TY - GEN
T1 - Erosion of cohesive shore platforms
AU - Cooper, Nick
AU - Brew, David
AU - Balson, Peter
AU - Pearson, Stephen
AU - Moses, Cherith
AU - Williams, Rendel
AU - Charman, Richard
AU - Walkden, Mike
PY - 2007/1/1
Y1 - 2007/1/1
N2 - Cohesive shore platforms are an often overlooked component of many coastal systems. Their irreversible erosion plays a large part in controlling the recession rates of backing sea cliffs and can cause considerable problems for coastal managers when, for example, the process leads to undermining of coastal defence structures. This paper presents results from fieldwork campaigns that were undertaken at Warden Point (Kent) and Easington (East Riding of Yorkshire), incorporating measurements of platform down-wearing, biological activity, geotechnical properties and general beach form. Also presented are the results of a series of numerical model tests, investigating the interactions between cohesive shore platforms, beach volumes and rates of sea cliff recession. The paper concludes with preliminary guidance on the behaviour and management of these important coastal landforms.
AB - Cohesive shore platforms are an often overlooked component of many coastal systems. Their irreversible erosion plays a large part in controlling the recession rates of backing sea cliffs and can cause considerable problems for coastal managers when, for example, the process leads to undermining of coastal defence structures. This paper presents results from fieldwork campaigns that were undertaken at Warden Point (Kent) and Easington (East Riding of Yorkshire), incorporating measurements of platform down-wearing, biological activity, geotechnical properties and general beach form. Also presented are the results of a series of numerical model tests, investigating the interactions between cohesive shore platforms, beach volumes and rates of sea cliff recession. The paper concludes with preliminary guidance on the behaviour and management of these important coastal landforms.
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M3 - Conference proceeding (ISBN)
AN - SCOPUS:52649119071
SN - 9780727735683
T3 - Coastal Management - Proceedings of the two-day International Conference organised by the Institution of Civil Engineers, ICE
SP - 69
EP - 78
BT - Coastal Management - Proceedings of the two-day International Conference organised by the Institution of Civil Engineers, ICE
T2 - International Conference on Coastal Management 2007
Y2 - 31 October 2007 through 1 November 2007
ER -