EM 1110-2-1100 (Part V)
31 Jul 2003
EXAMPLE PROBLEM V-4-2
FIND:
Volume per unit length of shoreline required to widen the dry beach by 30 m (at the msl datum),
includes both the design berm and advance nourishment. Plot the existing profile and the final design
profile.
GIVEN:
Preproject beach profile is not representative of healthy (sediment-rich) conditions.
Existing condition beach profile (Example Figure A).
Representative design beach profile reflecting healthy (sediment-rich) conditions (Example
Figure B).
Berm height of 1.5 m and depth of closure of 5.5 m.
Native and fill sand median grain size are the same.
A
B
Existing Profile
Representative
2
2
Design Profile
0
0
-2
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
0
100
200
300
400
500
0
100
200
300
400
500
Distance from Baseline, m
Distance from Baseline, m
(Continued)
V-4-40
Beach Fill Design
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