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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Cyclone

Engineering; Coastal engineering

A system of winds that rotates about a centre of low atmospheric pressure. Rotation is clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Indian Ocean, the ...

The integrated and general development of the coastal zone. Coastal Zone Management is not restricted to coastal defence works, but includes also a development in economical, ecological and social ...

Perigean range

Engineering; Coastal engineering

The average semidiurnal range occurring at the time of the perigean tides and most conveniently computed from the harmonic constants. It is larger than the mean range where the type of tide is either ...

Central pressure index (CPI)

Engineering; Coastal engineering

The estimated minimum barometric pressure in the eye (approximate center) of a particular hurricane. The CPI is considered the most stable index to intensity of hurricane wind velocities in the ...

Cutterhead dredge

Engineering; Coastal engineering

A hydraulic dredge that uses a rotating steel head consisting of hardened cutting blades and a backing ring to dislodge bottom material. The head is mounted at the suction entrance of the hydraulic ...

Lunar day

Engineering; Coastal engineering

The time of rotation of the Earth with respect to the moon, or the interval between two successive upper transits of the moon over the meridian of a place. The mean lunar day is approximately 24.84 ...

Barrier reef

Engineering; Coastal engineering

A coral reef parallel to and separated from the coast by a lagoon that is too deep for coral growth. Generally, barrier reefs follow the coasts for long distances and are cut through at irregular ...