Project:   Coastal Protection Study Client:     Tayside Regional Council
	This long term, multi-phased project studied the whole of the Tayside Region coast between Dundee and Montrose, at the eastern end of the Midland Valley of Scotland. The initial phase identified areas currently suffering erosion and the various mechanisms at work, assessed criticality and made general proposals for possible remedial action. Later phases provided for more detailed investigations at seven actively eroding sites and for the recommendation of specific defensive measures.
	In addition to annual progress reports, a total of 19 interim reports were produced by Caledonian Geotech to cover topics such as the evaluation of existing defences, the deterioration of footpaths; the performance of specific remedial measures such as sand fencing, sand banding, dune growth and stabilisation; the deterioration of gabion defences, and proposals for experimental schemes. The field work included land survey, wave rider buoy measurement, radar assessment of wave direction, marine geophysics, bathymetry and stereo-oblique helicopter air photography. In addition to the recommendations for remedial programmes and continued monitoring, various coastal management schemes were designed and data prepared for input to a future coastal model.
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