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A holistic evaluation of a typical coast nourishment on the Danish West Coast

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The case described in this article regards 4.7 km of beach in Ferring, situated approx. 5 km south to the mouth of the Limfjord strait on the west coast of Denmark. In 2005, this section of the beach was nourished with 721,000 m3 of material in order to protect backshore properties, natural heritages and the recreational value of the beach. After the nourishment, the beach was monitored by levelling profiles on four dates to monitor and track the evolution of the nourished material. Furthermore, laboratory tests involving different gradations of nourishment material are shown which indicate solutions to different kinds of coastal protection strategies, estimate the time in between two nourishments and evaluate the cost of maintaining a beach with a high recreational value for the public.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Aalborg Univesity, Sohngaardsholmsvej 57, 9000, Aalborg, Denmark

    Lucia Margheritini, Peter Frigaard & Niels Arne Wahl

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Margheritini, L., Frigaard, P. & Wahl, N.A. A holistic evaluation of a typical coast nourishment on the Danish West Coast. J Coast Conserv 12, 83–91 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11852-008-0030-y

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