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<p>The relationship between the effectiveness of groins and their technical condition was studied. The supporting role of groins in artificial shore nourishment was tested using the theoretical modeling of hydrodynamic and morphodynamic processes in the nearshore zone. This modeling scheme was developed as to represent the actual coastal situation occurring on the shores of the Hel Peninsula (the Gulf of Gdańsk, the southern Baltic Sea). Based on the results of computations and the results of field observations, recommendations were prepared on the design and maintenance of groins. The second part of the paper is devoted to submerged breakwaters. The theoretical modeling of wave-current fields near the segmented submerged breakwaters led to the determination of coefficients of wave transmission and rip current velocities, which finally yielded a piece of design advice. In all numerical simulations, the Delft3D software was used.</p>
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The relationship between the effectiveness of groins and their technical condition was studied. The supporting role of groins in artificial shore nourishment was tested using the theoretical modeling of hydrodynamic and morphodynamic processes in the nearshore zone. This modeling scheme was developed as to represent the actual coastal situation occurring on the shores of the Hel Peninsula (the Gulf of Gdańsk, the southern Baltic Sea). Based on the results of computations and the results of field observations, recommendations were prepared on the design and maintenance of groins. The second part of the paper is devoted to submerged breakwaters. The theoretical modeling of wave-current fields near the segmented submerged breakwaters led to the determination of coefficients of wave transmission and rip current velocities, which finally yielded a piece of design advice. In all numerical simulations, the Delft3D software was used.

Groins and submerged breakwaters – new modeling and empirical experience

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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The relationship between the effectiveness of groins and their technical condition was studied. The supporting role of groins in artificial shore nourishment...

Groins and submerged breakwaters – new modeling and empirical experience

Article Category: Original research paper

Published Online: Mar 10, 2016

Page range: 20 - 34

Received: Apr 30, 2015

Accepted: Jul 22, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2016-0003

Keywords
groins, submerged breakwaters, interaction with artificial shore nourishment, rip currents

© Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdañsk, Poland. All rights reserved.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Groins and submerged breakwaters – new modeling and empirical experience

Article Category: Original research paper

Published Online: Mar 10, 2016

Page range: 20 - 34

Received: Apr 30, 2015

Accepted: Jul 22, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2016-0003

Keywordsgroins, submerged breakwaters, interaction with artificial shore nourishment, rip currents

© Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdañsk, Poland. All rights reserved.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
groins, submerged breakwaters, interaction with artificial shore nourishment, rip currents