The effectiveness of adaptive beach protection methods under wind application

Abstract

A physical model test was carried out to evaluate a measure of reducing sediment transport in a condition of erosive wave incidence. The erosion trend was analyzed in a beach profile consisting of 0.1 mm sand, and a scenario in which 1 mm and 5 mm materials were applied to the erosion section was conducted. The effects of beach nourishment profiles with different sand diameters were verified by comparing the results when the submerged breakwater was installed. In addition, because high waves are usually accompanied with strong wind, to determine the wind effect, morphological change was examined under waves only and the coexistence of waves and wind together. The experimental results showed that sediment transport around the shoreline decreased in a condition of nourishment with 1 mm grains, and the total amount of morphological change was similar to the case in which the submerged breakwater was installed. The results illustrated that a change in wind velocity increased the wave energy density, as well as the range of morphological change.