" Annotated Listing of Publications of the Beach Erosion 

 Board " 



All technical publications of the Beach Erosion Board through 

 July 1958 are listed, and brief annotations or abstracts are 

 given after the titles, including individual articles appear- 

 ing in each issue of the Bulletin. Publications included are 

 Volumes 1 through 11 of the Bulletin, numbers 1 through 105 

 of the technical memoranda series and numbers 1 through 4 of 

 the technical reports. 



Volume 13 - July 1959 



" Beach Photography " 



A review of basic principles and special techniques for 

 application to the special photographic environment created 

 by sandy beaches and water areas are presented and discussed 

 from the viewpoint of assisting persons with average knowledge 

 of photography to improve the quality of photographs taken in 

 seashore areas. 



" Research Facilities and Special Equipment of the Beach 

 Erosion Board " 



Major research and development facilities at the Beach Erosion 

 Board's laboratory are identified and described. 



" Notes on the Formation of Beach Ridges " 



Based on observations involving wave action on sand beaches 

 in laboratory wave tanks, mechanics of beach ridge formation 

 are discussed. The shape of a beach ridge is explained by 

 considering the relationship between relative wave run-up 

 (R/H) and beach slope, as for any constant deep water wave 

 steepness and wave height, the relationship between run-up 

 and beach slope assumes a chaiacteristic curve with run-up 

 increasing as the slope steepens, to a maximum value, then 

 decreasing somewhat. 



" Progress Reports on Research Sponsored by the Beach Erosion 

 Board " 



Summaries of progress made during the previous year on the 

 several research contracts in force between universities or 

 other institutions and the Beach Erosion Board, together with 

 brief statements regarding the status of some research projects 

 being prosecuted in the Board's laboratory, are presented. A 

 list of technical memoranda published by the Board during 

 fiscal year 1959 is included. 



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