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RESOLUTION 85-18170 RESOLUTION NO. 85-18170 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA URGING THE UNITED STATES CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBILITY OF USING OFFSHORE BREAKWATERS TO PREVENT REPLENISHING AND REFURBISHING BEACHFRONTS. WHEREAS, the City, State and Federal governments constantly spend money replenishing and refurbishing beachfronts in order to protect shoreside buildings and residents, as is evidenced by the City of Miami Beach in conjunction with the Federal government having recently appropriated $3 million for shoreline protection, recreational purposes and beautification of the beachfront from 21st to 46th Streets; and WHEREAS, additionally, Fla. Stat. §161. 011 et seq. (1985) indicates the prevalency of the problem by permitting the Department of Natural Resources to call to its assistance any state agency or employee to determine the "most effective and economical method of averting and preventing erosion, hurricane and storm damages" [Fla. Stat. Ann. §161. 031 (1965) ] ; and WHEREAS, Tel Aviv faced many of the same problems which currently plague the City of Miami Beach, though more severe, since Winter storms would many times reduce the width of the beach to zero; sand erosion would occur in front of the retaining walls alongside promenades. In order to prevent this erosion and concurrently enlarge the width of the beach, the Civil and Marine Engineering Company of Haifa, Israel built a series of offshore breakwaters. The breakwaters helped transform the beach within a three year time span into a wider beach which is safe for bathers and swimmers. The breakwaters are aesthetically pleasing. WHEREAS, if a major storm or hurricane were to hit Miami Beach, the City would face problems similar to those of Tel Aviv. The shoreline would erode to such an extent as to endanger shoreside buildings and residents. The beauty and recreational aspects of the beaches would also disappear. OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY-1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE-MIAMI BEACH,FLORIDA 33139 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA: 1. The City Commission urges the United States Corp of Engineers to investigate the possibility of utilizing offshore breakwaters through a series of preliminary surveys as noted within a pamphlet reprinted from The Proceedings of the Fifteenth Coastal Engineering Conference (Hawaii , July, 1976) to cause automatic and natural replenishing and refurbishing beachfronts. 2. The City Clerk is directed to send copies of this Resolution with accompanying documentation to the United States Corps. of Engineers and to our United States Senators and Congressmen. PASSED and ADOPTED this 4th day of September , 1985. 4( At _ i MAYOR Attest: • Lee-61:A —. AA—, CITY CLERK (REQUESTED BY MAYOR MALCOLM H. FROMBERG) Approved as to Form: &AAJ!. r LEGAL DEPARTMENT MLB/j hd 935E OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY-1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE-MIAMI BEACH,FLORIDA 33139 'I��ow-'w.A/�'w` �'ti •M.' `.�/ `f �..�. • •• • Y. r/' 1►. COASTAL PROTECTION BY MEANS OF OFFSHORE BREAKWATER: BY I. FRIED, C.E. DIRECTOR CIVIL&MARINE ENGINEERING CO. LTD., HAIFA- ISRAEL REPRINTED FROM THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTEENTH COASTAL ENGINEERING CONFERENCE (� r JULY 11 - 17, 1976 - HONOLULU, HAWAII • .1,..•v. r ' r ' i �' , AI.4 1'/ rte^ ,. giii, '.�+VI C '~M a...'• .c "I. pi le.OP. 10/MIAI r.,•l� PROTECTION BY MEANS OF OFFSHORE BREAKWATERS byI. Fried, C.E., Director �o. - 4'. 1.43.:.. 'k'A A • Civil & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., Haifa Israel. r ..6'4°S,.. ' t,.," al I?:87 lila air ;4„ k..0 I . • .6 ••. "• -,- ► ' ,/ 1 !II,ra....„ ��'.02S4 INTRODUCTION .. • d ‘1 , - •, ,1cord ai tilvs • • - 1.1 T�' ch and the . :1 r.��-.- /' 110* al a s►+y''.► N The coast of Tel-Aviv is characterised by a narrow sandy bea •• ,iIC/ ' 'TUw th rock 1sd es and i '. lotiA,La i' .- � r, ..• •' W seabed is the nearshore shallow waters i s strewn i Y 9 tI. 4 'i6 ' i•. !'��- Z outcrops. These rocks are of a marine conglomerate type and are covered � .►��•. a�.y., �►-'� r. � with layers of fine to medium grained sand of various thickness. At depths 'f '� .' r►. '' �.