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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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Tidal inlet
Engineering; Coastal engineering
(1) A natural inlet maintained by tidal flow. (2) Loosely, any inlet in which the tide ebbs and flows. Also tidal outlet.
Meandering
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A single channel having a pattern of successive deviations in alignment which results in a more or less sinusoidal course.
Mud flat
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A level area of fine silt and clay along a shore alternately covered or uncovered by the tide or covered by shallow water.
Wind setdown
Engineering; Coastal engineering
Drop in water level below the still water level on the windward ends of enclosed bodies of water and semi- enclosed bays.
Sorting
Engineering; Coastal engineering
Process of selection and separation of sediment grains according to their grain size (or grain shape or specific gravity).
Radius of maximum winds
Engineering; Coastal engineering
Distance from the eye of a hurricane, where surface and wind velocities are zero, to the place where surface windspeeds are maximum.
Turbulent flow
Engineering; Coastal engineering
Any flow which is not laminar, i.e., the stream lines of the fluid, instead of remaining parallel, become confused and intermingled.
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