BEACHFACE SLOPE AND SAND SIZE
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ENSTA, Paris Tech
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The relationship between beachface slope and sand grain size has been established based on multiple observations of beach characteristics in many parts of the world. What we show here is that this observational result may beunderstood in the light of the Constructal Law.
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A. Heitor Reis and Cristina Gama,"Beachface Slope and Sand Size", Ch. 5.§5 in Constructal theory and multi-scale geometries. Theory and applications in energetics, chemical engineering and materials. Pp. 65-75, Ed. ENSTA, Paris Tech. 2010.