SEAWALL AND REVETMENT STABILITY STUDY, 

 CAPE HATTERAS LIGHTHOUSE, NORTH CAROLINA 



PART I: INTRODUCTION 



The Prototype 



1. Cape Hatteras, the easternmost point of North Carolina, projects 

 from a narrow curved sand strip. This sand strip, known as the outer banks, 

 parallels the North Carolina coast for about 180 miles* (Figure 1). The Cape 



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Charleston 



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Figure 1 . Project location map 



* A table of factors for converting non-SI units of measurement to SI 

 (metric) units is presented on page 3. 



