Undertow reduction system for shoreline protection

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1990-09-17

1991-06-11

Corbin, David H.

Hydraulic and earth engineering

Bank, shore, or bed protection

405 74, E02B 304

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050227840

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for reducing the strength of the nearbottom offsh directed current inside the surfzone thereby promoting and sand accretion on the beach. An arrangement of pipes is placed in the surfzone and operates to sequester a portion of surfzone fluid. The sequestered surfzone fluid is conveyed out to sea by way of the piping system thereby reducing the velocity and quantity of surfzone fluid reducing sand erosion.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4645377 (1987-02-01), Vesterby
patent: 4898495 (1990-02-01), Lin

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