Shore Effect Model, Atlantic Generating Station; Hydraulic Model Investigation.

A distorted-scale hydraulic model investigation was performed to determine the potential effect, if any, of a proposed offshore nuclear power plant on shoreline evolution. Model measurements of current patterns with and without the breakwater were directly compared and measurements of breaking wave...

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Main Authors: Carver,Robert D., Davidson,D. Donald, Whalin,Robert W., Barwis,John H.
Other Authors: ARMY ENGINEER WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION VICKSBURG MISS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1975
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Nuclear Power Plants and Fission Reactor Eng
*Shores
*Hydraulic models
*Breakwaters
*Ocean waves
Sediment transport
Ocean currents
Nuclear power plants
Offshore
Refraction
Directional
Ocean tides
Geomorphology
Experimental data
New Jersey
Inlets(Waterways)
North Atlantic Ocean
Breakwater
The Breakwater
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA017793
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA017793
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Summary:A distorted-scale hydraulic model investigation was performed to determine the potential effect, if any, of a proposed offshore nuclear power plant on shoreline evolution. Model measurements of current patterns with and without the breakwater were directly compared and measurements of breaking wave characteristics (height, depth, and angle to shoreline) with and without the breakwater were used to calculate and compare longshore transport rates in the potentially affected areas. It was concluded that the proposed construction would have a negligible effect on future shoreline evolution. (Author)

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