A Design Parameter for Reef Beach Profiles—A Methodology Applied to Cadiz, Spain

A Design Parameter for Reef Beach Profiles—A Methodology Applied to Cadiz, Spain

The southwestern coast of Spain is in a tidal zone (mesotidal) which causes the equilibrium profile to be developed in two different sections: the breakage section and the swash section. These two sections give rise to the typical bi-parabolic profile existing in tidal seas. The existence of areas w...

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Main Authors: Antonio Contreras, Juan J. Muñoz-Perez, Francisco Contreras, Gregorio Gomez-Pina, Veronica Ruiz-Ortiz, Gabriel Chamorro, Pablo Cabrera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Subjects:
beaches
equilibrium profile
mono-parabolic
bi-parabolic
reef
tide
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/8/5/323
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spelling doaj-ddcc0b1e2a1d472e91afbc0b9d3894402021-04-02T07:42:33ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122020-05-01832332310.3390/jmse8050323A Design Parameter for Reef Beach Profiles—A Methodology Applied to Cadiz, SpainAntonio Contreras0Juan J. Muñoz-Perez1Francisco Contreras2Gregorio Gomez-Pina3Veronica Ruiz-Ortiz4Gabriel Chamorro5Pablo Cabrera6Coastal Engineering Research Group, University of Cadiz, 11510 Puerto Real, SpainCoastal Engineering Research Group, University of Cadiz, 11510 Puerto Real, SpainCoastal Engineering Research Group, University of Cadiz, 11510 Puerto Real, SpainCoastal Engineering Research Group, University of Cadiz, 11510 Puerto Real, SpainGeoscience Group, University of Cadiz, 11510 Puerto Real, SpainCoastal Engineering Research Group, University of Cadiz, 11510 Puerto Real, SpainCoastal Engineering Research Group, University of Cadiz, 11510 Puerto Real, SpainThe southwestern coast of Spain is in a tidal zone (mesotidal) which causes the equilibrium profile to be developed in two different sections: the breakage section and the swash section. These two sections give rise to the typical bi-parabolic profile existing in tidal seas. The existence of areas with reefs/rocks which interrupt the normal development of the typical bi-parabolic profile causes different types of beach profiles. The objective of this article is designing an easy methodology for determining new formulations for the design parameters of the equilibrium profile of beaches with reefs in tidal seas. These formulations are applied on 16 profiles to quantify the error between the real profile data and the modelling results. A comparative analysis is extended to the formulations proposed by other authors, from which it is found that better results are obtained with the new formulations.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/8/5/323beachesequilibrium profilemono-parabolicbi-parabolicreeftide
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Juan J. Muñoz-Perez
Francisco Contreras
Gregorio Gomez-Pina
Veronica Ruiz-Ortiz
Gabriel Chamorro
Pablo Cabrera
spellingShingle Antonio Contreras
Juan J. Muñoz-Perez
Francisco Contreras
Gregorio Gomez-Pina
Veronica Ruiz-Ortiz
Gabriel Chamorro
Pablo Cabrera
A Design Parameter for Reef Beach Profiles—A Methodology Applied to Cadiz, Spain
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
beaches
equilibrium profile
mono-parabolic
bi-parabolic
reef
tide
author_facet Antonio Contreras
Juan J. Muñoz-Perez
Francisco Contreras
Gregorio Gomez-Pina
Veronica Ruiz-Ortiz
Gabriel Chamorro
Pablo Cabrera
author_sort Antonio Contreras
title A Design Parameter for Reef Beach Profiles—A Methodology Applied to Cadiz, Spain
title_short A Design Parameter for Reef Beach Profiles—A Methodology Applied to Cadiz, Spain
title_full A Design Parameter for Reef Beach Profiles—A Methodology Applied to Cadiz, Spain
title_fullStr A Design Parameter for Reef Beach Profiles—A Methodology Applied to Cadiz, Spain
title_full_unstemmed A Design Parameter for Reef Beach Profiles—A Methodology Applied to Cadiz, Spain
title_sort design parameter for reef beach profiles—a methodology applied to cadiz, spain
publisher MDPI AG
series Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
issn 2077-1312
publishDate 2020-05-01
description The southwestern coast of Spain is in a tidal zone (mesotidal) which causes the equilibrium profile to be developed in two different sections: the breakage section and the swash section. These two sections give rise to the typical bi-parabolic profile existing in tidal seas. The existence of areas with reefs/rocks which interrupt the normal development of the typical bi-parabolic profile causes different types of beach profiles. The objective of this article is designing an easy methodology for determining new formulations for the design parameters of the equilibrium profile of beaches with reefs in tidal seas. These formulations are applied on 16 profiles to quantify the error between the real profile data and the modelling results. A comparative analysis is extended to the formulations proposed by other authors, from which it is found that better results are obtained with the new formulations.
topic beaches
equilibrium profile
mono-parabolic
bi-parabolic
reef
tide
url https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/8/5/323
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