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Apr 26, 2012
Effects of Permeability on the Performance of Mixed Sand-Gravel Beaches
Authors: Kaiming She UK, [email protected], Louise Trim [email protected], Diane Horn [email protected], and Paul Canning [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: Coastal Sediments '07
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This paper examines the performance of a mixed sand-gravel beach in comparison with that of a pure gravel beach through a series of controlled laboratory experiments. The gravel beach was modelled using anthracite of a uniform (single) grain size while the mixed sand-gravel beach modelled by means of graded anthracite of the same median sediment size (D50). The two model beaches were tested under identical wave conditions and beach profile changes were recorded. Significant differences were observed in the performance of the two beaches. The reduced permeability of the mixed sand-gravel beach seems to have the effect of reducing the onshore transport but increasing the offshore transport.
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Coastal Sediments '07
Pages: 520 - 530
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© 2007 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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School of Environment, University of Brighton, Lewes Road, Brighton BN2 4GJ. E-mail: UK, [email protected]
Black & Veatch, Grosvenor House, 69 London Road, Redhill, Surrey RH1 1LQ, UK. E-mail: [email protected]
School of Geography, Birkbeck College, University of London, London, WC1E 7HX, UK. E-mail: [email protected]
Rivers and Coastal, Atkins Water, 280 Aztec West, Bristol, BS32 4SY, UK. E-mail: [email protected]
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