DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE BOSCOMBE MULTI-PURPOSE REEF

Shaw Trevor Mead; Chris Blenkinsopp; Andrew Moores; Jose Borrero

doi:10.9753/icce.v32.structures.58

No. 32 (2010), Coastal Structures

No. 32 (2010)

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE BOSCOMBE MULTI-PURPOSE REEF

Coastal Structures

https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v32.structures.58

Published 2011-01-26

Shaw Trevor Mead⁺⁻
Chris Blenkinsopp⁺⁻
Andrew Moores⁺⁻
Jose Borrero⁺⁻

Shaw Trevor Mead

ASR

Chris Blenkinsopp

University of New South Wales

Andrew Moores

ASR

Jose Borrero

ASR

Proceedings of the 32nd International Conference

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Boscombe reef surfing pictures

Surf Conditions at Boscombe

Boscombe Reef Shoreline Response

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multi-purpose reef
surfing
coastal protection

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Mead, S. T., Blenkinsopp, C., Moores, A., & Borrero, J. (2011). DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE BOSCOMBE MULTI-PURPOSE REEF. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(32), structures.58. https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v32.structures.58

Abstract

The Boscombe Reef is a multipurpose reef structure designed primarily for the enhancement of surfing amenity at Boscombe, Poole Bay, England. The reef was designed to maximise the small and generally poor-quality surfing wave climate of the eastern English Channel coast. The reef was constructed from 54 large, sand filled geotextile containers ranging in size from 1 to 5 m diameters and 15 to 70 m long with a total volume of approximately 13,000 m3. Construction of the reef began in the summer of 2008, was suspended during the following winter and was completed in the late summer of 2009. The reef is now in service and provides a high intensity right hand surfing ride of up to 70 m and a shorter left hand ride of up to 30 m. Although the reef was not designed as a coastal protection structure, monitoring of the morphological response supports that the reef promotes shore protection through the formation of an inshore salient.

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