Journal of Coastal Research, Vol. 12, No. 2 (Spring, 1996), pp. 447-461 (15 pages) Artificial beach nourishment is commonly used to protect coasts. Several publications have emphasized the influence ...

Sedimentary rock is one of the three main rock groups (along with igneous and metamorphic rocks) and is formed in four main ways: by the deposition of the weathered remains of other rocks (known as ...