Abstract
This conference was sponsored jointly by the Council on Wave Research and the University of Florida The National Science Foundation assisted by making a grant to pay the travel expenses of some of the foreign authors. Appreciation is expressed to the University of Florida Coastal Engineering Laboratory and to the Jacksonville District of the Corps of Engineers for photographs supplied to illustrate the cover and the section title pages of this publication.
Highlights
A PULSATING WATER TUNNEL n open riser worm reducer closed riser test section cylinder with piston
Construction of two new districts - "Reforma" and Costa Verde" - which would not have been possible with artificial dune areas
Stone Barricades and Piles at Sea's Edge - Defence walls for their high cost can only be justified as a means of protecting coastal roads and urban areas
Summary
B) Two dunes with sheet piles are developing, the last dune is fixed by vegetation. V,.«T0 „ „.,, MAHA ALT*. Stone Barricades and Piles at Sea's Edge - Defence walls for their high cost can only be justified as a means of protecting coastal roads and urban areas. They are not the fit solution, to the problem of moving dunes. Costa Verde highway and wall was initiated in December, 1955, with the construction of the outer protective palisade shown in fig.. Costa Verde highway and wall was initiated in December, 1955, with the construction of the outer protective palisade shown in fig.7 At this point work was suspended and we have had a good opportunity to observe its behaviour with respect to the moving sands. The sand particles which had formerly penetrated this area were stopped up and plant growth allowed to flourish
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