Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Beach Renourishment Principles

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
Beach Renourishment

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences ((BRIEFSEARTH))

  • 970 Accesses

Abstract

This chapter provides a discussion of fundamental beach renourishment principles, including the need for preliminary investigations, sources of sediment for beach renourishment, methods of beach renourishment, design considerations, techniques for monitoring changes, assessment of performance and modelling.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  • Acworth C, Lawson S (2011) The Tweed River entrance sand bypassing project ten years of managing operations in a highly variable coastal system. In: Proceedings of the 20th NSW coastal conference, Tweed Heads, pp 1–23

    Google Scholar 

  • Anders FJ, Hansen M (1990) Beach and borrow site investigation for a beach nourishment at Ocean City, Maryland. US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station, Coastal Engineering Research Center, Technical Report 90–5

    Google Scholar 

  • Ashley GM, Halsey SD, Farrell SC (1987) A study of beach fill longevity: Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Proc Coast Sediments 87:1188–1202

    Google Scholar 

  • Benedet L, Finkl CW, Dobrochinski JPH (2013) Optimization of nearshore dredge pit design to reduce impacts on adjacent beaches. J Coastal Res 29:519–525

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Berg DW, Duane DB (1968) Effect of particle size and distribution on stability of artificially filled beach, Presque Isle Peninsula, Pennsylvania. In: Proceedings 11th conference Great Lakes research, pp 161–178

    Google Scholar 

  • Bird ECF (1991) Changes on artificial beaches in Port Phillip Bay, Australia. Shore Beach 59:19–27

    Google Scholar 

  • Bird ECF (1996) Beach management. Wiley, Chichester

    Google Scholar 

  • Blott SJ, Pye K (2004) Morphological and sedimentological changes on an artificially nourished beach, Lincolnshire, UK. J Coastal Res 20:214–233

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Boak EH, Jackson LA, McGrath JE, Brosnan MP (2001) An overview of gold coast coastal management, 1960–2001. In: Coasts and ports conference 2001: proceedings of the 15th Australasian coastal and ocean engineering conference, the 8th Australasian port and harbour conference, Institute of Engineers, Australia, pp 561–566

    Google Scholar 

  • Boswood PK, Murray RJ (2001) Worldwide sand bypassing systems: data report. Coastal Services technical report R20. Conservation technical report No. 15 (online). Report produced for the Queensland Government, Environmental Protection Agency. 2001. ISSN 1037-4701

    Google Scholar 

  • Boswood P, Voisey CJ, Victory SJ, Robinson DA, Dyson AR, Lawson SR (2005) Beach response to Tweed River entrance sand bypassing operations. In: Proceedings of the 2005 coasts and ports conference, Australia, pp 124–199

    Google Scholar 

  • Bruun P (1990) Beach nourishment—improved economy through better profiling and backpassing from offshore sources. J Coastal Res 6:265–277

    Google Scholar 

  • Bruun P (1996) Navigation and sand bypassing procedures at inlets: technical management and cost aspects. J Coastal Res 23:113–119

    Google Scholar 

  • Bruun P, Willekes G (1992) Bypassing and backpassing at harbours, navigation channels and tidal entrances: use of shallow-draft hopper dredgers with pump-out capabilities. J Coastal Res 4:687–701

    Google Scholar 

  • Campbell TJ, Beachler K (1984) The 1983 beach restoration of Pompano and Lauderdale by the sea. Shore Beach 52:21–26

    Google Scholar 

  • Campbell TJ, Benedet L (2006) Beach nourishment magnitudes and trends in the U.S. J Coastal Res 39:57–64 (special issue)

    Google Scholar 

  • Campbell JF, Moberley R (1984) USA-Hawaii. In: Walker HJ (ed) Artificial Structures and Shorelines. Louisiana State University, USA, pp 1–4

    Google Scholar 

  • Capobianco M, Hanson H, Larson M, Steetzel H, Stive MJF, Chatelus Y, Hamm L, Aarninkhof S, Karambas T (2002) Nourishment design and evaluation. Applicability Model Concepts 47:113–135

    Google Scholar 

  • Castelle B, Lazarow N, Marty G, Tomlinson R (2006) Impact of beach nourishment on Coolangatta Bay morphology over the period 1995–2005. In: Proceedings of the 15th NSW coastal conference, pp 1–12

