Sand erosion at the toe of a gabion-protected dune face

Title

Sand erosion at the toe of a gabion-protected dune face

 Author

Chapman, A.

Faculty

Civil Engineering and Geosciences

 Department

Hydraulic Engineering

 Date

1992-06-01

 Abstract

The purpose of this research project was to study the manner in which erosion takes place the the toe of a dune slope protected by gabions, and to examine the response of the gabions to this erosion. A sand slope overlaid by model gabions was subjected to wave attack in a hydraulic flume, and periodic measurements of the bottom profile were taken. The results showed that the gabions performed well, and continued to provide protection to the slope even after a considerable amount of erosion and resulting deflection had taken place

 Subject

dune
gabion
shoreline proteciton

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 Publisher

TU Delft

 Source

report nr 1992-1

 Part of collection

Institutional Repository

 Document type

report

 Rights

(c ) 1992 A. Chapman
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