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

Unconsolidated

Engineering; Coastal engineering

In referring to sediment grains, loose, separate, or unattached to one another.

Wave climate atlas

Engineering; Coastal engineering

Series of maps showing the variability of wave conditions over a long coastline.

Subduction zone

Engineering; Coastal engineering

Elongate region in which the sea floor slides beneath a continent or island arc.

Spoil bank

Engineering; Coastal engineering

Artificial formation created by the deposit of dredged materials on the seabed.

Alignment

Engineering; Coastal engineering

The course along which the centre line of a channel, canal or drain is located.

Survey marker

Engineering; Coastal engineering

An object placed at the site of a station to identify the surveyed location of that station.

(1) A submerged or emerged embankment of sand, gravel, or other unconsolidated material built on the sea floor in shallow water by waves and currents. (2) In a river, a ridge of sand built to or near ...