Performance Evaluation of Groynes for Protecting Coastlines - A Case Study of Alappad Coast
Author(s) : ANITHA JOSEPH, LALU MANGAL, TILBA THOMAS
Abstract
The effectiveness of transition groynes for the protection of Alappad coast is numerically investigated using the software MIKE 21. The study area comprises of a coastal stretch of 3.5 km along shore and 6.5 km offshore. Results reveal predominant longshore transport which favours selection of groynes as a coastal protection measure. Parametric studies are conducted to reach a suitable configuration of transition groynes that drastically reduces the sediment transport rate especially during monsoon. Design of the proposed groyne field is also presented.
Conference Title : International Conference on Advances in Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering - ACSEE 2013
Conference Date(s) : October 12-13, 2013
Place : Hotel Novotel Zurich West, Zurich, Switzerland
No fo Author(s) : 3
DOI : 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-43
Page(s) : 125 - 129
Electronic ISBN : 978-981-07-7965-8
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