Minehead Case study.
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- Created on: 06-03-13 18:25
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- Minehead
- 0.6m of curved sea wall installed (hard engineering).
- Curved top effective at deflecting sea.
- Barrier to protect the town.
- Sandstone on the land facing side so it fits with the environment.
- Rock armour at the base of the wall.
- Dissipates energy of waves.
- 0.6m of curved sea wall installed (hard engineering).
- Rock armour at the base of the wall.
- Dissipates energy of waves.
- Fits in with the local environment so natural and attractive.
- 4 rock groynes
- build up the beach by stopping sand from moving west to east.
- Minehead
- 0.6m of curved sea wall installed (hard engineering).
- Curved top effective at deflecting sea.
- Barrier to protect the town.
- Sandstone on the land facing side so it fits with the environment.
- 0.6m of curved sea wall installed (hard engineering).
- Beach nourishment
- Waves break on the beach.
- sandy beach is popular with tourists.
- Waves break on the beach.
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