PREFACE 



The investigation described in this report was authorized as a part of 

 the Civil Works Research and Development Program by the Office, Chief of Engi- 

 neers (OCE) , US Army Corps of Engineers. The work was performed under the 

 Coastal Sediment Transport Processes Work Unit 324-1, Shore Protection and 

 Restoration Program, at the Coastal Engineering Research Center (CERC) of the 

 US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES). Messrs. John H, Lock- 

 hart, Jr., and John G. Housley were the OCE Technical Monitors. 



The study was conducted from 1 July 1986 through 31 December 1986 by 

 Dr. Nicholas C. Kraus, Research Physical Scientist and Principal Investigator, 

 Coastal Sediment Transport Processes Work Unit, Research Division (CR) , CERC, 

 in conjunction with related engineering studies by Messrs. Magnus Larson and 

 Hans Hanson of the University of Lund, Sweden. This report presents the over- 

 all results of these efforts. The CERC portion of the study was conducted 

 under general supervision of Dr. James R. Houston, Chief, CERC; Mr. Charles C. 

 Calhoun, Jr., Assistant Chief, CERC; and Dr. Charles L. Vincent, Program 

 Manager, Shore Protection and Restoration Program, CERC; and under direct 

 supervision of Mr. H. Lee Butler, Chief, CR, CERC. Work at the University of 

 Lund was performed under general supervision of Dr. Gunnar Lindh, Head, 

 Department of Water Resources Engineering, Institute of Science and Technol- 

 ogy. Mr. Bruce A. Ebersole provided technical review. This report was edited 

 by Ms. Shirley A. J. Hanshaw, Information Technology Laboratory, Information 

 Products Division, WES. 



COL Dwayne G. Lee, CE, was Commander and Director of WES during publica- 

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