    Google Scholar 

  • Chill J, Butcher C, Dyson W (1989) Beach nourishment with fine sand at Carslbad, California. Proc Coast Zone 89:2091–2103

    Google Scholar 

  • Chou IB, Powell GM, Winton TC (1983) Assessment of beach fill performance by excursion analysis. Proc Coast Zone 83:2361–2386

    Google Scholar 

  • Ciprani LE, Dreoni AM, Pranzini E (1992) Nearshore morphological and sedimentological evolution induced by beach restoration: a case study. Bollettino di Oceanologica Teorica ed Applicata 10:279–295

    Google Scholar 

  • CIRIA (2010) Beach management manual (report no. C685). CIRIA, London

    Google Scholar 

  • Clarke J, Brookes S (2008) Practical aspects of executing renourishment schemes on mixed beaches. Science Report SCH00608B0FD-E-P (online), Environment Agency

    Google Scholar 

  • Cooper NJ (1998) Assessment and prediction of Poole Bay (UK) sand replenishment schemes: application of data to Fuhrboter and Verhargen models. J Coastal Res 14:353–359

    Google Scholar 

  • Cooper JAG, Pilkey OH (2004) Alternatives to the mathematical modelling of beaches. J Coastal Res 20:641–644

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Coughlan PM (1989) Noosa Beach—coastal engineering works to mitigate the erosion problem. In: 9th annual conference coastal & ocean engineering, pp 198–203

    Google Scholar 

  • Cunningham RT (1966) Evaluation of Bahamaian oolitic aragonite sand for Florida beach nourishment. Shore Beach 34:18–21

    Google Scholar 

  • Davis RA Jr, Wang P, Silverman BR (2000) Comparison of the performance of three adjacent and differently constructed beach nourishment projects on the Gulf Peninsula of Florida. J Coastal Res 16:396–407

    Google Scholar 

  • De Lange WP, Healy TR (1990) Renourishment of a flood-tidal delta adjacent beach, Tauranga Harbour, New Zealand. J Coastal Res 6:627–640

    Google Scholar 

  • Dean RG (1977) Equilibrium beach profiles: U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. Ocean Engineering Report 12

    Google Scholar 

  • Dean RG (1983) Principles of beach nourishment. In: Komar PD (ed) Handbook of coastal processes and erosion. CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp 53–84

    Google Scholar 

  • Dean RG (1991) Equilibrium beach profiles: characteristics and applications. J Coastal Res 7:53–84

    Google Scholar 

  • Dean RG (1995) Beach renourishment planform considerations. In: Proceedings, coastal dynamics 1995, American Society of Civil Engineers, pp 533–546

    Google Scholar 

  • Dean RG (2000) Beach renourishment design: consideration of sediment characteristics. In: Proceedings of the 2000 national conference on beach preservation technology. Florida Shore and Beach Preservation Association, pp 41–63

    Google Scholar 

  • Dean RG (2002) Beach nourishment: theory and practice. Advanced series on ocean engineering, vol 18, World Scientific Publishing, p 399

    Google Scholar 

  • Delft Hydraulics Laboratory (1992) Southern Gold Coast littoral sand supply. Delft, The Netherlands

    Google Scholar 

  • Dornhelm RB (1995) The Coney Island public beach and boardwalk improvement of 1923. Shore Beach 63:7–11

    Google Scholar 

  • Downie KA, Saaitink H (1983) An artificial cobble beach for erosion control. Proc Coast Struct 83:846–859

    Google Scholar 

  • Duvivier P (1991) Mablethorpe to Skegness Sea Defences Strategy Study. Report to the National Rivers Authority. Peterborugh, UK

    Google Scholar 

  • Eddison J (1983) The evolution of the barrier beaches between Fairlight and Hythe. Geogr J 149:39–53

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Edge BL, Cruz-Castro O, Magoon OT (2002) Recycled glass for beach nourishment. In: Proceedings 28th international conference on coastal engineering. Cardiff, Wales, pp 3630–3641

    Google Scholar 

  • Eitner V, Ragutzki G (1994) Effects of artificial beach nourishment on nearshore sediment distribution (Island of Nordeney, Southern North Sea). J Coastal Res 10:637–650

    Google Scholar 

  • Elko NA, Holman RA, Gelfenbaum G (2005) Quantifying the rapid evolution of a nourishment project with video imagery. J Coastal Res 21:633–645

