SEDIMENT TRANSPORT AND BEACH TRANSFORMATION
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Keywords

sediment transport
beach transformation
lab investigation

How to Cite

Shibayama, T., & Horikawa, K. (1982). SEDIMENT TRANSPORT AND BEACH TRANSFORMATION. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(18), 88. https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v18.88

Abstract

Laboratory and field investigations were performed in order to formulate a predictive model of two-dimensional beach profile change. The observed transport was classified into six types, and transport formulas were deduced for each type based on a microscale description of sediment movement caused by wave action. A numerical model of two-dimensional beach transformation was then developed. Beach profile changes calculated with the model were then compared with the laboratory results. The model was found to give reasonable results except in the vicinity of the wave plunging point. The sediment transport calculation is based on a sinusoidal velocity profile. The model appeares to give good results as long as the wave motion can be reasonably approximated by linear wave theory.
https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v18.88
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