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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Flood

Engineering; Coastal engineering

(1) Period when tide level is rising; often taken to mean the flood current which occurs during this period (2) A flow beyond the carrying capacity of a channel.

Degradation

Engineering; Coastal engineering

The geologic process by means of which various parts of the surface of the earth are worn away and their general level lowered, by the action of wind and water.

Fetch

Engineering; Coastal engineering

The area in which seas are generated by a wind having a fairly constant direction and speed. Sometimes used synonymously with fetch length. Also generating area.

Freeboard

Engineering; Coastal engineering

At a given time, the vertical distance between the water level and the top of the structure. On a ship, the distance from the waterline to main deck or gunwale.

Gulf

Engineering; Coastal engineering

A relatively large portion of the ocean or sea extending far into land; the largest of various forms of inlets of the sea (e.g., Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Aqaba).

Beach plan shape

Engineering; Coastal engineering

The shape of the beach in plan; usually shown as a contour line, combination of contour lines or recognisable features such as beach crest and/or the still water line

Indian spring low water

Engineering; Coastal engineering

The approximate level of the mean of lower low waters at spring tides, used principally in the Indian Ocean and along the east coast of Asia. Also Indian tide plane.