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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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Jet
Engineering; Coastal engineering
To place (a pile, slab, or pipe) in the ground by means of a jet of water acting at the lower end.
Wave height
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The vertical distance between a crest and the preceding trough.
Riparian
Engineering; Coastal engineering
(1) Pertaining to the banks of a body of water. (2) Of, on or pertaining to the banks of a river.
Alluvial plane
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A plain bordering a river, formed by the deposition of material eroded from areas of higher elevation.
Coastal defence
Engineering; Coastal engineering
General term used to encompass both coast protection against erosion and sea defence against flooding.
Super-critical flow
Engineering; Coastal engineering
Flow for which the Froude number is greater than unity; surface disturbances will not travel upstream.
Duration of flood
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The interval of time in which a tidal current is flooding, determined from the middle of slack waters.
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