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Evangelista S, La Monica GB, Landini B (1992) Artificial beach nourishment using fine crushed limestone gravel at Terracina (Latium, Italy). Bollettino di Oceanologica Teorica ed Applicata 10:273–278

    Google Scholar 

  • Everard CE (1962) Mining and shoreline evolution near St. Austell Cornwall. Trans Roy Geol Soc Cornwall 19:199–219

    Google Scholar 

  • Everts CH, De Wall A, Czerniak MT (1974) Behaviour of beach fill at Atlantic City, New Jersey. In: Proceedings of 14th conference on coastal engineering, pp 1370–1388

    Google Scholar 

  • Finkl CW (1981) Beach nourishment, a practical method of erosion control. Geo-Mar Lett 1:155–161

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Finkl CW (1993) Pre-emptive strategies for enhanced sand bypassing and beach replenishment activities in southeast Florida: a geological perspective. J Coastal Res 18: 59–89 (special issue)

    Google Scholar 

  • Finkl CW (1996) Beach fill from recycled glass: a new technology for mitigation of localized erosional ‘hot spots’ in Florida. In: Proceedings of the 9th national conference on beach preservation technology (Tallahassee, Florida), Tallahassee, Florida Shore and Beach Preservation Association, pp 174–175

    Google Scholar 

  • Finkl CW, Walker HJ (2004) Beach nourishment. In: Schwartz M (ed) The encyclopedia of coastal science. Kluwer, Dordrecht, pp 147–161

    Google Scholar 

  • Firman K, Kemp J, Finch D, Mallia A, Sciortino J (2011) Designing a sustainable beach replenishment scheme for a site in Malta. J Coastal Res 61:36–43

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Fotheringham DG, Goodwins DR (1990) Monitoring the Adelaide beach system. In: Proceedings of 1990 workshop on coastal zone management, Yeppoon, Queensland, pp 118–132

    Google Scholar 

  • Foxley JC, Shave K (1983) Beach monitoring and shingle recharge. In: Shoreline protection conference, Telford, London, pp 163–170

    Google Scholar 

  • Fulford ET, Grosskopf WG (1989) Storm protection project design, Ocean City, Maryland. Beach Preserv Technol 89:239–248

    Google Scholar 

  • Galster RW, Schwartz ML (1990) Ediz Hook—a case study of coastal erosion and rehabilitation. J Coastal Res 6:103–114 (special issue)

    Google Scholar 

  • Gares PA, Wang Y, White SA (2006) Using LIDAR to monitor a beach nourishment project at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, USA. J Coastal Res 22:1206–1219

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Griggs GB (1990) Littoral drift impoundment and beach nourishment in northern Monterey Bay, California. J Coastal Res 6:115–126 (special issue)

    Google Scholar 

  • Grove RS, Sonu CJ, Dykstra DH (1987) Fate of massive sediment injection on a smooth shoreline at San Onofre, California. In: Proceedings of coastal sediments, vol 87, pp 531–538

    Google Scholar 

  • Guerin B (1984) Beach restoration, Mentone, Port Phillip Bay, Victoria. In: Knight MJ, Minty EJ, Smith RB (eds) Case studies in engineering geology, hydrogeology and environmental geology, vol 11. Geological Society of Australia, pp 398–410 (special publication)

    Google Scholar 

  • Hall JV (1952) Artificially constructed and nourished beaches in coastal engineering. In: Proceedings of 3rd coastal engineering conference, pp 119–133

    Google Scholar 

  • Hallermeier RJ (1981) A profile zonation for seasonal sand beaches from wave climate. Coast Eng 4:253–277

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Hamm L, Capobianco M, Dette HH, Lechuga A, Spanoff R, Stive MJF (2002) A summary of European experience with shore nourishment. Coastal Eng 47:237–264

    Google Scholar 

  • Hanson H, Brampton A, Capobianco M, Dette HH, Hamm L, Laustrup C, Lechuga A, Spanhoff R (2002) Beach nourishment projects, practices, and objectives—a European overview. Coast Eng 47:81–111

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Hartog WM, Benedet L, Walstra DJR, Van Koningsveld M, Stive MJF, Finkl CW (2008) Mechanisms that influence the performance of beach nourishment; a case study in Delray Beach, Florida, USA. J Coastal Res 1304–1319

    Google Scholar 

  • Healy TR, Kirk RM, De Lange WP (1990) Beach renourishment in New Zealand. J Coastal Res 6:77–90 (special issue)

