CONTENTS 



Page 



PREFACE 1 



LIST OF FIGURES 3 



PART I: INTRODUCTION 5 



PART II: GENERAL OPERATION OF DETACHED BREAKWATERS 8 



PART III: REVIEW OF DETACHED BREAKWATER PROJECTS IN THE 



UNITED STATES 14 



Single Detached Breakwaters 14 



Segmented Detached Breakwaters 20 



PART IV: DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS 30 



Significant Parameters 30 



Tombolos versus Salients 35 



Techniques for Controlling Shoreline Response 36 



Other Considerations 48 



PART V: DESIGN PROCEDURES 51 



Initial Design 51 



Modeling 55 



Field Tests of Breakwater Design 58 



PART VI: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 60 



REFERENCES 61 



APPENDIX A: SCHEME OF INITIAL DESIGN USED AT LAKEVIEW PARK Al 



APPENDIX B: EXAMPLE DESIGN PROBLEMS Bl 



Problem 1 

 Problem 2 

 Problem 3 



Design of a Single Tombolo Bl 



Design of a Series of Unconnected Salients B2 



Design for Uniform Shoreline Advance B4 



APPENDIX C: EXAMPLES OF PHYSICAL MODEL STUDIES USED IN DETACHED 



BREAKWATER DESIGN CI 



Presque Isle Model Study CI 



Lakeview Park Model Study C7 



Oceanside Beach Model Study C9 



Imperial Beach Model Study C15 



