Coastal Shoreline Defense Structures. Self-Taught Education Unit

摘要

The purpose of this self-taught education unit is to acquaint the reader with the various types of shoreline defense structures which are employed in the Chesapeake Bay region of the U.S. in general. There are more erosion control measures than those explained here but these are the most generally used and accepted within the marine community. General design and location considerations will be discussed as well as the general definitions and terminology necessary for each type of structure. Following completion of this study unit, the reader will be generally acquainted with: (1) Shoreline erosion and its causes; (2) The types of structures most often employed to address shoreline erosion; (3) General design considerations for each shoreline structure; and (4) Specific definitions and terminology for each structure.