Coastal engineering

Coastal engineering

A branch of civil engineering that applies engineering principles specifically to projects within the coastal zone including areas nearshore, estuary, marine, and shoreline.

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submarine canyon

Engineering; Coastal engineering

V-shaped valleys that run across the continental shelf and down the continental slope.

isopachyte

Engineering; Coastal engineering

Line connecting points on the seabed with an equal depth of sediment.

the chunk of ice

Engineering; Coastal engineering

A sheet of ice attached to the area of land along one side but most floats and Bonded on the side into the sea by the sheer cliff face (the ice ahead) climbed 2 tp 50 + m above sea level. Common ...

Diameter equivalent to the arithmetic mean of the logarithmic frequency distribution. In the analysis of beach sands, is taken as the grain diameter determined graphically by the intersection of a ...

diverging wave

Engineering; Coastal engineering

Waves that move obliquely out from a vessel's sailing line.

Significant wave period

Engineering; Coastal engineering

An arbitrary period generally taken as the period of the one-third highest waves within a given group. Note that the composition of the highest waves depends upon the extent to which the lower waves ...

Breaker

Engineering; Coastal engineering

A wave breaking on a shore, over a reef, etc. Breakers may be classified into four types: : Collapsing--breaking occurs over lower half of wave, with minimal air pocket and usually no splash-up. ...