PREFACE 



The model investigation reported herein was requested by the US Army 

 Engineer District, Wilmington, (SAW), in a letter to the US Army Engineer 

 Waterways Experiment Station (WES), dated 29 June 1983. Funding authorization 

 was initially granted by SAW on Intra-Army order No. SAWEN-C-83-135, dated 

 28 June 1983. 



Model tests were conducted at WES during the period August 1983 to July 

 1984, under the general direction of Dr. R. W. Whalin, Chief, Coastal Engi- 

 neering Research Center (CERC), WES; Mr. C. E. Chatham, Jr., Chief, Wave 

 Dynamics Division, CERC; and Mr. D. D. Davidson, Chief, Wave Research Branch, 

 CERC. Tests were conducted by Messrs. P. J. Grace and R. D. Carver, Research 

 Hydraulic Engineers, and C. R. Herrington, Technician. This report was pre- 

 pared by Messrs. Carver and Grace. 



Director of WES at the time of publication of this report was COL Allen 

 F. Grum, USA. Technical Director was Dr. Robert W. Whalin. 



