Abstract:
The study on distribution and movement of sediment was conducted along Tanjung Batu
Beach, Kerteh Terengganu. The study was carried out in order to determine the
distribution of sediment and beach profile changes. The direction of sediment movement
was also revealed based on the sediment characteristics and beach profiles. The rain
distribution and wind velocity play a great role which influences the changes of the
sediment characteristics and beach profile. Sampling was conducted in thirty stations
with 100 meter interval and divided into two zones which is Zone A and Zone B. Transit
Sokkia C410 was used to measure beach profile properties. Meanwhile, moment's
method was employed to calculate sedimentological parameter. Based on the changes of
beach profile for all stations, the degree of steepness is decreasing towards the northern
of study area which is from Station 1 until Station 30 or Zone A to Zone B except for
stations located in the middle of the study area either within the zones or the entire
sampling site. This is due to the existence of natural feature such as headland and a hard
engineering structure which is a groin that founded at the study area. For
sedimentological analysis, the distribution of mean values increased from Station 1 until
Station 30 and the increasing of this value indicates that the grains in that particular area
are getting finer. Sediments in Zone A were founded poorly sorted compare to stations in
Zone B.
