Preface 



The study reported herein was conducted as part of the Monitoring 

 Completed Navigation Projects (MCNP) Program, formerly the Monitor- 

 ing Completed Coastal Projects Program. Work was carried out under 

 Work Unit 11M-7, "Periodic Inspections." Overall program management 

 for MCNP is accomplished by the Hydraulic Design Section of Headquar- 

 ters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (HQUSACE). The Coastal and Hy- 

 draulics Laboratory (CHL), U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment 

 Station (WES), is responsible for technical and data management support 

 for HQUSACE review and technology transfer. Technical Monitors for 

 the MCNP program are Messrs. John P. Bianco, Barry W. Holliday, and 

 Charles B. Chesnutt, HQUSACE. The Program Manager is Mr. E. Clark 

 McNair, Jr., CHL. 



This report presents results of inspections of coastal structures that 

 have been previously monitored under the MCNP program. The informa- 

 tion contained in this report was gathered as a result of walking inspec- 

 tions of the structures by Mr. Robert R. Bottin, Jr., and/or Messrs. Larry R. 

 Tolliver, Dennis G. Markle, and Hugh F. Acuff, all of the Harbors and En- 

 trances Branch, Navigation and Harbors Division, CHL. 



The work was conducted during the period June 1997 through Septem- 

 ber 1998 under the general supervision of Dr. James R. Houston, Director, 

 and Mr. Charles C. Calhoun, Jr., Assistant Director, CHL, and under the 

 direct supervision of Messrs. C. E. Chatham, Jr., Chief, Navigation and 

 Harbors Division, CHL, and Dennis G. Markle, Chief, Harbors and En- 

 trances Branch, Navigation and Harbors Division. This report was pre- 

 pared by Messrs. Bottin, Research Physical Scientist, and Tolliver, Civil 

 Engineering Technician. 



During the publication of this report, Commander of WES was 

 COL Robin R. Cababa, EN. 



The contents of this report are not to be used for advertising, publication, 

 or promotional purposes. Citation of trade names does not constitute an 

 official endorsement or approval of the use of such commercial products. 



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