• ,s, r predominantly sandy. During the s u�rrme r •�• ,/,0041.0•1,47,f �,; �,e, greater than 5 m the seabed i s pre Y V r s ".K� •� r ,.s�► season, when waves and swells seldom exceed 2 m i n amplitude, the sandy • �.' �� its minimum width of about 20 m. However, `�- •,eo *�I t. sr, ... `• strip of the beach maintains • • 1.1 4 ""'1!T" winter storms reduce the width of the beach in some places to zero, and • •,• t Sr 1t teqg 41111i�iv there is a marked tendency to erosion and scour of the beach in front of •' ' ►ter 41 �:wt gam t.... r.•.S '", Rift ,�..� the retaining walls of the alongshore promenade or in front of the coastal ""`�'''' ' • d w r I`v t. "'r q it ' bluff. . rr . /Af or,.0... is 111 II. . II.. 'MIA ... ,, -.J .. In order to prevent this erosion and at the same time to enlarge the sandy a '•-•'• ~II l ,`���'!t� 174:41114"16"1,11" '3i0hi.,..,....&..� F" beach area, we have proposed to erect In front of the beach a series of • t' :. -����N ��1�u�� "�'�'F rr offshore breakwaters, either detached or groyne-connected. (Fig. 1) rn � z:,,. kii �'., s'11411/11+� 1`� et*11:1601;O E: s.! �► The first of th series was erected off the Tel-Baruch beach ,just north of ,, Tel Aviv. There beach sand was practically non-existent, and in order to a L;ie . , gilie".!': y -.4,.*,,„: enable bathers to enter the water, a breach in the shallow rocky belt r" �' - • S. 45J' L had to be b1asted. Ille'f - w er is of a rubble-mound type, 200 m long and � O The Tel Baruch bread at r �► •� ��� : , r connected with th the shore by a 100 m long groyne. It is founded on a f :' ! iji swim., U at - .0 m below M.S.L. and consists of a quarry-run core Ir lM rocky seabed 3 • lAraiiirotiasier (0.5 to 250 kg units), protected on its seaward slope by a rock armour -11,41.1.11.51.-- �• ti�r • --� � (2-6 tons units) laid on a 1:3 grade, and on its landward slope by a t• i.• �1 •'� secondary armour (1-2 tons units) laid on a 1:1.5 grade. Its crown 1s �-ss ` •. :w Q' topped by R.C. 0.25 thick slabs to a level of +1.0 m above M.S.L. .* • • :.. ii 2 *r- 101.=,,, T "' �` 114.111011614.114..• 4' Z 1 after its e r e t i on i n 1965, a sandy Combo t o has formed a t both S :I , • , ` Lai Shortly increasin In area until a permanent equilibrium has 1'17 ..iu,• . sides of the groyne, 9 . • �` • --•. ��' U been achieved. Erosion of the beach on both sides of the breakwater was s .4 t ��. , , - � 4, ,�i ,.�,; � avoided, owing to a belt of beach rock ovh f ch protects the foreshore to '�� • s �� '*t`�4: ‘1,' , , • si ' "4' ii % ,_vpir .i11.4 I the south and to the north of the breakwater. r • r .. ! . , .1.,.0:-. - . • 14.t.rp !s ' . / , .s:.'44,. r, . 4. Vmil t-friPlirljtaitir; . ..;=. ''!#•• so s . � soit w ... jr.1 - , ,' . 4. , .•V g z 4....4,24,..ite• wr. ::• ,:sit,. ' I., %I • • ,,,,„,,q,.t..ii,i4a._'w,,,. • 4, .5 ,' 10 : :• re, .„....,40atVe•b 1+ 4.`'.'44t.- '44•`4 a.a a • . ss *b., ' .... .4-,. cio i.e., ......,,, _.... , .....,.. . . , -, tri!".. 41Z-11,14114."7' "i10.7 z . ''• . 16.67841 1641i 4:,'.',7*-ki.k,.al; . 4.14V4air 4 a1 k4iOr 4;7., .1:14N .*alU W ., ; 1 1.1 The second system was erected in front of the Tel-Aviv Sheraton and Hilton hotels. (Fig. 2) For this purpose a series of preliminary surveys and studies of the central y Tel-Aviv coastal zone has been undertaken, consisting of: It consists of twin breakwaters hore connected by groins. Each of the a. Topographic and hydrographic mapping• rubble-mound type breakwaters is about 250 m long and 200 m distant from � ' b. Wave observations and recordings; the shore. They are based on a practically rocky seabed at a -4.0 m level t and constructed of quarry-run (0.5 - 500 kg units) core and blanket, a c. Longshore currents measurements at various depths; littoralr seaward armour slope 1:2.5, consisting of 4-8 tons rock units and a landward P t ansport evaluation; slope 1:1.5 of 3-4 tons rocks. The crown of the breakwaters is capped by R C slabs, 0.25 m thick, and reach a level of +1.25 m. The gap between d. Sampling of sand from the beach and from the seabed at various depths; . . the breakwaters' heads is 135 m wide. e. Pricking into the seabed in order to ascertain the depth of hardpan underneath the sandy layers. Soon after the completion of these breakwaters in 1968 the barren rocky foreshore behind them was transformed into a wide sandy beach protected f. Assembly of meteorological and geomorphological data. from summer swells and safe to bathers. The sandy tombolos expanded The results of the above-mentioned surveys and