0.35
0.30
T3g_case 1
T3g_case 2
0.25
0.20
0.15
0.10
0.05
0.00
0.01
0.1
1
10
100
Concentration (g/l)
0.35
0.30
T3g
T3g_case 1
0.25
T3g_case 2
T3g_case 3
0.20
0.15
0.10
0.05
0.00
0.01
0.1
1
10
100
Concentration (g/l)
Figure 78. Measurements of sediment concentration for successive wave runs at
the same cross-shore transect for the plunging-breaker case (top
panel shows measurements from incipient breaker zone; bottom
panel shows measurements from midsurf zone)
Observed Beach Response
Spilling-breaker case
Chapter 5 discussed procedures for molding the sand to produce a beach that
has straight and parallel bathymetric contours. Figure 79 illustrates the condition
of the beach after exposure to 6 hr of wave and current forcing for the
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Longshore Sediment Transport Experiments
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