Abstract
On Hon Chong Beach north of Nha Trang in Vietnam, there existed a natural sandy beach until 2002, similarly to that on Nha Trang Beach. However, land reclamation was carried out along the coastline for the construction of a coastal road in 2003, and sandy beach was buried under the coastal road. In recent years, the recovery of sandy beach of Hon Chong Beach has been discussed to enhance coastal use. For this purpose, bathymetric survey data and satellite images of this beach were collected, and the shoreline changes were investigated together with field observation. Then, numerical simulation using the BG model was carried out to investigate the possibility of the recovery of sandy beach on Hon Chong Beach. It was concluded that if beach nourishment using 6×104 m3 of sand is carried out, a 24-m-wide foreshore could be recovered.
