Centro de Investigaciones Hidráulicas, Instituto Superior Politécnico José Antonio Echevarría (CUJAE), La Habana, Cuba.
Abstract
The purpose of this work was to assess the contribution of the storm drainage system of the
Ancon hotel over the erosion of its beach sector and to propose a plan of corrective measures for
their mitigation. A procedure based on the eight steps in the solution of a problem was designed,
complemented with specific methodologies and tools. The water origin of the erosion was
predominating, with manifestations of the gully erosion type. Rain erosive power, enhanced by
technical and organizational deficiencies in the storm drainage system, as well as the influence of
the erodibility of the land and constructed elements, increases flow and velocity rates. A
corrective action plan to mitigate erosion based on hydraulic and coastal engineering solutions
was designed
