Coastal erosion control using sand-filled geotextile containers: A case study from the NW coast of Portugal

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2005

Authors

Luciana das Neves (Author) FEUP; M.L. Lopes (Author) FEUP; F. Veloso-Gomes (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: Coastal Engineering 2004, Vols 1-4

Pages: 3852-3864

29th International Conference on Coastal Engineering

Lisbon, PORTUGAL, 2004

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Civil engineering

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Engineering > Maritime engineering > Coastal structures

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-000-5D2

DOI: 10.1142/9789812701916-0311

Abstract (EN): Soft coastal engineering solutions using sand filled containers can provide significant advantages over more traditional coastal defences made of concrete or rocks, especially in areas of low-risk-management. These techniques are quite cost-effective and can, wherever possible, slow down erosion with a limited and non-permanent impact on natural coastal processes. The case study in analysis reports on a dune erosion control system in Estela, municipality of Povoa do Varzim. In this case - and for the first time in Portugal - a soft coastal engineering solution constructed with geosynthetics was tried to slow down ongoing erosion.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 13