DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 

 CORPS OF ENGINEERS 



THE BULLETIN 



OF THE 



BEACH EROSION BOARD 



TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Page 



Beach Erosion Board Research »oooooo<.oo.oooooooo.oo.o.o 1 



Nqw Jersey Creates Beach Erosion Committee = . . . , . o o = . , , 5 



The Causes of Plunging and Spilling Breakers „o.,o..... 7 



Discussion - A Formula for the Calculation of 



Rock Fill Dikes , o,» o . = .o o »„ o., o » o» o o o o oo. oo. ..,...« . 11 



Comite Central d'Oceanographie et d'Etude des Cotes o.o 13 



Measurement of Heigjits by Resistance Elements oaoo„o„oo 16 



Beach Erosion Studies = „ o » « » <> o o o » » » o <, „ » » <, » o » = » » » . » » . , . . 23 



VOL. 3 



PUBLICATION OF 

 THE BEACH EROSION BOARD 



CORPS OF ENSENEERS 



WASHINGTON l6s Do Co 



JULY Is 1949 



MBL/WHOr 



D3D1 DOMMflTE M 



NO. 3 



