Xavier Sánchez-Artús , Buckle Subbiah , Vicente Gracia , Manuel Espino , Manel Grifoll , Antoni Espanya , Agustín Sánchez-Arcilla
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Abstract
Embryonic dunes, continuous dunes and classical beach nourishment are tested as soft coastal protection measures in the vulnerable Trabucador barrier beach located in the NW Mediterranean Sea against different storm conditions. The beach was impacted by severe breaching events during past storms. Evaluation of the performance of the dunes and nourishment as coastal protection measures for the barrier beach is carried out using XBeach model for three different storm events: Storm Isaak being a mid-tier double peak storm, Storm Filomena a typical larger storm of the region and Storm Gloria the largest ever storm to hit the region, with 7, 12 and 60 years of return period respectively. The model showed embryonic dunes and shoreface nourishment systems greatly protect the beach against Storm Isaak and Storm Filomena but did not withstand Storm Gloria considering it being almost 1.5 times larger than the second-highest storm in terms of significant wave height. The study aids in assessing the effectiveness of various mitigation actions for barrier beaches, with the aim of implementing them in practical field applications.
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Coastal Engineering is an international medium for coastal engineers and scientists. Combining practical applications with modern technological and scientific approaches, such as mathematical and numerical modelling, laboratory and field observations and experiments, it publishes fundamental studies as well as case studies on the following aspects of coastal, harbour and offshore engineering: waves, currents and sediment transport; coastal, estuarine and offshore morphology; technical and functional design of coastal and harbour structures; morphological and environmental impact of coastal, harbour and offshore structures.