studies have made it possible steadily, reaching an equilibrium in about 3 years time, thus permtttin the erection of beach amenities (wardrobes, services, showers, refreshment to characterise and to analyse the coastal conditions as foilows: stands) on the vast sandy areas. Behind both these breakwaters the apices of the tombolos from a permanent contact with their inner edge, thus The tidal range seldom exceeds 50 cm; however, strong easterly wind: may obstructingfree passageduring lower the water level. to -50 cm below M.S.L. y of water, even the winter season. whilst persisting westerly storms may cause a temporary piling up of coastal waters, bringing their For this and other reasons it was decided to create protected beaches at level to 70 cm above M.S.L.; but these are extreme events. the central coast of Tel-Aviv south of the newly built "Gordon" boating marina in such a waythat all the The shore of Tel-Aviv is basically sandy with an underlying rocky bottom, i year round ample gaps should be left which is partly based in shallow water, and in some places near the coascoastlinebetween the breakwaters and the sandy tombolos behind them] Moreover, it was deemed desirable from the aesthetic arid beach utilisation pointsrocky ledges protrude above M.S.L. The sand cover above therocky of increases in thickness from 1-2 m at the coastline t bottom view to form the new shoreline behind the row of detached breakwaters in to about 7 m at the -12 m a sinusoidal shape. The crests of such sinusoids should lie behind the contourline. The seaward slope ranges from an average of 1 to 40 nearshore to 1 to 75 beyond the -7 m contour. Between the two zones there is a sand breakwaters at a distance of about 60 m from the actual shoreline, whilst their troughs, situated opposite the gaps between the breakwaters, should bar with a levigation ditch �t about -4 m to -5 m depth. The orientation of the shoreline is about 19 East of North. The grain-size distribution be about 20 m distant from the original shoreline. (Fig. 5) of sand samples taken at the foreshore and a certain depths indicates dilemma how to proportionate uniformity and sediment sorting, the foreshore samples being much coarser This new concept put before the designers a dilemma the row of detached breakwaters (their length, distance from the shore and foam the offshore samples. Thd mean diameter changes with the depth as fo between each other) in order to fulfil the basic requirements of the new llows: beach. In order to help the designers to find the right answers to these questions it was decided to resort to movable bed tri-dimensioned hydraulic Depth (m foreshore -3 - _1 model tests. mm ( 0.26 0.17 b. 6 0�1 The maximum 90% diameterf o foreshore samp 1 es reaches 0.40 nom. IN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LOCAL CONDITIONS The winds blow ma i n l y from the NW to SW sector, i.e. f roan the , In order to build a suitable movable bed model in a hydraulic laboratory Winds above 5/Beaufort (16 knots) a wave basin and to submit it to a series of tests, it is necessaryto strength blow only 5% of the time. as manydata as collect possible concerning the physical conditions ruling in the The distribution of significant waves amplitudes and periods shows that coastal zone under investigation, most of the storms and all waves higher than 5 m occur between November and April. Their direction 1s -from the WSW and WNW sector, and they account _ only for 1% of all waves. The average number of moderate storms (3-4 m high as model sand. Thus the adopted horizontal scale was 1 :150 and the vertical waves) during the summer period is 2 or 3 (1.5% of all waves). I scale 1 :75, while the model sand, the average specific gravity of which being about 1 .8, was prepared with a grain size distribution found in the The frequency of amplitudes and periods were found as follows: prototype, using a 1:1 scale. The scale of the sand is based in principle on the similitude of fall-velocities, assuming that the major part of Amplitudes sand transport is usually carried in suspension, and the setting in the m 6-8 -6 4-5 -4 2-31 .5-2 1-1.5 0.5-1_ 0-0.5 protected area is basically governed by the fall velocity - carrying capacity 0.37 0. 