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Dec 31, 2015
Application of Equilibrium Beach Concepts to Sandy Great Lakes Profiles
Authors: M. Todd Stockberger, (Associate Member ASCE), and William L. Wood, (Member ASCE)Author Affiliations
Publication: Coastal Engineering 1990
Abstract
This study was designed to evaluate the equilibrium beach concept for conditions of ‘rapidly’ varying water level, experienced on the North American Great Lakes. It was determined that the mathematical expression h(x) = Ax2/3 is appropriate for describing sandy beach and nearshore profiles of the Great Lakes. In addition, a correlation was found between lake-level change and the shape factor A, that indicates a phase lag in beach and nearshore response to "rapidly" changing water level. Results from this study also raise some questions about the reliability of determining the shape factor A directly from sediment size. Reliability in the determination of A may be related to the stability shape of the profile relative to its equilibrium shape.
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Coastal Engineering 1990
Pages: 2291 - 2303
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© 1991 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Dec 31, 2015
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M. Todd Stockberger, (Associate Member ASCE)
Research Engineer, Black & Veatch, P.O. Box 8405, Kansas City, MO 64114
William L. Wood, (Member ASCE)
Associate Professor of Ocean Engineering and Director, Great Lakes Coastal Research Laboratory, School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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