Frequently-Asked Questions (FAQs) About Coastal Inlets and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Coastal Inlets Research Program (CIRP)

Abstract : The Coastal and Hydraulics Engineering Technical Note (CHETN) described herein provides answers to Frequently-Asked Questions (FAQs) about coastal inlets and about the Coastal Inlets Research Program (CIRP). The FAQs are grouped into the following categories: a. General questions about coastal inlets. b. Coastal inlet hydrodynamics. c. Coastal inlet morphology. d. Coastal inlet channels. e. Coastal inlet structures. f. CIRP. g. Available tools for solving coastal inlet problems. h. Miscellaneous inlet topics. The FAQs contained in this CHETN are listed on the CIRP Web site. The CIRP FAQs Web page is periodically updated and contains information developed subsequent to publication of this CHETN.

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