mmfo***. 



Figure 6. Breakwaters constructed for wetland development at Eastern 

 Neck, Maryland 



Figure 7. Detached breakwaters constructed on Chesapeake Bay at Bay 

 Ridge, Maryland 



Spain, and some projects along the U.S. Great Lakes and eastern estuarine 

 shorelines, the trend is towards artificial headland systems. Along the Chesa- 

 peake Bay, the use of low-crested breakwaters has become popular since they 

 can be more cost-effective and easier to contract than traditional multilayered 

 breakwaters. 



Previous U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (US ACE) breakwater projects 

 have been designed based on the results of existing prototype projects, 



Chapter 1 Introduction 



