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Feb 1962
Mechanical Bypassing of Littoral Drift at Inlets
Publication: Journal of the Waterways and Harbors Division
Volume 88, Issue 1
Abstract
Brief examination of general processes of littoral drift movement at uncontrolled and controlled coastal inlets is presented; factors affecting mechanical bypassing of drift past inlet; general techniques of sand bypassing are examined, and types of plants used in operation are described; summary is given of all completed and active bypassing projects in United States.
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Journal of the Waterways and Harbors Division
Volume 88 • Issue 1 • February 1962
Pages: 83 - 99
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© 1962 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Feb 1962
Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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George M. Watts, M.ASCE
Asst. Chf., Engrg. Div., Beach Erosion Bd., U. S. Army Corps of Engrs., Washington, D. C.
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