Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in design and construction of beach fill improvements. Here is what is discussed: 1. PROJECT OBJECTIVES, 2. PROJECT FEATURES, 3. DEFINE REGIONAL SETTING AND SITE HISTORY, 4. REACH DELINEATION, 5. EVALUATE SEDIMENT SOURCES.

Introductory technical guidance for civil and marine engineers interested in engineering aspects of beach-fill design. Here is what is discussed: 1. PROJECT OBJECTIVES 2. PROJECT FEATURES 3. DEFINE REGIONAL SETTING AND SITE HISTORY 4. REACH DELINEATION 5. EVALUATE SEDIMENT SOURCES.

Introductory technical guidance for civil and marine engineers interested in beach protection, management and design. Here is what is discussed: 1. BERM ELEVATION 2. BERM WIDTH 3. DUNE DIMENSIONS 4. DESIGN PROFILE SHAPE 5. OPTIMIZATION OF DESIGN PROFILE 6. CROSS-SECTIONAL FILL VOLUME REQUIREMENTS.

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, environmental engineers, marine engineers and construction managers interested in coastal geology. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. COASTAL TERMINOLOGY AND GEOLOGIC ENVIRONMENTS.

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, marine engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in failure modes of coastal structures. Here is what is discussed: 1. FAILURE MODES OF TYPICAL STRUCTURE TYPES, 2. SLOPING-FRONT STRUCTURES, 3. VERTICAL-FRONT STRUCTURES, 4. FLOATING STRUCTURES, 5. BEACH FILLS, 6. SCOUR POTENTIAL AND TOE FAILURE.

This book is written for engineers, students of coastal processes and laypersons interested in beach nourishment, which consists of the placement of large quantities of good quality sediment on the beach to advance the shoreline seaward. The improvement of project performance through proper design and the predictability of performance are emphasized. The overall longevity of a project is addressed as are local erosional areas. The roles which wave height, project length and sediment quality play in project performance are addressed quantitatively. The results are illustrated through reference to a number of monitored nourishment projects. Biological and economic aspects of beach nourishment are addressed.