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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Coastal engineering

Lowest astronomical tide (LAT)

Engineering; Coastal engineering

The lowest tide level which can be predicted to occur under average meteorological conditions and any combination of astronomical conditions. This level may not be reached every year.

Piezometric surface

Engineering; Coastal engineering

The level at which the hydrostatic water pressure in an aquifer will stand if it is free to seek equilibrium with the atmosphere. For artesian wells, this is above the ground surface.

Navigation project

Engineering; Coastal engineering

A specific and fixed geographic area within a water body or series of water bodies that has been authorised for navigation by some group or organisation (often a national government).

Clastic rocks

Engineering; Coastal engineering

Rocks built up of fragments which have been produced by weathering and erosion of pre-existing rocks and minerals and, typically, transported mechanically to their point of deposition.

Deep water

Engineering; Coastal engineering

Water so deep that surface waves are little affected by the ocean bottom. Generally, water deeper than one-half the surface wavelength is considered deep water. Compare shallow water.

Bedding plane

Engineering; Coastal engineering

A surface parallel to the surface of deposition, which may or may not have a physical expression. The original attitude of a bedding plane should not be assumed to have been horizontal.

Boil

Engineering; Coastal engineering

An upward flow of water in a sandy formation due to an unbalanced hydrostatic pressure resulting from a rise in a nearby stream, or from removing the overburden in making excavations.