Print Email Facebook Twitter Groins and effects - minimizing liabilities Title Groins and effects - minimizing liabilities Author Lillevang, O.J. Corporate name TU Delft Date 1965-10-01 Abstract Wave and sand movement conditions must be right for a coastal groin to produce the beneficial effects it was built to achieve. Some groins produce no shoreline improvement; some groins prove harmful; some that act beneficially also cause harm elsewhere, and disputes follow. Design data are sparse, so experience and judgment become important design skills to a greater degree than in most engineering problems. Court decisions are described which, from the engineering standpoint, seem opposite in effect where physical conditions were similar. Conclusion is made that the engineer who undertakes projects including seacoast groins needs legal counsel, special engineering knowledge and experience, and a healthy respect for the continuing acceptability of the client's seacoast groins to neighboring proprietors. Subject groyneerosionliability Classification TPG210120 To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:f336e407-b2e1-443e-b7ea-80970cb7f80d Publisher ASCE Source Proceedings Santa Barbara specialty conference Part of collection Hydraulic Engineering Reports Document type report Rights (c) 1965 ASCE Files PDF santabarbara31.pdf 2.22 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:f336e407-b2e1-443e-b7ea-80970cb7f80d/datastream/OBJ/view