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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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Beach ridge
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A nearly continuous mound of beach material that has been shaped by wave or other action. Ridges may occur singly or as a series of approximately parallel deposits.
Bench mark
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A permanently fixed point of known elevation. A primary bench mark is one close to a tide station to which the tide staff and tidal datum originally are referenced.
Gradual closure method
Engineering; Coastal engineering
Method in which the final closure gap in a dam is closed gradually either by the vertical or horizontal closure method; this in contradiction with a sudden closure.
Plateau
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A land area (usually extensive) having a relatively level surface raised sharply above adjacent land on at least one side; table land. A similar undersea feature.
Orbital current
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The flow of water accompanying the orbital movement of the water particles in a wave. Not to be confused with wave-generated littoral currents.
Syzygy
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The two points in the Moon's orbit when the Moon is in conjunction or opposition to the Sun relative to the Earth; time of new or full Moon in the cycle of phases.
Diversion channel
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A waterway used to divert water from its natural course. The term is generally applied to a temporary arrangement, e.g. to by-pass water around a dam site during construction.
