Method of Reporting Damage 



23. The following list of adjectives, in order of increasing severity, 

 was used for recording model observations and reporting test results for each 

 test section: (a) slight, (b) minor, (c) moderate, (d) significant, (e) ma- 

 jor, and (f) extensive. Slight and minor were used to describe acceptable 

 results, moderate described borderline acceptability, while significant to 

 extensive described unacceptable conditions of increasing severity. Use of 

 these adjectives allows for some quantification of the severity of resulting 

 damage incurred by the breakwater's primary cover-layer units. By using the 

 descriptive adjectives and the before- and after-test photographs, comparisons 

 can be made between alternative test sections. 



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