A research paper Co-authored by Taylor Zimmerman, Marine Engineer at McLaren, and Jon K. Miller has been published by Elsevier’s Coastal Engineering Journal!
Taylor is a civil and coastal engineer with a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) UAS Remote Pilot certification, specializing in marine and coastal projects.
Paper
Highlights
UAS-SfM approach to evaluate the performance of notched groins within a groin field and their impact on the morphological evolution of a beach nourishment.
- Groin notches function optimally when the notch is located in the swash zone.
- Improperly constructed notches can fill-in with sediment and behave like traditional groins.
- Notch specifications can vary to account for position and uncertainty in the equilibrated beach.
- Notch designs should reflect the direction and magnitude of net longshore sediment transport.