Analysis of nourished profile instability following the fifth Hunting Island (SC) beach nourishment project

Coastal Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 117-136

  Kana, Timothy W ^a   Mohan, Ram K ^b  

^a CSE Baird   (United States)

^b Gahagan and Bryant Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EROSION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

BEACH NOURISHMENT; NOURISHED PROFILE STABILITY ANALYSIS;

BEACHES;

BEACH NOURISHMENT; BEACH PROFILE; EROSION CONTROL; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 0032071250     PISSN: 03783839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3839(98)00005-2     Document Type: Article

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