Hard Engineering Examples

Question 1

Give the cost of a sea wall and an example of one.

Answer 1

£3000-10000 per meter
Bridlington, Holderness —3.6km long sea wall

Question 2

Give the cost and an example of the use of groines.

Answer 2

£150-2500 per m
Mappleton (see ICZM flash cards)

Question 3

Give the cost and an example of rock armour.

Answer 3

£1300-6000 per m
Easington has terminal — use of 133000 tonnes of rock armour