PORT WORKS DESIGN MANUAL PART 5 Guide to Design of ...
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allow flow circulation <strong>to</strong> maintain the water quality. These breakwaters, however, may have<br />
large visual impact if a high crest level is required <strong>to</strong> accommodate the waves under high tide.<br />
Underwater sills may be designed <strong>to</strong> reduce <strong>of</strong>fshore losses by supporting the <strong>to</strong>e <strong>of</strong> a beach,<br />
but experience in other parts <strong>of</strong> the world suggests that sills are most appropriate for low <strong>to</strong><br />
moderate wave energy and micro-tidal environments with low net longshore transport.<br />
They are not effective <strong>to</strong> provide protection <strong>to</strong> the beach during s<strong>to</strong>rm events at high water.<br />
In high-wave situations, the beach may suffer from a net loss <strong>of</strong> sand, as the sill may act as a<br />
more effective barrier <strong>to</strong> onshore transport than <strong>to</strong> <strong>of</strong>fshore transport during low-wave<br />
situations after s<strong>to</strong>rms and prevent beach recovery <strong>to</strong> take place.<br />
In a straight, open shore with continuous longshore transport along the shore, sand retaining<br />
structures are characterized by being a local solution <strong>to</strong> beach protection as they will <strong>of</strong>ten<br />
give problems <strong>of</strong> shore erosion or accretion on either side <strong>of</strong> the structures. These structures<br />
are more suitable at locations such as those bay areas where longshore transport is localized.<br />
3.6 Sand Quality<br />
The requirements <strong>of</strong> sand quality for beach nourishment are based on stability, comfort and<br />
aesthetics.<br />
The stability is related <strong>to</strong> the grain size, specific density and shape <strong>of</strong> individual particles<br />
under given wave conditions. Coarser sand will result in a more stable and steeper beach<br />
slope, therefore minimizing the required quantity <strong>of</strong> sand for the nourishment. Turbidity<br />
due <strong>to</strong> wave actions is also reduced. From the stability viewpoint, the specific density<br />
should generally be the same or greater than that <strong>of</strong> the native sand. Typical natural beach<br />
slopes for various mean sediment sizes are given in Table 1.<br />
Comfort conflicts with stability, in the sense that from a comfort point <strong>of</strong> view, beach users<br />
preferred finer sand; a balance therefore needs <strong>to</strong> be struck. The comfort <strong>of</strong> a beach will<br />
also be dependent on the shape <strong>of</strong> the sand particles; rounded sand is more suitable than<br />
angular sand. Minimum shell content is highly desirable.<br />
The aesthetic requirements mainly refer <strong>to</strong> the colour. Sand with uniform yellowish colour<br />
like that <strong>of</strong> most <strong>of</strong> the existing beaches is usually preferred.<br />
The sand <strong>to</strong> be used for a recreational beach should have similar characteristics as those <strong>of</strong><br />
natural beach sand. The following is some recommendations for selection <strong>of</strong> sand