Contents 



Preface xi 



Conversion Factors, Non-SI to SI Units of Measuremt xii 



1 — Introduction 1 



General Description 1 



Breakwater Types 2 



Prototype Experience 3 



Existing Design Guidance 6 



Objectives of Report 11 



2 — Functional Design Guidance 12 



Functional Design Objectives 12 



Design of Beach Planform 13 



Functional Design Concerns and Parameters 17 



Data Requirements for Design 31 



Review of Functional Design Procedures 36 



Review of Empirical Methods 37 



3 — Tools for Prediction of Morphologic Response 50 



Introduction 50 



Numerical Models 50 



Physical Models 63 



4 — Structural Design Guidance 77 



Structural Design Objectives 77 



Design Wave and Water Level Selection 77 



Structural Stability 80 



Performance Characteristics 89 



Detailing Structure Cross Section 94 



Other Construction Types 98 



5 — Other Design Issues : 102 



Environmental Concerns 102 



Importance of Beach Fill in Project Design 104 



