LESSON 1: INTRODUCTIONApproach to Problem

BEACH PROFILE

Coastal Processes with Engineering Applications (Dean and Dalrymple)

PLANFORM

Coastal Processes with Engineering Applications (Dean and Dalrymple)

EXAMPLE: SURF ZONE

EXAMPLE: SWASH ZONE

EXAMPLE: BERM

Capistrano Beach, CA. jan.ucc.nau.edu/ ~rcb7/Oceanography.html

EXAMPLE: BARRIER ISLAND

Shorebirdworld.org

EXAMPLE: TIDAL INLET

WHERE IS THIS?

INDIAN RIVER INLET

EXAMPLE: BAY MOUTH BARRIER

BIG LAGOON, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CA

Periodic breaching by nature (or sometimes people)

EXAMPLE: SPIT

Homer Spit, Alaska. Built marine and loading facility. Smart?

EXAMPLE: BEACH NOURISHMENTBefore / after for nourishment in Florida, USACE

Dredge nourishing beach, www.iadc-dredging.com

EXAMPLE: NAVIGATIONAL ENTRANCES

mfproducts.nos.noaa.gov

Galveston Bay Entrance

Jetties

EXAMPLE: TIDAL SHOALS

NOAA

EXAMPLE: WEIR JETTY

Coastal Processes with Engineering Applications (Dean and Dalrymple)

EXAMPLE: OFFSHORE BREAKWATER

www.ambiental-hitos.com

Man-made

Natural, Note wave diffraction

EXAMPLE: GROIN

What happened here?