Archive image from page 18 of Detached breakwaters for shore protection. Detached breakwaters for shore protection . detachedbreakwat00dall Year: 1986 significant amounts of sediment causing formation of either a salient or a tombolo. An interesting multipurpose single detached breakwater project was constructed at Channel Islands, California. This structure overlaps the har- bor entrance, simultaneously shielding boats from direct wave energy and trapping material adjacent to the entrance. Venice, California 16. This rubble-mound breakwater (Figure 6) was constructed in 1905 to protect an am

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Archive image from page 18 of Detached breakwaters for shore protection. Detached breakwaters for shore protection . detachedbreakwat00dall Year: 1986 significant amounts of sediment causing formation of either a salient or a tombolo. An interesting multipurpose single detached breakwater project was constructed at Channel Islands, California. This structure overlaps the har- bor entrance, simultaneously shielding boats from direct wave energy and trapping material adjacent to the entrance. Venice, California 16. This rubble-mound breakwater (Figure 6) was constructed in 1905 to protect an amusement pier. It is 180 m long, has a crest elevation of + m Figure 6. Detached breakwater at Venice. California (circa 1970) 15

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