Coastal management at Bridlington

Question 1

What is the physical hypothesis?

Answer 1

Groynes are effective at stopping longshore drift at Bridlington

Question 2

What was the location for the coastal management?

Answer 2

Bridlington

Question 3

How was coastal management at bridlington a physical fieldwork?

Answer 3

collecting data by physically measuring groynes on the beach

Question 4

Why did we choose Bridlington for the location of the coastal management?

Answer 4

• travel there and back in a day
• away from unstable cliffs (safe)
• large range of sampling points (reliable)

Question 5

Why are we studying Bridlington coast?

Answer 5

• Holderness coast is the fastest eroding coast in Europe

Question 6

What are groynes used for?

Answer 6

trapping sediment

Question 7

If the groynes are working which compass point will be higher?

Answer 7

higher on the north side

Question 8

What is the direction of longshore drift at Bridlington?

Answer 8

north/south

Question 9

How do we measure the groynes?

Answer 9

taken at regular intervals along each groyne reduce bias and show effectiveness

Question 10

What sort of data did we get from measuring the groynes?

Answer 10

quantitive

Question 11

What are the perks of quantitative data?

Answer 11

• easy to analyse
• easy to record

Question 12

What method did we use to present to data from the physical fieldwork?

Answer 12

bi-polar bar chart

Question 13

Why did we use a bi-polar bar chart?

Answer 13

• visual
• simple
• compare two sets of data (N/S)

Question 14

How useful was the bi-polar chart?

Answer 14

• useful to explain results
• only shows one area/groyne at once
• no location

Question 15

How many groynes are there at Bridlington?

Answer 15

17

Question 16

What was the risk assessment?

Answer 16

• stay in groups
• not allowed near the sea
• look at tide times
• suitable footwear and clothing

Question 17

What did the results show?

Answer 17

some sediment was trapped by the groynes but many didn’t

Question 18

Could we prove that hard engineering was effective against lsd?

Answer 18

no

Question 19

What state were the groynes in?

Answer 19

disrepair, no evidence of being repaired since built over 30years ago

Question 20

Why were we unable to sample all the groynes?

Answer 20

• high tide
• time constraints
• less reliable and more bias?

Question 21

What would be more accurate than the rulers we used (blew in the wind)?

Answer 21

• meter rulers

Question 22

How could we improve the physical study?

Answer 22

• different time of day/year
• sample a larger location
• measure more groynes and points
• use located graphs