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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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Littoral zone
Engineering; Coastal engineering
In beach terminology, an indefinite zone extending seaward from the shoreline to just beyond the breaker zone.
Flood interval
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The interval between the transit of the moon over the meridian of a place and the time of the following flood.
Boundary conditions
Engineering; Coastal engineering
Environmental conditions, e.g. waves, currents, drifts, etc. used as boundary input to physical or numerical models
Ness
Engineering; Coastal engineering
Roughly triangular promontory of land jutting into the sea, often consisting of mobile material, i.e. a beach form.
Minimum duration
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The time necessary for steady-state wave conditions to develop for a given wind velocity over a given fetch length.
Shoreline management
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The development of strategic, long-term and sustainable coastal defence and land-use policy within a sediment cell.
Beach fill
Engineering; Coastal engineering
Material placed on a beach to renourish eroding shores, usually pumped by dredge but sometimes delivered by trucks.
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