PREFACE 



The study sxammarized in this report was authorized by the Headquarters , 

 US Army Corps of Engineers (HQUSACE) , and performed as a part of the Civil 

 Works Research and Development Work Unit 32535, "Engineering Performance of 

 Coastal Structures." Mr. John H. Lockhart, Jr., was HQUSACE Technical 

 Monitor. Funds were provided through the Coastal Engineering Research Center 

 (CERC) , US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES), Vicksburg, MS. 



Work was performed under the general supervision of Dr. Yen-hsi Chu, 

 Chief, Engineering Application Unit (EAU) , Coastal Structures and Evaluation 

 Branch (CSEB) , Engineering Development Division (EDD) , CERC; Ms. Joan Pope, 

 Chief, CSEB; Mr. Thomas W. Richardson, Chief, EDD; Dr. C. Linwood Vincent, 

 Program Manager, CERC; Mr. Charles C. Calhoun, Jr., Assistant Chief, CERC; and 

 Dr. James R. Houston, Chief, CERC. This report was prepared by the Principal 

 Investigator of the work unit, Ms. Julie Dean Rosati, Hydraulic Engineer, EAU, 

 CSEB. 



COL Larry B. Fulton, EN, was Commander and Director of WES during the 

 publication of this report. Dr. Robert W. Whalin was Technical Director. 



