33 Terms
Home > Industry/Domain > Engineering > 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.
Industry: Engineering
Add a new termContributors in Coastal engineering
Coastal engineering
Slough
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A small muddy marshland or tidal waterway which usually connects other tidal areas.
Canal
Engineering; Coastal engineering
An artificial watercourse cut through a land area for such uses as navigation and irrigation.
Mean steepness
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The ratio of the mean depth to the horizontal distance over which the mean depth was determined.
Artificial nourishment
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The process of replenishing a beach with material (usually sand) obtained from another location.
Beach erosion
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The carrying away of beach materials by wave action, tidal currents, littoral currents, or wind.
Perched beach
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A beach or fillet of sand retained above the otherwise normal profile level by a submerged dike.
Photogrammetric survey
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A survey in which monuments are placed at points that have been determined photogrammetrically.