    Google Scholar 

  • Houston JR (1990) Discussion of editorial by O.H. Pilkey (1990) and paper by Leonard et al. (1990). J Coastal Res 6:1023–1035

    Google Scholar 

  • Houston JR (1991) Rejoinder to discussion of Pilkey and Leonard (1990). J Coastal Res 7:565–577

    Google Scholar 

  • Houston JR (1995) Beach replenishment. Shore Beach 63:21–24

    Google Scholar 

  • Hydraulics Research Station (1970) Colliery waste dumping on the Durham Coast. Report 521. Wallingford, UK

    Google Scholar 

  • Ibe AC, Awosika LF, Ibe CE, Inegbedion LE (1991) Monitoring of the 1985–86 beach nourishment project at Bar Beach, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. Proc Coast Zone 91:534–552

    Google Scholar 

  • James WR (1974) Beach fill stability and borrow material structure. Proc Coastal 1334–1344

    Google Scholar 

  • James WR (1975) Techniques in evaluating stability of borrow material for beach nourishment. US Army Coastal Engineering Research Center, Technical Manual 60

    Google Scholar 

  • Jansen WA (1985) Shore stabilization and beach nourishment, Illinois Beach State Park. Shore Beach 53:3–6

    Google Scholar 

  • Jelgersma S (1975) Netherlands. In: Bird ECF, Schwartz ML (eds) The world’s coastline. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, pp 343–352

    Google Scholar 

  • Johnson JW (1959) The littoral drift problem at shoreline harbours. J Waterways Harbors Div Proc Amer Soc Civil Eng 124:525–555

    Google Scholar 

  • Jones JCE, Schafter IF (1986) Case studies of beach nourishment in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Manual on Artificial Beach Nourishment, Delft Hydraulics Laboratory, Netherlands, pp 26–36

    Google Scholar 

  • Kana TW (1989) Erosion and beach restoration at Seabrook Island, South Carolina. Shore Beach 57:3–18

    Google Scholar 

  • Kana TW, Stevens FD (1990) Beach and dune restoration following Hugo. Shore Beach 58:57–63

    Google Scholar 

  • Kerckaert P, Paul PL, Roovers AN, De Cand TP (1986) Artificial beach nourishment on Belgian east coast. J Waterways Port Coast Ocean Eng 112:560–571

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kirk RM, Weaver RJ (1985) Coastal erosion and beach re-nourishment at Washdyke Lagoon, South Canterbury, New Zealand. Proc Australasian Conf Coast Ocean Eng 1:519–524

    Google Scholar 

  • Komar PD (2007) The design of stable and aesthetic beach fills: learning from nature. Coast Sediments 7(2007):420–433

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Krumbein WC (1957) A method for specification of sand for beach fills. Technical Memorandum 102, Beach Erosion Board, Corps of Engineers

    Google Scholar 

  • Kuang CP, Pan Y, Zhang Y, Liu SG, Yang YX, Zhang JB, Dong P (2011) Performance evaluation of a beach nourishment project at West Beach in Beidaihe, China. J Coastal Res 27:769–783

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kumada T, Uda T, Serizawa M, Ishii H, Nakamura T, Oki Y (2007) Numerical simulation and field experiment on beach nourishment using coarse materials. In: Proceedings of 4th international conference on Asian and Pacific Coasts, pp 1094–1105

    Google Scholar 

  • Kunz H (1990) Artificial beach nourishment on Nordeney, a case study. In: Proceedings of 22nd coastal engineering conference, pp 3254–3267

    Google Scholar 

  • Leonard LA, Clayton T, Pilkey OH (1990a) An analysis of replenished beach design parameters on U.S. East Coast barrier islands. J Coastal Res 6:15–36

    Google Scholar 

  • Leonard LA, Dixon KL, Pilkey OH (1990b) A comparison of beach replenishment on the U.S. Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts. J Coastal Res 6:127–140 (special issue)

    Google Scholar 

  • Louisse CJ, Kuik AJ (1990) Coastal defence alternatives in the Netherlands. In: Proceedings of 22nd conference on coastal engineering, pp 1.1–1.14

    Google Scholar 

  • Macintosh KJ, Anglin CD (1988) Artificial beach units on Lake Michigan. In: Proceedings of 21st conference on coastal engineering, pp 2840–2854

