BEACH EROSION DEVELOPMENT STUDIES 



The Staff of the Beach Erosiop Board is continuously engaged in 

 development studies designed to improve the general knowledge of shore 

 processes and to enable the Board to render better service to the publico 

 To carry out its civil functions, the technical staff is organized in 

 three divisions 5 Reports and Publications, Engineering and Re search o 

 An Administrative Services Division relieves the technical staff from 

 administrative tasks to the maximum extent practicable o While each 

 division has specific functional and coordination responsibility, close 

 liaison is maintained to insure integration and application of know- 

 ledge gained in each field of effort „ 



The program for development studies provides for concurrent activity 

 in three fields of effort, the immediate operational objectives of which 

 are summarized below; 



a. General Investigations « To compile existing data in such 

 form tliat it be of maximum aid in the solution of specific shore problems. 



bo Research o To pursue systematically a broad program of 

 laboratory and field investigations designed to solve the mysteries of 

 shore processes, and to limit the scope of individual research projects 

 so that a steady flow of reports will enable early use of knowledge 

 gained, 



Co Engineering Studies , To produce a manual for design of 

 shore structures which will serve as a guide io determining functional 

 structural and economic criteria applicable to any type shore structure o 



A detailed description of the current program in each of the above 

 categories follows; 



General Investigations Program 



Experience in the conduct of beach erosion control studies has demon- 

 strated a need for investigations which are regional rather than local in 

 scope, and which will serve to improve, simplify and speed investigations 

 of local problem areas » General investigations are to be conducted with 

 a view to compiling all existing data for selected shore regions pertinent 

 to shore processes in those regions, analyzing and interpreting the data 

 to the extent justified, and publishing the data and conclusions in the 

 form of technical reports „ 



The ultimate program contemplates twenty-three such reports covering 

 the continental shores of the United States and three additional for the 

 territorial possessions „ The initial program will be limited to eight 

 regions considered to be among the most important o Assuming that the 

 services of competent personnel can be obtained, one report will be com- 

 pleted in the first year and seven in the second year of the programo 



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