Laboratory Investigation of Dune Erosion
Publication: Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 114, Issue 3
Abstract
A series of laboratory tests were made of the erosion of a dune due to a single wave uprush. The uprush is generated by a sudden release from a head tank which runs up an inclined beach to a vertical dune. Fifty tests were run for ten different elevations in the head tank. The same sand-dune grain size was used for all of the tests. Results indicate that there is a strong correlation between the force of the uprush at the dune and the volume eroded.
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Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 114 • Issue 3 • May 1988
Pages: 367 - 373
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Copyright © 1988 ASCE.
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Published online: May 1, 1988
Published in print: May 1988
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