Manual on Artificial Beach Nourishment // CUR

Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 General 1.2 Tasks of working group Chapter 2. Summary , conclusions and future developments 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Summary 2.2.1 Features of beach nourishment 2.2.2 Design of beach nourishment 2.2.3 Execution of beach nourishment 2.2.4 Quality assurance and reliability analysis 2.2.5 Environmental aspects 2.3 Conclusions 2.4 Future developments Chapter 3. Literature survey of beach nourishment 3.1 General 3.2 Evaluation 3.2.1 Design 3.2.2 Methods of execution 3.2.3 Surveying 3.2.4 Performance 3.2.5 Cost Chapter 4. Coastal Processes 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Waves 4.2.1 Wave propagation 4.2.2 Wave breaking 4.2.3 Wave set-up and run-up 4.3 Coastal currents 4.3.1 Long-shore currents 4.3.2 Cross-shore currents 4.4 Sediment transport 4.4.1 General aspects 4.4.2 Long-shore currents 4.4.3 Cross-shore transport 4.4.4 Recent sediment transport theories 4.5 Coastal morphology 4.5.1 General aspects 4.5.2 Coastal profiles 4.5.3 Long-term morphological development Chapter 5. Design of a beach nourishment scheme 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Types of beach nourishment 5.2.1 Definition of types of beach nourishment 5.2.2 Type in view of the object of nourishment 5.2.3 Type of view of the cause of beach erosion 5.2.4 Other types of sand structures on coasts 5.3 Design process of a beach nourishment scheme 5.4 Study on morphological processes 5.4.1 Introduction 5.4.2 Required data 5.4.3 Elaboration of data 5.4.4 Prediction of future development 5.5 Design of beach fill 5.5.1 Introduction 5.5.2 Type of beach fill 5.5.3 Coastal profile for determination of fill quantity 5.5.4 Plan-form of beach fill 5.5.5 Adjusted SPM fill factor and renourishment factor 5.5.6 Execution aspects 5.6 Borrow area 5.6.1 Introduction 5.6.2 Sedimentological investigation 5.6.3 Morphological aspects 5.6.4 Environmental aspects 5.7 Transportation system 5.8 Monitoring programme 5.8.1 Introduction 5.8.2 Monitoring for execution purposes 5.8.3 Monitoring for project evaluation Chapter 6. Execution 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Design elements 6.2.1 Fill material 6.2.1.1 Sampling and testing of the native beach 6.2.1.2 Borrow area soil investigation 6.2.2 Borrow area and sand-fill 6.2.3 relation beach slope / erosion and soil characteristics 6.2.4 Reclamation area 6.3 Execution works 6.3.1 Methods of execution 6.3.2 Monitoring during dredging 6.3.3 Costs 6.3.4 Tender information Chapter 7. Quality assurance and reliability analysis 7.1 Introduction 7.2Quality assurance 7.2.1 Introduction 7.2.2 Definitions 7.2.3. Principle of the quality system 7.2.4 Cost effects of quality assurance 7.3 Reliability analysis 7.3.1 Introduction 7.3.2 Definitions 7.3.3. Principles of the reliability analysis 7.3.4 Cost effects reliability analysis 7.4 Design of a beach nourishment scheme 7.4.1 Quality assurance 7.4.1.1 Introduction 7.4.1.2 Quality plan: Design of a beach nourishment scheme 7.4.2 Reliability analysis 7.4.2.1 Introduction 7.4.2.2Reliability analysis from the contractor's point of view 7.4.2.3 Reliability analysis from the designer's point of view 7.5 Execution of a beach nourishment scheme 7.5.1 Quality assurance 7.5.1.1 Introduction 7.5.1.2 Quality plan : Work preparation 7.5.1.3 Quality plan : Actual execution 7.5.1.4 Quality plan: Delivery and product verification 7.5.2 Reliability analysis Chapter 8. Environmental aspects 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Digging 8.2.1 Noise 8.2.2 Visual hinder 8.2.3 Smell 8.2.4 Turbidity 8.2.5 Nutrients release 8.2.6 Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) 8.2.7 Effects on benthic communities and mobile animals8.2.8 Morphology, hydrodynamics, geohydrology 8.3 Transport phase 8.4 Disposal (nourishment) area 8.4.1 Noise 8.4.2 Visual hinder 8.4.3 Smell 8.4.4 Turbidity 8.4.5 BOD 8.4 6 Effects on benthic communities and mobile animals 8.4.7 Morphology, hydrodynamics, geohydrology, landscape 8.5 Monitoring 8.6 Conclusions and recommendations Chapter 9. Evaluation of case studies 9.1 General 9.2 One-line models 9.2.1 Sylt 9.2.2 Zeebrugge 9.2.3 Flushing 9.2.4 Ameland 9.3 Two-line models 9.3.1 Sylt 9.3.2 Zeebrugge 9.3.3 Ameland 9.4 Summary of conclusions

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