Monitoring of beach profile and sediment characteristics of carbonate beaches in Mactan, Cebu, Philippines: Basis for implementing renourishment

College

Gokongwei College of Engineering

Department/Unit

Civil Engineering

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Source Title

International Engineering Research Conference 2008

Publication Date

2008

Abstract

One of the major shore protection schemes implemented specifically for carbonate beach sheltered by coral reefs in tropical and subtropical regions where environment and tourism concerns are important is beach nourishment, the deliberate addition of sand to an eroding beach or construction of a beach where only a beach, or no beach, previously existed. In Mactan, Cebu, Philippines, two beach nourishment projects were monitored based on its profile and sediments. Beach profile surveys and sediment characterization were conducted to quantify eroded and accreted beach material and to establish compatible borrow sand as basis for renourishment.

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Disciplines

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Keywords

Beaches—Philippines—Mactan Island; Beach nourishment—Philippines—Mactan Island

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