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Apr 26, 2012

The Design of Stable and Aesthetic Beach Fills: Learning from Nature

Publication: Coastal Sediments '07

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Beach fills come in two forms, the most common being the nourishment, of a beach with sand to improve its recreational use and to enhance its capacity to buffer backshore properties from wave attack. The other form is a cobble berm (dynamic revetment), similarly used to protect shorefront properties, involving the construction of a cobble beach ridge. Both tend to be acceptable as shore-protection strategies due to their having natural forms found on coasts, acceptable where seawalls and conventional stone revetments are unacceptable. The design of beach fills should include considerations of the characteristics of their natural counterparts, so they have the visual aesthetics of natural beaches and respond to ocean processes during storms in much the same manner, increasing the probability that the fill will be stable in forming a permanent beach and in providing the desired level of protection for backshore properties.

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Coastal Sediments '07
Pages: 420 - 433

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Paul D. Komar [email protected]
College of Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331. E-mail: [email protected]

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