    Google Scholar 

  • Makowski C, Rusenko K (2007) Recycled glass cullet as an alternative beach fill material: results of biological and chemical analyses. J Coastal Res 23:545–552

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Makowski C, Finkl CW, Rusenko K (2011) Using recycled glass cullet for coastal protection: a review of geotechnical, biological, & abiotic analyses. J Coastal Res 64:1362–1366 (special issue)

    Google Scholar 

  • Marsh JK, Pillsworth MW, Kenny AJ (1997) Application of innovative fluorescent artificial sand and silt tracers for maintenance dredging optimisation, beneficial use and environmental dredging. In: Proceedings of 2nd Asian and Australasian ports and harbours conference 1997, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, pp 173–188

    Google Scholar 

  • McComb P, Black KP (2004) Detailed observations of littoral transport using artificial sediment tracer in a high-energy, rocky reef and iron sand environment. J Coastal Res 21:358–373

    Google Scholar 

  • McFarland S, Whitcombe L, Collins M (1994) Recent shingle beach renourishment schemes in the UK: some preliminary observations. Ocean Coast Manag 25:143–149

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Mocke R, Edwards A, Barr S (2005) A review of sand bypassing techniques for Bandy Creek Boat Harbour, Esperance. In: Proceedings of the 2005 coasts and ports conference, Australia, pp 131–136

    Google Scholar 

  • Møller JT (1990) Artificial beach nourishment on the Danish North Sea coast. J Coastal Res 6:1–10 (special issue)

    Google Scholar 

  • Moritz H, Puckette T, Marsh J, Boudreau R, Siipola M, Ott M (2011) Utilising sediment tracer studies to evaluate transport pathways at the mouth of the Columbia River, USA. In: Proceedings of coastal sediments conference, Florida, pp 1565–1579

    Google Scholar 

  • Nankervis L (2005) Beach nourishment with the submarine sandshifter. In: Proceedings of the 2005 coasts and ports conference, Australia, pp 341–344

    Google Scholar 

  • Neilson AF (1994) Subaqueous beach fluctuations on the Australian South-Eastern seaboard. Australian Civil Eng Trans CE36:57–56

    Google Scholar 

  • Newman DE (1976) Beach replenishment: sea defences and a review of the role of artificial beach replenishment. Proc Inst Civil Eng 60:445–460

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Nicholls RJ (1990) Managing erosion problems on shingle beaches: British experience. In: Proceedings of 3rd European Workshop on Coastal Zones, pp 2.35–2.36

    Google Scholar 

  • Nordstrom KF (2000) Beaches and dunes of developed coasts. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

    Book  Google Scholar 

  • Nordstrom KF, Allen JR (1980) Geomorphologically compatible solutions to beach erosion. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie, Supplementband 34:142–154

    Google Scholar 

  • Nordstrom KF, Allen JR, Sherman, DJ, Psuty NP (1979) Management considerations for beach nourishment at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Coastal Eng 2:215–236

    Google Scholar 

  • Noyce T (1993) Beach and offshore sand modelling in South Australia. G.I.S Section, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Adelaide

    Google Scholar 

  • NRC (National Research Council) (1995) Beach nourishment and protection, commission on engineering and technical systems. National Academy Press, Washington D.C.

    Google Scholar 

  • Nunny RS (1978) A survey of the dispersal of colliery waste from Lynemouth Beach, Northumberland. Technical Report 43, M.A.F.F., Great Yarmouth

    Google Scholar 

  • Ojeda E, Ruessink BG, Guillen J (2008) Morphodynamic response of a two-barred beach to shoreface nourishment. Coast Eng 55:1185–1196

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Oliveira JF, Muehe D (2013) Identification of the occurrence of compatible sediments for beach nourishment in the inner continental shelf between the towns of Niterói and Macaé—Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. J Integr Coast Zone Manage 13(1):89–99 (in Portuguese, English abstract)

    Google Scholar 

  • Oliveira FSBF, Freire P, Sancho F, Vicente CM, Clímaco C (2011) Rehabilitation and protection of Colwyn Bay beach: a case study. J Coastal Res 64:1272–1276 (special issue)

    Google Scholar 

  • Papps D, Priestley S (2005) Design and performance of replenishment projects on Auckland’s eastern beaches. In: Proceedings of the 2005 coasts and ports conference, Australia, pp 125–130

