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Hilton Puerto Vallarta

Erosion and instability

OBJECTIVE

Stabilize a beach that receives high waves and has an outlet of water from surrounding hills that can drain high amounts of rainwater.

STRATEGY

Topobathymetry to generate a 3D model of the area, obtain and analyze 30 years of metaoceanic data to identify wave and wind characteristics on site, feeding a mathematical model for a project of beach rehabilitation.

WORK TOOLS

Single beam echosounder, transducer, high precision GPS, small boat, heavy duty computer and RTK surveying equipment. Hypack and DELF 3D software.

RESULTS

A beach stabilization project was generated that includes a groyne, a long straight breakwater and a short straight breakwater, both parallel to the coastline, a protection based on two mini groines and protection against erosion with a gravel bed and geotextile in the outlet of rainwater to prevent massive loss of sand. Around 8 m of beach were recovered, the beach has withstood storms with slight damage.