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    Performance based assessment of a small-scale artificially nourished beach
    (Elsevier, 2023-08-30) Karasu, Servet; Marangoz, Hasan Oğulcan; Gülkaya, Enes; Akpınar, Adem; Ceylan, Yusuf; Yılmaz, Enver; AKPINAR, ADEM; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Mühendislik Fakültesi/İnşaat Mühendisliği Bölümü; AAC-6763-2019
    In coastal engineering studies, coastal protection procedures can be provided by hard and soft methods. Soft methods applied using the right techniques and methods are not only long-lasting but also adapt to the natural structure of the coast. This study aims to present monitoring the development of a small-scale artificial nourished beach between the groins for 15 months and analyze its performance. For this purpose, field studies were carried out with land and sea observations taken once before nourishment and at 8 different times after nourishment. The seabed and profile variations observed at different sections were analyzed after processing field data. For determining the characteristics of the natural beach and borrow area before nourishment a sieve analysis was done for sediment samples taken from the shoreline, beach face, and 1-m depth on the nourished area. Sediment transportation of nourished material was observed by monitoring the amount of material remaining in 3 subregions (a nearshore region between the groins - A, a region representing the seaward end of the groins - B, and a region offshore of the groins - C) in the nourished region over time. The relationship between this behavior and waves was examined by considering the wave roses and time series of wave parameters produced as a result of wave simulations performed with the third-generation wave hindcast model SWAN. Lastly, as well as the variation of the mean layer thickness, the retreat of coastline, and mean beach width on the nourished area by the time were extracted for 8 different surveys. The results show that artificial beach nourishment materials were eroded in less than five months and the beach width returned to its initial position. The nourished material transported out groin-protected area moved eastward due to north-west dominated waves and the eastward longshore transport.
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    Prediction of parameters which affect beach nourishment performance using MARS, TLBO, and conventional regression techniques
    (Springer, 2019-08-09) Karasu, Servet; Nacar, Sinan; Uzlu, Ergun; Yüksek, Ömer; Kankal, Murat; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Mühendislik Fakültesi/İnşaat Mühendisliği.; 0000-0003-0897-4742; AAZ-6851-2020; 24471611900
    Artificial beach nourishment is one of the most important environmentally friendly coastal protection methods since it protects the aesthetic and recreational values of the beach and increases its protective properties. Therefore, the main aim of the current study is to assess the accuracy of multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS) in predicting the parameters, namely sediment transport coefficients (K) and the diffusion rate (omega), which affect beach nourishment performance. The performance of the MARS was determined by comparison of the models using exponential, linear, and power regression equations trained by conventional regression analyses (CRA) and the teaching-learning based optimization (TLBO) algorithm. In all models, two different input data obtained from the experimental study were used, one dimensional and one non-dimensional. The results presented that the MARS models gave lower error values than the CRA and TLBO models according to the root mean square error, mean absolute error, and scattering index criteria. When the models were evaluated, it was revealed that dimensional and non-dimensional models gave approximate results. We proved that the dimensional and non-dimensional MARS models can be used to estimate the (K) and (omega) values.