Evaluation of the physical process controlling beach changes adjacent to nearshore dredge pits

Coastal Engineering

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1224-1236

  Benedet, L ^a,b   List, J H ^c  

^a Marine Science and Biological Research Department   (United States)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach nourishment; Beach volume change; Delft3D; Delray Beach; Erosion hot spot; Numerical modeling; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; BEACHES; EROSION; LANDFORMS; MINES; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SHORE PROTECTION; SOIL MECHANICS;

BATHYMETRIC FEATURES; BEACH FILLS; BEACH NOURISHMENT; BEACH NOURISHMENT PROJECTS; BEACH RESPONSES; BED SHEAR STRESSES; BORROW PITS; DELFT3D; DELRAY BEACH; FEEDBACKS]; HOT SPOTS; MAIN PROCESSES; MODELING RESULTS; NEARSHORE; NUMERICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODELS; PHYSICAL PROCESSES; POSITIVE EFFECTS; PROJECT PERFORMANCES; RADIATION STRESSES; WAVE FORCES;

PROCESS CONTROL;

BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; BEACH EROSION; BEACH MORPHOLOGY; DREDGING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 56349123024     PISSN: 03783839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2008.06.008     Document Type: Article

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