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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/4592| Title: | Results of monitoring the disposal berm at Sand Island, Alabama. Report 1, Construction and first year's response |
| Authors: | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Mobile District Coastal Engineering Research Center (U.S.) Dredging Research Program (U.S.) Hands, Edward B. Bradley, K. Paul |
| Keywords: | Alabama coastal currents and waves Alabama coastal sediment transport Dauphin Island Alabama Ebb-tidal delta marginal ridge Mobile Bay ebb-tidal delta Monitoring seafloor stability Nearshore nourishment Onshore transport Seabed drifters Seafloor currents Sediment dispersion Sediment transport Shortened haul distances Submerged disposal berms Coastal changes Dredged material Dredging spoil |
| Publisher: | U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station. Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Description: | Technical Report Abstract: The Directorate of Civil Works of the US Army Corps of Engineers, the US Army Engineer District, Mobile, and the US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Coastal Engineering Research Center, are engaged in a cooperative effort to construct and monitor experimental submerged berms on the open seafloor offshore of Sand Island, AL. Described herein are the experimental placement methods used along with a comparison between expected results and those actually achieved. Background site information and measured environmental conditions are summarized. Results of the first year's monitoring are discussed. Results of continued monitoring will be included in later reports. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/4592 |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Report |
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| TR-DRP-90-2-Report-1.pdf | 11.27 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |