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A Relationship between Wave-Induced Cliff Erosion and Erosive Force of Waves
Abstract
The application of automatic control theory to the processes of cliff erosion observed in a wave tank experiment led to the following basic relation: , where dX/dt = the erosion rate and F = the erosive force of waves; F was denned here as being proportional to ln
, where
= the assailing forces of the waves and
= the resisting force of cliff-forming material. Previous laboratory and field data confirmed this relation.