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The design of coastal structures is based on probabilistic events such as wave characteristics. But the design has to take into account the water level, which is generally chosen as the higher high water of large tides based on predictions. But due mainly to the influence of meteorologic conditions, these water levels are partly random in nature. The object of the present paper is to study the influence of the choice of this parameter for the design of coastal structures, with particular emphasis to those located along the St. Lawrence lower estuary. It is suggested that the design elevation should be some 30 cm higher than the one above.
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Ouellet, Y., Dupuis, P. (1988). Choice of Water Level Elevation for the Design of Coastal Structures. In: El-Sabh, M.I., Murty, T.S. (eds) Natural and Man-Made Hazards. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1433-9_28
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