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Cross shore profile change of Desaru Beach

Ahmad Kamal, Nor Izyan (2014) Cross shore profile change of Desaru Beach. Masters thesis, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Civil Engineering.

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Abstract

Coastal erosion has attracted serious attention from the government of Malaysia. The changes in land use along the east coast of Johor due to rapid development and mining activities have caused short and long term effects on shoreline evolution. This study analyse the beach profiles of Desaru beach, Johor. For the purpose of this study, the beach profiles were measured using Real Time Kinematic Global Positioning System (RTK-GPS) and the tide gauge was also been installed. The beach profiles data were then converted into x-y coordinate to show accretion and erosion on the profiles. Early measurement shows that the beach was undergoing an accretional phase. These profiles, however, became linear due to convectional thunderstorm during inter-monsoon. After a storm, the berm on the foreshore has been cut away because of the influence of northeast monsoon. Sediment loss and gain are greatest during spring tide in mid November and during neap tide in the end of September respectively. The sediment loss from the beach were greater than the sediment added to the beach although the loss of sediment occurred from the chainage of 15 m to 45 m compared to the sediment added from the chainage of 15 m to 55 m. As a conclusion, the beach is severely eroded during northeast monsoon

Item Type:Thesis (Masters)
Additional Information:Thesis (Sarjana Kejuruteraan (Awam - Hidraul dan Hidrologi)) - Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2014
Subjects:T Technology > TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering
Divisions:Civil Engineering
ID Code:48386
Deposited By: Haliza Zainal
Deposited On:15 Oct 2015 01:09
Last Modified:08 Aug 2017 00:17

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