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Shoreline Protection Assessment: How Beach Nourishment Projects Work

United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

The authors describe the value of beach nourishment projects as well as the engineering considerations that go into them. Additional topics covered include the environmental implications of beach nourishment and how projects respond to storms.
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