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Figure - sect54owners0004
LOW COST SHORE PROTECTION - sect54owners0005
SHORELINE PROCESSES - sect54owners0006
Figure 1. Characteristics of Waves - sect54owners0007
Figure 2. Wave Diffraction and Reflection - sect54owners0008
Sediment Transport - sect54owners0009
Sediment Transport (Cont.) - sect54owners0010
Figure 3. Alongshore Sediment Transport
Seasonal Changes
Figure 4. Tidal Reference Elevations - sect54owners0013
THE EROSION PROBLEM - sect54owners0014
Figure 5. Causes of Bluff Erosion and Retreat - sect54owners0015
Low Erodible Plains and Sand Beaches.
Wetlands.
The Causes of Erosion - sect54owners0018
Figure - sect54owners0019
AVAILABLE OPTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION
BULKHEADS AND SEAWALLS - sect54owners0021
Figure 7. Uses of Bulkheads - sect54owners0022
Figure 8. Typical Revetment Section
BREAKWATERS - sect54owners0024
GROINS
Figure 10. Effects of Groins - sect54owners0026
BEACH FILLS - sect54owners0027
Figure 11. Beach Fill
INFILTRATION AND DRAINAGE CONTROLS - sect54owners0029
APPENDIX F contains information on specific materials that can be used for sill construction.
STRUCTURES AND FILLS - sect54owners0031
Figure - sect54owners0032
GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGN
Applicability to Shoreline Uses - sect54owners0034
Conditions in the General Area
Table 2. METHODS APPLICABLE TO VARIOUS SHOREFORMS
Table 3. COMPATIBILITY OF ALTERNATIVES WITH SHORELINE USES
Wave Heights - sect54owners0038
Figureb 13. Design Lake Levels (after U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ( 1981 a)
Strength - sect54owners0040
Figure 15. Rock Revetment
Figure 17. Concrete Slab Revetment
Filtering - sect54owners0043
With a properly designed filter, (Figure 20) some soil particles are coarser than the finest holes in
Flank Protection - sect54owners0045
Figure 21. Flank Protection
Structure Height - sect54owners0047
table 4. Wave Runup Heights
Environmental Factors - sect54owners0049
Availability of Materials
THE CONSTRUCTION STAGE
Site Accessibility
Sample specifications describing requirements of the work are shown in Figure 24.
QUARRYSTONE - sect54owners0054
SHEET PILING.'STEEL AND TIMBER
Inspecting the Work
Figure - sect54owners0057
CONCLUSIONS - sect54owners0058
Design Parameters - sect54owners0059
Device Selection
Figure 28. Site Evaluation Form for MArsh Plants ( U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (1980)
Backfill
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Design Example No. 2 - Quarrystone Revetmen
Select Sill Material
SELECTED CASE HISTORIES
Monoslab Revetment BEGIN FULL REVISONS HERE
The lesson here is the necessity of a firm foundation. Any fill material should be adequately
Improvements to the structure would include the following. First, the bags and fence should have
OTHER HELP
STATE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT OFFICES
Table 6. STATE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM OFFICES
Table 6. STATE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM OFFICES (Cont.) - sect54owners0075
Table 6. STATE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM OFFICES (Cont.) - sect54owners0076
Proprietary Devices and Specialty Materials - sect54owners0077
Table 7. Device or Material Manufacturer
Table 7. Device or Material Manufacturer (Cont.)
Other Sources of Information - sect54owners0080
Water Levels - sect54owners0081
GLOSSARY - sect54owners0082
GLOSSARY (cont.) - sect54owners0083
GLOSSARY (cont.) - sect54owners0084
GLOSSARY (cont.) - sect54owners0085
GLOSSARY (cont.) - sect54owners0086
GLOSSARY (cont.) - sect54owners0087
GLOSSARY (cont.) - sect54owners0088
GLOSSARY (cont.) - sect54owners0089
APPENDIX A - BULKHEADS AND SEAWALLS
Figure A -2. Aluminum Sheet Pile Bulkhead (photo Courtesy of Koppers Company, Inc.)
Figure A-4. Cantilever and Anchored Sheet Pile Bulkheads
Treated Timber - sect54owners0093
Steel
Hogwire Fencing and Stacked Bags - sect54owners0095
Treated Timber - sect54owners0096
Steel H-Piles and Railroad Ties
Figure A-10. Longard Tube Bulkhead
Figure A-11. Stacked Used Tire Bulkhead
Figure A-12. Used Concrete Pipe Bulkhead
APPENDIX B REVETMENTS
Prior to revetment construction, the existing ground should be graded to an appropriate slope
Figure B-3. Typical Quarrystone Revetment
Table B-1. Estimated Weight of Armor Stone
Concrete - sect54owners0105
CONCRETE BLOCK REVETMENTS - sect54owners0106
Gobi (Erco) and Jumbo Blocks and Mats - sect54owners0107
Turfblocks are patented units designed for hand placement on filter with their long axes parallel to
Figure B-6. Ercomat Revetment
Figure B-7. Turblock Revetment
Figure B-8. Control Block Revetment
Figure B-9. Shiplap Block Revetment
Terrafix Blocks - sect54owners0113
Figuire B-12. Stacked Bag Revetment
Burlap Bags - sect54owners0115
Figure B-14. Unfilled Gabions
Figure B-15. Gabion Revetment
Figure B-16. Steel Fuel barrel Revetment
APPENDIX C - BREAKWATERS
Figure C-1. Floating Breakwater Modules ( After U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ( 1978a)
FIXED BREAKWATERS - sect54owners0121
Figure C-2. Longard Tube Breakwater
Figure C-3. Sand-Filled Bag Breakwater
Gabions - sect54owners0124
Figure C-6. Gabion Breakwater
Figure C-7 Z- Wall
Figure C- 8 Surgebreaker Modules
Figure C- 10 . Sandgrabber
Figure C- 11. Quarrystone Breakwater
Figure C- 12. Use Tire and Timber Pile Breakwater
APPENDIX D - GROINS
Figure D- 2 Gabio Groin
Figure D- 3 Quarrystone Groin
Figure D- 4 Longard Tube Groin
Figure D- 5 Timber Sheet Pile Groin
Figure D- 6. Timber Crib Groin
APPENDIX E - VEGETATION
Figure E- 1. Marsh Vegetation
Table E-1. Plantic Specifications for Marsh Plants
Figure E- 2 Site Evaluation Form for Marsh Plants ( After U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ( 1980 )
Gulf Coast Marshes
Great Lakes Marshes
Table E-2. SELECTED BEACH AND DUNE GRASS PLANTING SPECIFICATIONS
Figure E- 3. Dune and BEach Vegetation
South Atlantic Region - sect54owners0145
Gulf Region
North Pacific Region
Great Lakes Region - sect54owners0148
APPENDIX F - PERCHED BEACHES
Concrete Boxes
RECOMMENDED READING
Shore Protection (General) - sect54owners0153
Permits and Regulations - sect54owners0154
LITERATURE CITED - sect54owners0155