STATE OF GROYNE DESIGN AND EFFECTIVENESS.

Abstract

AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON GROINS, COMPILED BY BALSILLIE AND BRUNO, HAS PROVIDED THE BACKGROUND FOR THIS PAPER.A REVIEW OF FUNCTIONAL DESIGN CRITERIA IS PRESENTED INCLUDING GROIN LENGTH, HEIGHT, SPACING, PERMEABILITY-ADJUSTABILITY, AND ORIENTATION.A DISCUSSION OF COASTAL PROCESSES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO GROIN DESIGN AND EFFECTIVENESS IS ALSO GIVEN.(A)