    Google Scholar 

  • Parry GD, Collett LC (1985) The control of seagrass in the Rosebud-Rye region of Port Phillip Bay. Coastal Unit Technical Report 2, Ministry for Planning and Environment, Victoria, Australia

    Google Scholar 

  • Paskoff R, Petiot R (1990) Coastal progradation as a by-product of human activity: an example from Chañaral Bay, Atacama Desert, Chile. J Coastal Res 6:91–102 (special issue)

    Google Scholar 

  • Pearson DR, Riggs SR (1981) Relationship of surface sediments on the lower forebeach and nearshore shelf to beach nourishment at Wrightsville Beach, N.C. Shore Beach 49:26–31

    Google Scholar 

  • Pezzuto PR, Resgalla JRC, Abreu JGN, Menezes JT (2006) Environmental impacts of nourishment of Balneario Camboriu Beach, SC, Brazil. J Coastal Res 39:863–868 (special issue)

    Google Scholar 

  • Pilkey OH (1990) A time to look back at beach replenishment. J Coastal Res 6:iii–vii

    Google Scholar 

  • Pilkey OH (1995) The fox guarding the hen house. J Coastal Res 11:iii–v

    Google Scholar 

  • Pilkey OH, Clayton TD (1987) Beach replenishment: the national solution? In: Proceedings of coastal zone ’87 conference, New York, pp 1408–1419

    Google Scholar 

  • Pilkey OH, Clayton TD (1989) Summary of beach replenishment experience on U.S. East Coast barrier islands. J Coastal Res 5:147–159

    Google Scholar 

  • Pilkey OH, Leonard LA (1990) Reply to Houston discussion. J Coastal Res 6:1047–1057

    Google Scholar 

  • Pluijm M (1990) Seaward coastal defence for the Dutch coast. In: Proceedings of 22nd conference on coastal engineering, pp 2010–2017

    Google Scholar 

  • Poff M, Bass A, Sweeney R, Bahlinger K, Chatellier M (2011) Feasibility study analysis for riverine sand mining/Scofield Island restoration. J Coastal Res 59:235–245 (special issue)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Posford D (1998) Review of Lincshore renourishment strategy study. Report prepared for the Environment Agency, Anglian Region

    Google Scholar 

  • Psuty NP (1984) USA New Jersey and New York. In: Walker H J (ed) Artificial structures and shorelines. Louisiana State University, pp 71–78

    Google Scholar 

  • Psuty NP, Moreira ME (1990) Nourishment of a cliffed coastline, Praia da Rocha, the Algarve, Portugal. J Coastal Res 6:21–32 (special issue)

    Google Scholar 

  • Ramana Murthy MV, Mani JS, Subramanian BR (2008) Evolution and performance of beach fill at Ennore Seaport, southeast coast of India. J Coastal Res 24:232–243

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Riddell KJ, Young SW (1992) The management and creation of beaches for coastal defence. J Int Water Res Manage 139:588–597

    Google Scholar 

  • Roberts TM, Wang P (2012) Four year performance and associated controlling factors of several beach nourishment projects along three adjacent barrier islands, west central Florida, USA. Coast Eng 70:21–39

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Roellig DA (1989) Shoreline response to beach nourishment. Proc Coastal Zone 89:2104–2109

    Google Scholar 

  • Roelvink JA (1989) Feasibility of offshore nourishment of Dutch sandy coast. In: International Conference on Hydraulic and Environmental Modelling of Coastal, Estuarine and River Waters, Bradford, pp 107–114

    Google Scholar 

  • Royal HaskoningDHV (2009) Sand engine, Holland: environmental impact assessment

    Google Scholar 

  • Schwartz RK, Musialawski FR (1977) Nearshore disposal: onshore sediment transport. Proc Coast Sediments 77:85–101

    Google Scholar 

  • Schwartz ML, Marti JLJ, Herrera JF, Montero GG (1991) Artificial nourishment at Varadero Beach. Cuba Coast Sediments 91:2081–2088

    Google Scholar 

  • She K, Trim L, Horn D A, Canning P (2007) Effects of permeability on the performance of mixed sand-gravel beaches. In: Proceedings of the 6th International symposium on coastal engineering and science of coastal sediment process, New Orleans, Louisiana, pp 520–530

    Google Scholar 

  • Sherman DJ, Bauer BO, Nordstrom KF, Allen JR (1990) A tracer study of sediment transport in the vicinity of a groin: New York, USA. J Coastal Res 6:427–438

