Plans for Reduction of Shoaling in Brunswick Harbor and Jekyll Creek, Georgia: Hydraulic Model Investigation

Plans for Reduction of Shoaling in Brunswick Harbor and Jekyll Creek, Georgia: Hydraulic Model Investigation
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Publisher:
Total Pages: 209
Release: 1972
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A fixed-bed model of Brunswick Harbor, constructed to scales of 1:500 horizontally and 1:100 vertically, reproduced approximately 67 square miles of prototype area beginning in St. Simons Sound and extending to the upper portions of the Brunswick and Turtle Rivers and including all of East River and Academy Creek, the extensive system of saltwater creeks and marshes that affect tidal action in the area, and the Intracoastal Waterway from Brunswick River through Jekyll Creek to the U.S. Highway 84 Bridge. The model was equipped with the necessary appurtenances for the accurate reproduction of tides, tidal currents, shoaling patterns, and other significant prototype phenomena. The primary purpose of the model study was to test the effectiveness of proposed plans for the reduction of shoaling in Brunswick Harbor; however, tests of plans to reduce shoaling in Jekyll Creek were later added to the overall testing program. (Author).

Coastal Protection

Coastal Protection
Author: Pile Buck
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2012-10
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1300249153

With today's problems surrounding shoreline protection, this book should be of great assistance. This manual contains a compilation of 2 Navy and 2 Corps manuals all relative to the subject of coastal protection and the affects tidal action has on our shorelines. The titles included are: Coastal Protection is a U.S. Navy publication which deals specifically with waves and their characteristics. In order to prepare safe designs, the normal and extreme waves which will act against the structure must be evaluated so that a design wave can be selected. Pilebuck takes the user through this phase into the application of data to actual design of breakwaters and seawalls. Storm Surge Analysis: High tides and wind-generated waves combine to provide a potential for abnormally high water levels and flooding during hurricanes or other serious storms. An understanding of this phenomena is essential in order to plan control structures or design others.