Open AccessPROTOTYPE APPLICATIONS OF A GENERALIZED SHORELINE CHANGE NUMERICAL MODEL
Author(s) -
Hans Hanson Krueger,
Mark B. Gravens,
Nicholas C. Kraus
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.v21.94
Subject(s) - seawall , revetment , shore , breakwater , bay , coastal engineering , geology , numerical models , oceanography , geotechnical engineering , numerical modeling , geophysics
Three case studies are described in which long-term shoreline response was simulated using a numerical model. One project was along Kachemak Bay, Alaska and involved evaluation of design alternatives that included a detached breakwater, beach fill, and a revetment. The second project was on the north New Jersey coast and characterized by a long seawall and numerous groins. The third project was a model test of shoreline change behind three detached breakwaters Lake Erie. The shoreline response model used, called GENESIS, is demonstrated to have applicability to a wide range of commonly encountered shore protection situations.