Coastal stabilization / Richard Silvester, John R.C. Hsu.

"First published as 'Coastal stabilization--innovative concepts', c1993, by Prentice Hall, Inc."--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Coastal environment. State of beach erosion. Engineering approach. Wave generation. Wave forecasting. Wave kinetics. Wave transformations. Beach processes. Origin beaches and dunes.Wave climate. Sediment movement beyond breaker line. Lateral movement in surf zone. Longshore drift. Effects of tides. Effectsof ocean currents. Estuarine conditions. Cohesive soils. Shingle beaches. Marine cliffs. Engineering aspects of coastal geomorphology. Geormorphology of coasts. Crenulate shaped bays. Physiographic units. Barrier beaches. Coastal defense. Cause of erosion. Dune stabilization. Previous solutions. New concepts. Shingle beaches. Cohesive soils. Cliff recession. Sea level rise. Applications of headland control. Design of headlands. Salient behind single offshore breakwater. Straight shoreline. Eroding embayment. Barrier island and spit. Alternative to groin field. Midification to ofshore breakwaters. Beach renourishment. Beach downcoast of harbour construction. Artificial and recreational beaches. Man-made island. Effecs of maritime structures. Scour due to normal waves. Scour due to short-crested waves. Scour at tip of breakwater. Alternatives to normal breakwaters. Bern breakwaters. Barrier beach breakwaters. Geotextile construction. Submerged platform breakwaters. Bypassing mechanisms. Dredging. Land dredging plants. Trucking. Effect of jetties. Weir jetties. Jet pumping. Sand fluidization. Wave reflection. Upcoast accretion. What direction coastal engineering. Costs. Need for reappraisal. Waves. Beach processes. Geomorphology of coasts. Coastal defense. Effects of maritime structures. Alternative to normal breakwaters. Bypassing mechanisms.

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