CONTENTS 
CONVERSION FACTORS, U.S. CUSTOMARY TO METRIC (SI) 
I INTRODUCTION. 
,1. Background. Sine 
‘2. Experimental precedes 
3. Scope . 
II RESULTS . Se aa atop eait e aanes 
Wave Height (eniebuley Berane Ok. 6 
Profile Surveys . 
Sediment-Size Disumibmelen. 
Breaker Characteristics . 
Water Temperature . : 
Wave-Generated Currents . 
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III PROFILE DEVELOPMENT AND REFLECTIVITY. 
1. Experiment 72A-06 . 
2. Experiment 72A-10 . 0 0 06 : 
3. Comparison of the Two Bqoeriments Tae Seoe so) a Vo 
IV DISCUSSION OF IRBSUWILIS oo! o 6 6 0 0 6 6 0 6 0 06 Oo 8 0 
1. Wave Height Variability . sip chaliantylopea nee aes 
2. Profile Equilibrium . 
3. Other Laboratory Effects. 
V CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS . 
1. Conclusions . 
2. Recommendations 
LITERATURE CITED. 
APPENDIX EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES FOR 72A-06 AND 72A-10 . 
TABLES 
1 Summary of experimental conditions. 
2 Schedule for experiments 72A-06 and 72A-10. 
3 Data collection schedule within runs for experiments 
72A-06 and 72A-10. 
4 Wave heights during first 10 minutes of experiments 72A-06 
and 72A-10 . 
S Incident wave heights in fixed- and movable-bed tanks for 
experiments 72A-06 and 72A-10. 
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