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Research Article| February 01, 1984 Quantitative predictions of beach-face slopes TSUGUO SUNAMURA TSUGUO SUNAMURA 1Institute of Geoscience, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information TSUGUO SUNAMURA 1Institute of Geoscience, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (1984) 95 (2): 242–245. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1984)95<242:QPOBS>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation TSUGUO SUNAMURA; Quantitative predictions of beach-face slopes. GSA Bulletin 1984;; 95 (2): 242–245. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1984)95<242:QPOBS>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Application of dimensional analysis to the major factors responsible for beach-slope changes yields the dimensionless parameter, Hb/g0.5D0.5T, where Hb is the breaking wave height, T is the wave period, D is the sediment grain size, and g is the acceleration due to gravity. Relationships between this parameter and beach-face slope, tan α, are determined by using the existing laboratory and field data to yield tan α = [0.013/(Hb/g0.5D0.5T)2] + 0.15 for the laboratory and tan α = 0.12/(Hb/g0.5D0.5T)0.5 for the field. These equations make possible the prediction of the beach slope. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.
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