Field Data on Seaward Limit of Profile Change
Publication: Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 111, Issue 3
Abstract
Many coastal engineering problems require an estimate of the seaward limit of sediment transport, defined as the minimum depth at which no measurable change in water depth occurs. A procedure to estimate this limit depth was evaluated using measurements collected at the Coastal Engineering Research Center's Field Research Facility located on the Atlantic Ocean. The data consisted of measured wave characteristics and accurate repetitive nearshore surveys which extended out to a depth of 30 ft (9 m). Ten unique data points were used in the evaluation with measured limit depths ranging from 18 to 21 (3.9 to 6.4 m). These depths were overpredicted by an average of 4.6 ft (1.4 m). This difference could be reduced to 1.3 ft (0.4 m) by adjusting the coefficients in the equation. A reasonable correlation was also obtained using a simple multiple of wave height.
Get full access to this article
View all available purchase options and get full access to this article.
References
1.
Birkemeier, W. A., DeWall, A. E., Gorbics, C., and Miller, H. C. “A User's Guide to CERC's Field Research Facility,” MR‐81‐7, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Coastal Engineering Research Center, Fort Belvoir, Va., Oct., 1981.
2.
Birkemeier, W. A., and Mason, C., “The CRAB: A Unique Nearshore Research Vehicle,” Journal of Surveying Engineering, ASCE, Mar., 1984, pp. 1–7.
3.
Hallermeier, R. J., “Calculating a Yearly Limit Depth to the Active Beach Profile,” TP‐77‐9, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Coastal Egineering Research Center, Fort Belvoir, Va.
4.
Hallermeier, R. J., “Uses for a Calculated Limit Depth to Beach Erosion,” Proceedings of Sixteenth Conference on Coastal Engineering, ASCE, 1978, pp. 1493–1512.
5.
Hallermeier, R. J., “A Profile Zonation for Seasonal Sand Beaches from Wave Climate,” Coastal Engineering, Vol. 4, 1981, pp. 253–277.
6.
Hallermeier, R. J., “Seaward Limit of Significant Sediment Transport by Waves: An Annual Zonation for Seasonal Profiles,” CETA 81‐2, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Coastal Engineering Research Center, Fort Belvoir, Va.
7.
Miller, H. C., Birkemeier, W. A., and DeWall, A. E., “Effects of CERC Research Pier on Nearshore Processes,” Proceedings of Coastal Structures '83 Conference, ASCE, 1982, pp. 765–784.
Information & Authors
Information
Published In
Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 111 • Issue 3 • May 1985
Pages: 598 - 602
Copyright
Copyright © 1985 ASCE.
History
Published online: May 1, 1985
Published in print: May 1985
Authors
Metrics & Citations
Metrics
Citations
Download citation
If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download.