Breach design for managed realignment sites

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Maritime Engineering

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-21

  Townend, I H ^a  

^a HR WALLINGFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coastal engineering; Design methods aids; Environment

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ESTUARIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHORE PROTECTION;

BREACH DESIGN; COAST DATA;

RETAINING WALLS;

DATA REDUCTION; ESTUARIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETAINING WALLS; SHORE PROTECTION;

COASTAL ENGINEERING; DESIGN; EROSION; ESTIMATION METHOD; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIDE; WALL;

EID: 41549144035     PISSN: 17417597     EISSN: 17517737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/maen.2008.161.1.9     Document Type: Article

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