1.1 1.5 4.1 9.9 28.0 11.E 42.6 ! relation, too. Periods Calibration of the model was effected relative to the sedimentological (sec) 10-12 9-10 8-9 7-8 6-7 5-6 4-5 3-4 Calm processes observed in the vicinity of the existing structures (Tel-Aviv $ 2.0 2.8 7.9 16.5 19.6 23.3 14.4 —571-11574— lighter basin, Sheraton and Hilton breakwaters) . (Fig. 3) There were some indications in the calibration tests that the velocities reproduced The pattern of wave distribution around the year had to be simulated in the on the Froudian scale with the adopted distortion were Insufficient for model in order to find the movements of the bottom observed in nature. The the establishment of a reasonably small sedimentological time scale. currents were measured, both at the surface and at various depths. The Therefore it was decided to increase the model scale for waves, using a results of these measurements have shown that their pattern Is irregular scale of 1:50 for wave hights, which were calculated on an energy basis. and their maximum velocities seldom exceed 25 cm/sec. These low velocities However, breaking of waves and overtopping of low breakwaters by them are point to the fact that the currents themselvesplay only an auxiliary role governed by Froudian similitude. Therefore, the breakwaters had to be in the movement of sediments put into suspension by shoaling waves. heightened in the model in such a way that the height of their crest above mean water level corresponds to a 1:50 scale, too. The most difficult The estimates concerning the littoral drift at the coast of Tel-Aviv were problem was to establish a sedimentological time scale. It could not be as follows: made before the reproduction of sedimentological changes around the existing structures. Therefore, at the beginning of the calibration a tentative wave The northward transport - about 400,000 cu.m. a year, the southward transport - program was adopted, which corresponded to the statistical distribution of much less, about 80,000 cu.m. a year. This leaves a net northward littoral wave energy and wave direction, but the corresponding wave cycle did not transport of at least 320,000 cu.m. a year. necessarily represent a model year. Then theoretical calculations were e as to the possible sedimentological time scale, and the overall time of wave cycle was modified accordingly. HYDRAULIC MODEL TESTS The movable bed hydraulic model was built in the wave basin of the hydraulic Practically the time-scale was found by comparing the time-rate of the tombolo formation at the two existing breakwaters with their development Engineering Laboratory of the Haifa Technion (Israel Institute of Technology). rate in the model. Comparing model to prototype has led to the unavoidableThe basin's dimensions were 40 m x 25 m x 0.9 m, and it was equipped with conclusion that two different time scales have to be applied relative to a 30 m long movable wave generator, capable of turning in various directions; the tombolo formation - one for the initial stage, when the changes are due an overflow level regulator and a movable measuring bridge spanning the area to shifting of the local sand stock and to longshore transport, and the occupied by the model. Frequency and amplitude modulations were effected other when the development of the tombolos is due to the trapping of sand according to a prescribed program. which arrives mainly from the unprotected offshore area. This is because The model study began at the end of May 1971 and was completed 16 months an offshore transport was observed in the model, which was believed/to be later, i.e. October 1972. in excess of the corresponding offshore transport in the prototype and which could not •asily be eliminated. However, the final equilibrium state of The choice of the model scales was influenced by many factors, the most the tombolios was correctly reproduced, and this indicates that the similitude important being the relation between the length of the coastal strip to of the sedimentological process to be studied in the model was basically be tested and the actual dimensions of the wave basin. it was decided correct. The basic sedimentological time scale adopted in the beginning to reproduce the model beach with a distortion 1:2, using ground ebonite was 1 :2190 • 1:2200, i.e. 4 model hours equivalent to one prototype year. • { s Inasmuch as the development of the tombolos in the firstI yearwas correctly n addition, two oblique gaps were formed,.which made the penetration ' reproduced on the adopted time scale, however, the additional growth causedof longshore 1 by accretion of sand supplied by onshore transport was slowed down b It was9then currents, and thus circulation and exchange of water, easier. ; y aboutdecided to choose alternative No. 10 as the most suitable. . 