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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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Spring tidal currents
Engineering; Coastal engineering
Tidal currents of increased velocity occurring semi-monthly as the result of the moon being new or full.
Threshold of motion
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The point at which the forces imposed on a sediment particle overcome its inertia and it starts to move.
Neap tidal current
Engineering; Coastal engineering
Tidal current of decreased velocity occurring semimonthly as the result of the moon being in quadrature.
Pocket beach
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A beach, usually small, in a coastal reentrant or between two littoral barriers (often rocky headlands).
Scour
Engineering; Coastal engineering
Removal of underwater material by waves and currents, especially at the base or toe of a shore structure.
Valley
Engineering; Coastal engineering
An elongated depression, usually with an outlet, between bluffs or between ranges of hills or mountains.
Ebb tide
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The period of tide between high water and the succeeding low water; a falling tide.
