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Modelling shoreline evolution in the vicinity of a groyne and a river
Antonios Valsamidis,
Dominic Reeve 
Continental Shelf Research, Volume: 132, Pages: 49 - 57
Swansea University Author:
Dominic Reeve
DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.csr.2016.11.010
Abstract
Analytical solutions to the equations governing shoreline evolution are well-known and have value both as pedagogical tools and for conceptual design. Nevertheless, solutions have been restricted to a fairly narrow class of conditions with limited applicability to real-life situations. We present a...
| Published in: | Continental Shelf Research |
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| ISSN: | 0278-4343 |
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2017
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31338 |
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Analytical solutions to the equations governing shoreline evolution are well-known and have value both as pedagogical tools and for conceptual design. Nevertheless, solutions have been restricted to a fairly narrow class of conditions with limited applicability to real-life situations. We present a new analytical solution for a widely encountered situation where a groyne is constructed close to a river to control sediment movement. The solution, which employs Laplace transforms, has the advantage that a solution for time-varying conditions may be constructed from the solution for constant conditions by means of the Heaviside procedure. Solutions are presented for various combinations of wave conditions and sediment supply/removal by the river. An innovation introduced in this work is the capability to provide an analytical assessment of the accretion or erosion caused near the groyne due to its proximity to the river which may act either as a source or a sink of sediment material. |
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| College: |
Faculty of Science and Engineering |
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49 |
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57 |