1:3, as proved by the Hilton-Sheraton breakwaters test. At a later stags y outla of the system. the sedimentological time scale was re-checked, and as average of 12 hr s. t The choice of the `" best outlay was based on comparative tests using artificial equivalent to one prototype year adopted. Altogether 14 different fill; however, the final version had to be re-tested with a natural process, alternatives were tested in the model study. when the building schedule of the system is correctly reproduced in the model. TEST RESULTS Owing to the considerable differences in the sedimentological timescales at the beginning and at the end of the construction period, a mixed average concept of the outlayof a completeof 12 hours, equivalent to one prototype year for the buildingriod of The esoriginalbreconcept parallel system was a row of } pa to the shore with evenly distributed gapsthe whole breakwater system, was finally adopted. betweenothem, except two wider gaps: one 225 m and the other 310 m long. Also the existence of the first northernmost breakwater, which � The testing of the natural sedimentological r was erected was repeated with three different versions,siP °Cess in the chosen oulay 12, at the same time as the "Gordon" marina breakwaters, had to be accounted � called alternatives ° � 13 and 14, differing between them in the time Nos. 12, , for• The breakwater 1 s situated about 250 m from the original na i s sequence g horeline• and other details. Alternative 12 was q ancs of the construction Therefore, alternatives 1 to 9 have shown breakwaters situated all tested for a construction period of distance from the shore, at this one year for the whole system. In alternative 13f were tested, building two other time schedulesater of 3 breakwaters per year and building 3 breakwaters Testing the first alternatives with two wide gaps between the breakwatersin 2 years. This would mean extension of the building ng periov to two and a indicated serious erosion opposite these gaps. Therefore, other solutionshalf and five years, respectively, consideringadditional five offshore wore sought that would provide sufficient widening of the beach breakwaters and the southern end unit. a tt . It was made clear by the results of the tests that the proportion between bre lengths, gaps and distances from the original shoreline must have breakwater The purpose of alternative No. 14 was to improve definite accumulatingalongthe ave the distributionofsante values, to be found bytesting protected beach bypartitionof procedure, in order to meet the prescribed area, leavingn the protected water reQuirtments concerning controlled tombolo formation. The fact that the the groin of the central unit in place, or d s smco a ed, i f hydrographic conditions are quite uniform along the shore section in � only partially. The nearshore part of it would very _ the gap left between the groin and the breakwater would soon be covered, while n question, and architectural considerations as well, lead to a symmetrical fact 1 t outlay of similar breakwater units equally spaced. exchange of water between the northern and the southern tat• the parts of the boon, , Alternative In the final version the central breakwater was moved backt 9 was tested with six uniform breakwaters, 130 m and 120 m � bya m to position in alternative No. 9, i.e. in line with the end S its long gaps, all aligned with the existing northernmost breakwater Fi 4). (Fig. Thus two inter-connected symmetrical units. �sid ra lagoons were formed with cons i de rib i y The result of the tests with this alternative seemed to be quite satisfactory, improved sedimentological and hydraulic behaviour. The results have shown that the accumulation of sand in aof the test except that the tombolos showed an undesirable tendency to reach the northern the protected area 1 caused units of the system, contrary to requirements. s ,, partly by the longshore transport. With an open ended system more sand is attracted from the longshore current, and consequently sedimentation is alternative, No. 10, was then quicker than in a closed one. If the system is closed, this Another six 1al a long breakwaters; hawed composed, similar to alternative No. 