoreline, measured in a horizontal plane, are described along several stretches of the shoreline of The Netherlands. They have a celerity in the order of 50-200 m/yr, a period of 50- 150 years and an amplitude of 30- 500 m. They are found along the whole Dutch shoreline. Analysis of...

The coastal dynamics of sand waves and the influence of breakwaters and groynes

A mathematical description of sand waves along a coast and the effect of blocking structures on this coast, like groynes and breakwaters.