Equilibrium beach profile

Version 1.0.0.0 (3.07 KB) by Gabriel Ruiz-Martinez

This function displays the equilibrium beach profile, using

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Updated 3 Apr 2006

Inputs:
Hs12 = The effective significant wave height (m).
Ts = The wave period associated with Hs12 (s).
D50 = Sediment size (m).

Output:
The closure depth (m)
The equilibrium beach profile coordinates.

Notes:
You can only run the function.
The results are shown on a window which was developed for screens of 1024x768.

Books:
- Dean, Robert G. (2002). Beach nourishment: theory and practice. Advanced Series on Ocean Engineering, Volume 18.World Scientific Publishing. Singapure.
- Universidad de Cantabria-GIOC. (2002). Manual del usuario TIC. España.

May-2005.

Cite As

Gabriel Ruiz-Martinez (2025). Equilibrium beach profile (https://uk.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/10605-equilibrium-beach-profile), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved October 29, 2025.

MATLAB Release Compatibility

Created with R14

Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

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Version	Published	Release Notes
1.0.0.0	3 Apr 2006		Download