9, probablyby-pass h sand will however, the five intermediary breakwaters the breakwaters, apart from the small part trapped behind were displaced offshore by 45 m. Thus a wider lagoon was created, which them. This means that the influence of the construction of the sy stem c i made the connection of the tombolos with the breakwaters the coastline it spread over a longer period, which is certainlyn f unlikely, except to the coast. /Consequently, the building schedule has be a Ictal with the existing one, the position of which could not be changed anymore. a y �' on the rate of/sand accretion, though not on the final direct influence Construction of the whole scheme can be sped upbystate of equilibrium. p using artificial feeding. However, if the rate of construction is not exceeding one breakwater a year • s JO , , as it actually is), sufficient widening of the beach will be achieved by The method of constructing the offshore breakwaters is as follows:(Fig. 7) a natural process. After completion of the model study it was decided to extend the breakwater scheme to the south in order to connect it with the First, rubble-mound type groins are constructed from the shore outwards by "Clore" park reclamation. It was suggested on the basis of the model study' dumping on the seabed a core material to a +0.75 m level. This core material that this can be done by adding one more breakwater to the system, consists of a well graded quarry-run (0.5 to 500 kg units), protected on both maintaining however the dimensions of the breakwater units and of the gaps, sides by 3-5 ton rocks placed at a 1:1.5 stope. The width of the groin crest which were found to be optimal. Thus the finally recommended outlay is is about 5 m (a minimum necessaryenable the to passage of crawler cranes, composed of seven offshore breakwaters and an end unit shore connected to which place rock armour on the breakwaters). Then the constructionf the t e the seawall of the "Clore" park reclamation. The head of the southern end 1 breakwaters proceeds from their mid-section outwards by laying first on the breakwater No. 8 and the central breakwater No. 4 are aligned wit the seabed a 1.0 m thick quarry-run blanket, which is to protrude 3m outside the existing breakwater No. 1, nearest to the Gordon marina. The reneining outer toe and 2 m outside the inner toe of the breakwater mound. Thi blanket This a kat five breakwaters are displaced by 50 m in the offshore direction. The a constitutes an anti-scour device, protectingthe toes of the breakwaters U ea waters and length of each offshore breakwater is 130 m, and the gaps between their preventing excessive penetration of the armour rock into the sandy seabed. heads are 120 m long. The quarry run core of the breakwaters is then dumped on the blanket and The central groin No. 4 will be dismantled only partially leaving a distancerotected on its outer P (offshore) slope by rock armour (5-8 ton units), between its head and the central offshore unit. The crests of the offshore placed on a 1:3 grade on its inner (inshore) slope bya somewhat lighter breakwater are at +1.75 m above M.S.L. - _ g armour (3 5 ton units) laid on a 1:1.5 grade. The breakwater crests are capped to a +1 .75 m level bythe heavier armour rocks.ocks. Also the heads of the With an outlay of the system described above, the shore development of the breakwaters are protected all around by 5-8 ton rock unitslaced on a P 1:3 protected beach was expected to satisfy the basic requirements when its new grade. The width of the breakwaters at their crest level is 5.25 m. equilibrium is established. (Fig. 6) After completion of each breakwater, the connecting groin is dismantled and The model indicated a 100 to 200 m wide lagoon for swimming purposes, the rocks transferred to the next groin. These rubble-mound type structures prdtected frost waves mostly in the leeside (the "shadow") of the breakwaters have proved to be very stable, and even after heavy storms no significant where the beach widens, and to a lesser extend opposite the gaps where the damage have been observed until now. beach narrows. At anyrate, the average wave energy a long the beach should actually be lest than 50* of the energy in the open sea. As long as the Periodical hydrographic surveys executed in the ar waves do not overtop the breakwaters - and this will not y ea, as well as air photos, happen If the wave indicate that the