This report presents the details of a case study analysis of the physical and economic performance of the Martin County Federal shore protection project during the 2004 tropical season. The goal of the analysis was to estimate the damages prevented by the shore protection project in Martin County over the 2004 tropical season, which brought two landfalling hurricanes across the southern end of Hutchinson Island just south of the project. ...
The need to strengthen the linkages between engineering analyses (project performance and evolution) and planning functions (alternative analysis and economic justification) with respect to coastal storm damage reduction projects within the Corps has led to the development of the life-cycle simulation model Beach-fx. Beach-fx provides a comprehensive analytical framework for evaluating the physical performance and economic benefits and costs of shore protection projects, particularly beach nourishment along sandy shores. The ...
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