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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Dredging

Engineering; Coastal engineering

The practise of excavating or displacing the bottom or shoreline of a water body. Dredging can be accomplished with mechanical or hydraulic machines. Most is done to maintain channel depths or berths ...

Automatic tide gauge

Engineering; Coastal engineering

An instrument that automatically registers the rise and fall of the tide. In some instruments, the registration is accomplished by printing the heights at regular intervals, in others by a continuous ...

Bog

Engineering; Coastal engineering

A wet, spongy, poorly drained area which is usually rich in very specialised plants, contains a high percentage of organic remnants and residues and frequently is associated with a spring, seepage ...

Delta

Engineering; Coastal engineering

(1) An alluvial deposit, usually triangular or semi-circular, at the mouth of a river or stream. The delta is normally built up only where there is no tidal or current action capable of removing the ...

Undertow

Engineering; Coastal engineering

(1) A current below water surface flowing seaward; the receding water below the surface from waves breaking on a shelving beach. (2) Actually undertow is largely mythical. As the backwash of each ...

Nearshore current system

Engineering; Coastal engineering

The current system caused primarily by wave action in and near the breaker zone, and which consists of four parts: the shoreward mass transport of water; longshore currents; seaward return flow, ...

Unconformity

Engineering; Coastal engineering

A surface that represents a break in the geologic record, with the rock unit immediately above it being considerably younger than the rock beneath. There are three major aspects to consider: # Time. ...