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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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Roller
Engineering; Coastal engineering
An indefinite term, sometimes considered to denote one of a series of long-crested, large waves which roll in on a shore, as after a storm.
Pile
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A long, heavy timber or section of concrete or metal that is driven or jetted into the earth or seabed to serve as a support or protection.
Natural tracer
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A component of a sediment deposit that is unique to a particular source and can be used to identify the source and transport routes to a place of deposition.
Swash mark
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The thin wavy line of fine sand, mica scales, bits of seaweed, etc., left by the uprush when it recedes from its upward limit of movement on the beach face.
Density current
Engineering; Coastal engineering
Phenomenon of relative flow within water due to difference in density. For example, the salt-water wedge is a density current, as is a volcanic nuée ardente.
Poorly-graded
Engineering; Coastal engineering
Said of a clastic sediment or rock that consists of particles of many sizes mixed together in an unsystematic manner so that no one size class predominates.
Poorly-sorted
Engineering; Coastal engineering
Said of a clastic sediment or rock that consists of particles of many sizes mixed together in an unsystematic manner so that no one size class predominates.
