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This book is intended to be a text for undergraduate students of coastal engineering. It also serves as a reference for graduate students and practicing engineers, building on a basic foundation in coastal engineering. Finally, it is a guide for people in related disciplines. Coastal managers may use the book to cover the more theoretical and engineering-related aspects of their trade. Its subject matter is of interest to geographers, planners and coastal scientists alike.

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Water waves; short-term wave analysis; long-term wave analysis; wave generation; tides and water levels; wave transformation and breaking; design of structures; breakwaters; introduction to coastal management; coastal sediment transport; basic shore processes; coastal design; one-dimensional modelling of coastal morphology; shore protection; problems.

Introduction To Coastal Engineering And

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    A Paperback / softback by J William Kamphuis

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      Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
      Publication Date: 01/09/2000
      ISBN13: 9789810244170, 978-9810244170
      ISBN10: 9810244177

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book is intended to be a text for undergraduate students of coastal engineering. It also serves as a reference for graduate students and practicing engineers, building on a basic foundation in coastal engineering. Finally, it is a guide for people in related disciplines. Coastal managers may use the book to cover the more theoretical and engineering-related aspects of their trade. Its subject matter is of interest to geographers, planners and coastal scientists alike.

      Table of Contents
      Water waves; short-term wave analysis; long-term wave analysis; wave generation; tides and water levels; wave transformation and breaking; design of structures; breakwaters; introduction to coastal management; coastal sediment transport; basic shore processes; coastal design; one-dimensional modelling of coastal morphology; shore protection; problems.

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