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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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Shallow water wave
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A progressive wave which is in water less than 1/25 the wave length in depth.
Hydraulically equivalent grains
Engineering; Coastal engineering
Sedimentary particles that settle at the same rate under the same conditions.
Mean rise of the tide
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The height of mean high water above the plane of reference or datum of chart.
Hydrographic pressure
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The pressure exerted by water at any given point in a body of water at rest.
Bioturbation
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The disturbance of sediment bedding by the activities of burrowing organisms.
Phase velocity
Engineering; Coastal engineering
Propagation velocity of an individual wave as opposed to the velocity of a wave group.
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