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CE707 Groyne Design
CE707 Groyne Design
CE 707
Coastal, Port and Harbor Engineering
GROYNES
Groynes are a possible component of shore-protection, beachsaving, and sand-management alternatives
A divergent nodal region
in longshore transport
the central area of a
crenulated pocket beach,
in the border region of a
diffraction shadow zone
of a harbor breakwater or
jetty,
the curvature of the coast
changes greatly.
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Typical coastal profile and distribution of the littoral drift along the coastal profile.
LENGTH OF GROYNE
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LENGTH OF GROYNE
Appropriate choice of shapes, dimensions and location of groynes is
crucial for effectiveness of shore protection.
Groynes length is usually related to mean width of the surf zone and
on the other hand to their longshore spacing.
An active length of the groyne basically increases together with the
growth of wave-to-shoreline angle.
They should not trap the whole longshore sediment flux.
The groynes spread seawards not further than to 40-50% of the storm
surf zone width.
HEIGHT OF GROYNE
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TYPES OF GROYNE
Generally, the groynes are designed to stick out about hs = 0.5-1.0 m
above the beach and the mean sea level (MSL).
Too high groynes cause wave reflection, resulting in local scours.
Considering the shape in plan view, the groynes can be straight, bent
or curved, as well as L-shaped, T-shaped or Y-shaped.
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Single groyne
Shoreline change prediction at single groyne compared
for 4 transport distribution: rectangular on a planesloping profile, triangular with peak at the shore on a
plane-sloping profile and two similar distribution on an
equilibrium profile. In the test, median grain size 0.25
mm, was used to determine the equilibrium profile
shape, the groyne was 100 m long on an initially
straight shoreline, and waves were constant with deepwater height of 1 m, period of 8 sec, and angle of 20
deg. The model was run for 15 years and calculated
positions of the shoreline directly updrift of groyne
divided by the groyne length are plotted in Fig 1.
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Single groyne(Cont.)
Shoreline change calculated
on the updrift side of the
groynefor YG/YB =1.
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Mutiple GroyneTests
The shoreline changes were calculate for a field of 7
groins with P=10% placed on an straight beach.
The groins were 100 m long with a spacing of
400m. Waves were Raleigh distributed in height
with significant H0 = 1 m, period 8 sec, and deepwater direction 10 deg. Grid spacing was 50 m and
time step was 6 hr. Fig. 4 shows calculated
shoreline change after 5 and 10 years.
Figure 5 tracks shoreline position over time
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Design Problem
Design a groyne structure for Kingscliff Beach, NSW
The net annual longshore sand transport at the southern end
of Kingscliff Beach (Sutherland Point) is 518,000 m3/year
northward
The cross-shore distribution of littoral drift transport at
Kingscliff Beach was approximated from two other studies in
the region (Figure shown)
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GROYNE DESIGN
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Groyne Permeability
Based on the fact that there are no long-lasting permeable
groins on marine coastlines in Australia or worldwide and that
there are problems associated with damage to these structures
from wave impacts.
IMPERMEABLE type groins were selected for concept groyne
design
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Groyne Design(Cont.)
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