Earth and Planetary Sciences
8 years ago

Gravel beach nourishment protects seawalls from erosion at Jinkoji Coast.

Coastal Engineering Proceedings
FIELD EXPERIMENT ON BEACH NOURISHMENT USING GRAVEL AT JINKOJI COAST
Takayuki Kumada, Takaaki UDA, Takeo MATSU-URA, Michio Sumiya

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A beach nourishment experiment was conducted at Jinkoji coast using 87,000 m3 of gravel to protect the seawall. The gravel was deposited in layers with a slope of 1/8, providing stability and protection to the seawall. The nourishment gravel remained in place without washing away into the ocean.