APPENDIX 



EXAMPLES OF NYLON SANDBAG SHORE PROTECTION 

 STRUCTURES IN THE UNITED STATES 



The following is a partial list of shore protection projects using 

 nylon sandbags taken from information available at the Coastal Engineering 

 Research Center (CERC]. CERC monitored the performance of sandbag revet- 

 ments on Fire Island, New York, and at the naval facilities at Cape 

 Hatteras, North Carolina, and collected brief descriptions of other pro- 

 jects until 1968. Commercial firms were established to sell the bags in 

 1967 and, as the number of new structures increased rapidly, CERC left all 

 monitoring to the local U.S. Army Engineer District Offices. Information 

 for structures built after 1967 was taken from the sources in the bibliog- 

 raphy. One company has been marketing nylon bags in California, but CERC 

 has no information on completed structures on the west coast. 



Installation 

 date 



September 

 1966 



September 

 to 



October 

 1966 



December 

 1966 



January 

 to 



February 

 1967 



February 

 1967 



Location 



Description 



Nantucket Island, Rhode Island; Revetment at base of 

 James Andrews residence on eroding bluff, 

 north shore. 



Cape May Point, New Jersey 



Beach Haven, Long Beach 

 Island, New Jersey 



Cape Hatteras, North 

 Carolina, naval facility 

 at Buxton. 



Point 0' Woods, Long Island, 

 New York; south shore of 

 Fire Island. 



Revetment on face of 

 artificial dunes in front 

 of historic church. 



Groin and wall between 



bag groin and timber groins. 



Revetment on face of eroded 

 dune scarp. 



Wall two rows of bags high 

 protecting residences. Wall 

 built seaward of scarp and 

 back-filled. 



1967 



July to 

 October 

 1967 



Circa 



September 



1967 



Sarasota, Florida, 

 Sheraton Sand Castle 



Hillsboro Beach, Florida 



Yaupon Beach, North Carolina 



Underwater breakwater pro- 

 tecting residences. 



Row of bags on beach face 

 protecting commercial 

 buildings. 



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