Performance of Submerged Prefabricated Structures to Improve Sand Retention at Beach Nourishment Projects

Research on Connection Technology of Prefabricated Fabricated Shear Wall Structure

“…Joining technology of mechanical steel bar began to rise in 1980s, which mainly adopt the sleeve extrusion joint and the taper thread joint. The main company is the American ERICO company, which mainly adopts the method of steel bar connection, and is commonly used in the building structure [7].…”

Canons of Coastal Engineering in the United Kingdom: Seawalls/Groynes, a Century of Change?

“…Recirculation and water quality can also improve when these structures are replaced. These come in many formats acting as sills to retain sand and have had mixed reactions, e.g., Beachsaver reef TM , Double T-sill (Basco, 2008;Morang, Waters, and Stauble, 2014). In Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna (Italy) a number of old high-crested breakwaters have been lowered and combined with nourishments and monitored for a 10-year time window (Preti et al, 2011;Figure 3c).…”

“…Increasing environmental attention is also driving designers to use multifunctional structures, e.g., those favouring fishing via artificial reefs (Lokesha and Sannasiraj, 2011;Miles, Russell, and Huntley, 2001;Morang, Waters, and Stauble, 2014) composed of precast elements acting as wave attenuators (e.g., Tecnoreef t modules, Reef Balls, Wave Attenuation Devices).…”

Application of management tools to integrate ecological principles with the design of marine infrastructure

“…Due to the need for continued human intervention, soft engineering has been considered a short-term solution to coastal defence (Cooper and McKenna, 2008). Recent research however is investigating the use of specially designed breakwater units ('Beachsaver Reef') to improve the retention of sand in beach nourishment projects (Morang et al, 2014).…”