close to the shoreline. The problems involved in beach erosion are 

 explained in terms of source and loss of materials. Beach profiles, 

 groins, and revetments are discussed. 



Key Words - S. Atlantic/System/Structural -design/Field/Timber/ 



Rubble-mound/Permeable/Impermeable/T-groins/L-groins/ 

 Z-groins/Comer-groins/Misc -pi an/Pi ling/ 



"Asphalt Groins and Jetties" 5511GR0002 



Asphalt Institute, Asphalt Leads 

 the Fight Against Beach Erosion , 

 Information Series, No. 94, Nov., 1955, 

 pp. 1-5. (V.F. 928 11/55) 



Presenting a pictoral review of various groin construction sites, 

 this article also gives design specifications, mix design, and con- 

 struction specifications for asphalt groins. 



Key Words - Asphalt/Const-procedure/S. Atlantic/Structural-design/ 

 N. Atlantic/Impermeable/ 



"The Longitudinal Stability of Beaches" 5511GR0003 



Hoyle, J. W., and King, G. T. , Journal 



of the Institution of Municipal Engineers , 



London, Vol. 82, No. 5, Nov., 1955, pp. 181- 



191. (GB454 B3H6) 



A brief mention is made concerning the application and basic 

 purpose of groins for foreshore stabilization. 



Key Words - Accretion/Misc-plan/Theory/ 



"On the Flow Characteristics in the 5511GR0004 



Vicinity of Groins" 



Shimano, T. , Hom-ma, M., and Horikawa, S., 



Proceedings of the Third Conference on 



Coastal Engineering in Japan , JSCE, Vol. 3, 



Nov., 1955, pp. 195-202. (TC203 .C748) 



(Not Translated) 



Key Words - Not Annotated/ 



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