sedimentation process is generally well in accordance with heights are less than 2.0 m, as they actually are during the summer season - the prediction of the model study. Now one can Y see a substantial widening the water In the lagoon will be calm in general. If overtopping occurs of the protected beach and the appearance of a duringstormyPP convenient new bathing area. periods, the reduction of wave heights by the breakwaters is There has, however, been less sand accumulation at the two northernmost f he rnnos tless effective tombolos Just behind breakwaters No. 1 and No. 2 than anticipated in the model study. This indicates that sand distribution along the protected shore is more balanced than predicted. No permanent erosion was observed on the FIELD CONSTRUCTION WORKS adjacent shore due to the above development. Thisfact corroborates the preliminary assumption that the newly developed beach will not be widened on Breakwater No. 1 was completed in 1971, and a tombolo has formed that was very similar to the one predicted by the model for the same period of Q account of the neighbouring shore sectors, but on account of the differential existence. In 1972 No. 2 breakwater wa alongshore sand trans as completed and its groin dismantled, 9 port, reducing only the quantity of sand that would using the rock to build the groin of No. 3 system. However, due to war and otherwise be carried offshore due to the local hydrographical and the policy of the authority concerned, No. 3 breakwater was completed only sedlmentological circumstances. (Fig. 8) In 1975. It was decided to proceed with the construction, and this year No. 4 breakwater is in the process of being completed. (Fig. 6) The implementation of the offshore breakwaters scheme, together with a substantial widening of the sandy beach behind them, will enable the establishment of a new ample alongshore promenade seawards of the existing one without Jeopardising the newly created .beach. , 1 ' CONCLUSIONS i p i(ti" Many factors are involved in the reproduction of natural sedimentological j • processes In a wave basin with movable bed, and a misinterpretation of some of them may lead to erroneous conclusions. In the long run, the exact definition of the sedimentological time-scale is less important than the • reproduction of seabed configuration, representation of sand grain particles and of wave spectra. The exact full-scale sedimentation processes in the prototype are hardly known In detail. However, we can assume that the formation of saI,dy tombolos In the lee of offshore breakwaters results mainly from the interception of —1 the littoral drift. Some of the sand enters directly downdrift the onshore zone behind a breakwater, whilst other sand particles by-pass the breakwater Q on the outside and are then directed by waves diffraction around its opposite A- hoed into the calm foreshore zone as a result of onshore movement caused by • waves agitation. The accelerated sedimentological process in the model — -----� -- - -- -- ,/a%�� enables however to reproduce quite exactly the natural development of air,' tombolos formation in the prototype, which, in order to reach a state of %'°� r• - ( equilibrium requires a considerable period of time. Nowadays, even a well ;,; experienced designer of coastal structures requires a corroboration of his ‘ Z QD Ideas by model studies, which by themselves are not substitutes for a careful ' . IL! Wr- x CA and sound design, but serve as practical indicators of their behaviour in the p otype. -- _-_- --- ft ___ Q � Z ...../ 72/ -J RC RE''1RENCEs - �, > 1. Shore Proet ion Manual - U.S. Army Coastal Engineering Research �t ' ��, �� tl tn Center - 1913. WZ ( e ...SO- 4 .S O-- / '' 2. Dr. M.L. �IMjd+�i - Fina1 Report, on Tel-Aviv Shore Deve 1 opment Model �___� . ... . , . �L�,„..1 _ __ tto______ Study Tidhnr`on, Israel Institute of Technology, January 1975. T1• nap.,' O 3. I. Fried 00,:x...; 'ew Coastal Works at Naha r i ya, Beach Protection and •1 Z Oevei eta, The Dock and Harbour Authorl ty, Vol. XVI No. 532, t 71r February ,, ,, % —a • 4.4 I. Fried •. "Foreshore and Beach Development of Tel-Aviv and Nathanya" - ti1.47 W�'! - -' Symposium oh Foreshore and Beach Development from the Coastal Engineering r�s.... 4rAspect • Tel-Aviv, January 1975 (In Hebrew). R';,ill16 S. Giorgio serriolo t Giorgio Sirito Spiagge a Porti Tuststici" LL. 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