It is recognized that tte order of priority given is subject to question 

 and might be re -arranged in significantly different order depending upon 

 the experience and needs of the userj however, the order as given is tte 

 one finally agreed upon by the staff of the Board „ 



With the classification table and the priority list at hand, a pro- 

 posed Fiscal Year 1952 Research Program was prepared. In preparing this 

 program, the research personnel available j, the funds allocated, and the 

 available test equipment were considered in addition to the priority and 

 classification tables. The resulting program presented below is based 

 on the needs, personnel, funds, and equipment of the Board „ The illations 

 of each project study to the classification table axid the priority list 

 are indicated in parenthesis following the study title in each case^ 



Problem Priority (FY 1952) 



1. Rate and result of alongshore drift, 



2. Functional design of shore -connected structures, (Groins and groin 



fields including length, lieight, and spacing) 



3. Functional design of structures parallel to shore near the mean water 



line (bulkheads and seawalls) with special reference to criteria 

 for setting crest heights . 



4.0 Functional cfesign of artificial fill as to elevation and width, 



5o Functional design of sand by-passing plants, 



6o Significance of inlets in shore processes, 



7, Significance of horizontal breaks in shore line including headlands 



with special reference to littoral drift compartments, 



8, Rate and result of wind transport, of beach material, 



9o Structural design of man-made structures, 



10, Effect of offshore structures (particularly subnerged breakwaters) 

 on shore processes. 



Results Expected in F.Y, 1952 



Collection of data has been completed and preparation of reports 

 are under way on the studies listed below. These reports will be com- 

 pleted during the present fiscal year, 



(1) Study of quantity of sand in suspension in coastal waters 



(6A-1) 



(2) Study of equilibrium profiles of beaches (^C-l) 



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