Nourishment of San Luis Beach, Galveston Island, Texas: an assessment of the impact.

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dc.acquisition-srcen_US
dc.call-noGB460.2.U6 C6 1987 v.2en_US
dc.call-noAcc# 4773en_US
dc.contract-noen_US
dc.contributor.authorGiardino, J.R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBednarz, R.S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBryant, J.T.en_US
dc.contributor.editorKraus, N.C.en_US
dc.contributor.otherCoastal Sediments '87: Proceedings of a Specialty Conference on Advances in Understanding of Coastal Sediment Processes. Volume II. New Orleans, Louisiana, May 12-14, 1987.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:10:31Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:10:31Z
dc.date.issued1987en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.descriptionp. 1145-1157en_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractThe Galveston Island shoreline has been retreating for a number of years. The cause of the shoreline retreat is a result of both geomorphic processes and human interaction with the environment. Following the construction of the Seawall along the Gulf side of Galveston Island, the beach in front of the Seawall began to disappear. In an effort to maintain the beach and to protect the toe of the Seawall, thirteen groins were constructed along the eastern portion of the wall, and revetments consisting of large granite blocks were placed at the Seawall's base. Although these actions protect the toe of the Seawall to some extent, the beach remained narrow and this limited its recreational use. One proposal to combat shoreline retreat and protect the foot of the Galveston Seawall is to build a wide beach by nourishing the entire beach in front of the Seawall.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeGalveston Islanden_US
dc.geo-codeSan Luis Passen_US
dc.historyen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/22507
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationTAMUG circulating collection; Galveston Bay Collectionen_US
dc.longitudeen_US
dc.notesen_US
dc.placeNew York, New Yorken_US
dc.publisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineersen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries4773.00en_US
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dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesen_US
dc.subjectsedimentsen_US
dc.subjectcoastal erosionen_US
dc.subjectgeomorphologyen_US
dc.subjectbeachesen_US
dc.titleNourishment of San Luis Beach, Galveston Island, Texas: an assessment of the impact.en_US
dc.typeChapteren_US
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