Preface 



This report is based on research carried out at the Coastal Engineering 

 Research Center (CERC) and the Geotechnical Laboratory (GL) of the 

 U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES) under the "Survey 

 of Technologies in Coastal Geology" Work Unit 32538, Coastal Geology and 

 Geotechnical Program, authorized by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

 (USACE). Messrs. John H. Lockhart, Jr., John G. Housley, Barry W. 

 Holliday, and David A. Roellig were USACE Technical Monitors. 

 Ms. Carolyn Holmes is CERC Program Manager. 



This report was prepared by Mr. Andrew Morang, CERC, Dr. Joann 

 Mossa, Department of Geography, University of Florida, while under contract 

 at CERC through the U.S. Army Summer Faculty Research and Engineering 

 Program, and Mr. Robert J. Larson, GL, Earthquake Engineering and 

 Geosciences Division (EEGD), Geologic Environments Analysis Section. 

 Dr. Mossa and Mr. Morang worked in the Coastal Geology Unit, Coastal 

 Structures and Evaluation Branch (CSEB), Engineering Development 

 Division (EDD), under the general direction of Mr. Thomas W. Richardson, 

 Chief, EDD, and Ms. Joan Pope, Chief, CSEB. Mr. Larson was under the 

 general direction of Dr. Lawson M. Smith, Chief, Engineering Geology 

 Branch, and Dr. Arley G. Franklin, Chief, EEGD. The report was reviewed 

 by Mr. Steve Chesser, U.S. Army Engineer District, Portland, 

 Mr. Danny W. Harrelson, GL, and Dr. Paul F. Hadala, GL. 



Director of CERC during the investigation was Dr. James R. Houston, 

 and Assistant Director was Mr. Charles C. Calhoun, Jr. Director of the 

 Geotechnical Laboratory during the investigation was Dr. William F. 

 Marcuson III, and Assistant Director was Dr. Paul F. Hadala. Director of 

 WES during publication of this report was Dr. Robert W. Whalin. 

 Commander was COL Leonard G. Hassell, EN. 