    Google Scholar 

  • Shuisky YD (1994) An experience of studying artificial ground terraces as a means of coastal protection. Ocean Coast Manag 22:127–139

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Silvester R (1974) Coastal engineering. Elsevier, Amsterdam

    Google Scholar 

  • Silvester R (1976) Headland defense of coasts. Coast Eng 1:1394–1406

    Google Scholar 

  • So CL (1974) Some coast changes around Aberystwyth and Tanybwlch, Wales. Trans Inst Brit Geogr 62:143–153

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Stive MJF, Nicholls RL, De Vriend HJ (1991) Sea level rise and shore nourishment: a discussion. J Coast Eng 16:147–163

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Stive M, Schipper M, Luijendijk A, Theil de Vries J, Aarninkhof S, Gelder-Maas C, Theil de Vries S, Henriquez M, Marx S, Ranasinghe R (2013) A new alternative to saving our beaches from sea-level rise: the sand engine. J Coastal Res 29:1001–1008

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Sudar RA, Pope J, Hillyer T, Crumm J (1995) Shore protection projects of the U.S Army Corps of Engineers. Shore Beach 63:3–16

    Google Scholar 

  • Thompson CL (1987) Beach nourishment monitoring on the Great Lakes. Proc Coast Sediments 87:1203–1215

    Google Scholar 

  • Uda T, Naito K, Kanda Y (1991) Field experiment on sand bypass of the Iioka Coast. Coast Eng Jpn 34:205–220

    Google Scholar 

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (1994) Shoreline protection and beach erosion control study—Phase 1: cost comparison of shoreline protection projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

    Google Scholar 

  • US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) (1991) Sand bypassing system, engineering and design manual. Washington DC

    Google Scholar 

  • US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) (2002) Coastal engineering manual. Washington DC

    Google Scholar 

  • Usoro EJ (2010) Nigeria. In: Bird ECF (ed) Encyclopedia of the world’s coastal landforms. Springer, Dordrecht, pp 949–952

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  • Vera Cruz D (1972) Artificial nourishment at Copacabana Beach. In: Proceedings of 13th coastal engineering conference, pp 1451–1463

    Google Scholar 

  • Verhagen HJ (1992) Method for artificial beach nourishment. In: Proceedings 23rd International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Venice, Italy, pp 2474–2485

    Google Scholar 

  • Walton TL, Dean RG (1976) Use of outer bars of inlets as sources of beach nourishment material. Shore Beach 44:13–19

    Google Scholar 

  • Walton TL, Purpura JS (1977) Beach nourishment along the southeast Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Shore Beach 45:10–18

    Google Scholar 

  • Weggel JR (1995) A primer on monitoring beach nourishment projects. Shore Beach 63(3):20–24

    Google Scholar 

  • Weggel JR, Sorensen RM (1991) Performance of the 1986 Atlantic City, New Jersey, beach nourishment project. Shore Beach 55:2–11

    Google Scholar 

  • Williams AT, Micallef A (2009) Beach management: principles and practice. Earthscan, London

    Google Scholar 

  • Willis DH, Price WA (1975) Trends in the application of research to solve coastal engineering problems. In: Hails JR, Carr AP (eds) Nearshore sediment dynamics and sedimentation. Wiley, New York, pp 111–122

    Google Scholar 

  • Willmington RH (1983) The renourishment of Bournemouth beach 1974-1975. In: Proceedings of shoreline protection conference, September 1982, Telford, London, pp 157–162

    Google Scholar 

  • Wynne AA (1984) Adelaide coast protection strategy review. Coast Protection Board, South Australia

    Google Scholar 

  • Zenkovich VP, Schwartz ML (1987) Protecting the Black Sea-Georgian SSR gravel coast. J Coastal Res 3:201–209

    Google Scholar 

  • Zunica M (1990) Beach behaviour and defences along the Lido di Jesolo, Gulf of Venice, Italy. J Coastal Res 6:709–719

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Geography, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Eric Bird

  2. Royal HaskoningDHV, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Nick Lewis

Authors
  1. Eric Bird
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Nick Lewis
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Eric Bird .

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2015 The Author(s)

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Bird, E., Lewis, N. (2015). Beach Renourishment Principles. In: Beach Renourishment. SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09728-2_4

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation