Open AccessSEAWALLS AND SHORELINE PROTECTION
Author(s) -
Jan van de Graaff,
E.W. Bijker
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
proceedings of conference on coastal engineering/proceedings of ... conference on coastal engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2156-1028
pISSN - 0589-087X
DOI - 10.9753/icce.v21.155
Subject(s) - shore , environmental science , business , geology , oceanography
All over the world shore-parallel constructions (seawalls; revetments; bulkheads) suffer from damage. It is argued that these constructions are in fact frequently built at places where they shouldn't.