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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Higher high water (HHW)

Engineering; Coastal engineering

The higher of the two high waters of any tidal day. The single high water occurring daily during periods when the tide is diurnal is considered to be a higher high water.

Calcareous

Engineering; Coastal engineering

Containing calcium carbonate (CaCO3), chiefly as the minerals calcite and aragonite. When applied to rock, it implies that as much as 50 percent of the rock is carbonate (e.g., calcareous sand).

Dispersion

Engineering; Coastal engineering

(1) Pattern of geographic distribution of individuals within a species. (2) Distortion of the shape of a seismic wave train or ocean wave train because of variations of velocity with frequency.

Contour

Engineering; Coastal engineering

A line on a map or chart representing points of equal elevation with relation to a datum. It is called an isobath when connecting points of equal depth below a datum. Also called depth contour.

The intersection of the ground surface with a vertical plane; typically perpendicular to the local shoreline, and may extend from the behind the dune line or the top of a bluff to well seaward of the ...

Node

Engineering; Coastal engineering

That part of a standing wave where the vertical motion is least and the horizontal velocities are greatest. Nodes are associated with clapotis and with seiche action resulting from wave reflections. ...

Wetlands

Engineering; Coastal engineering

Lands whose saturation with water is the dominant factor determining the nature of soil development and the types of plant and animal communities that live in the soil and on its surface (e.g. ...