DUNE DAMAGE CURVES AND THEIR USE TO ESTIMATE DUNE MAINTENANCE COSTS

Proceedings of the International Conference on Coastal Engineering

Cheol S. Shin¹  David R. Basco² 

[1] Department of Civil Engineering, Dongshin University;Coastal Engineering Centre, Old Dominion University

关键词: dune;    dune maintenance;    dune damage;    cost estimation;   

DOI  :  10.9753/icce.v25.%p

学科分类：建筑学

来源: Coastal Engineering Research Council

【 摘 要 】

A beach profile numerical model is employed to calculate the change in dune cross-section for a wide range of increased, water level events. The volume loss in dune cross-section increases with relative increase in storm surge elevation above the design water level. These "damage curves" for dunes are analogous to rubble mound damage curves created by excessive wave energy above the design wave height. The results are applied in the design of a protective, beach-dune structure (with buried seawall as a safety factor) at Dam Neck, Virginia for the US Navy. The damage curves are used to estimate annual dune maintenance costs and hence, total life-cycle costs for this "soft" alternative to shore protection. Interestingly, the dunebeach- buried seawall alternative costs less than a concrete structure using artifical units for armor. Construction is complete and a three year monitoring project begun so that actual versus theoretical dune damage curves can be determined in the future.

【 授权许可】

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