CIV544

Course Description

Completion This course covers advanced topics related to coastal processes and harbor engineering. The topics include: (1) Coastal zones hydrodynamics (reviewing tides, storm surges, waves within the nearshore and surf zone); (2) Coastal geomorphology (including littoral drift and sediment transport, equilibrium beach profiles); (3) Erosion mitigation (beach nourishment, coastal armoring; beach fill and soft engineering structures; hard engineering structures; tidal inlets, and shoreline management); (4) Port (harbor) planning and layout (elements, design principles and considerations); (5) Design loads on coastal structures (geotechnical aspects; soil-structure interaction design considerations); (6) Design aspects of coastal structures (gravity type quay walls; sheet pile bulkheads; piled waterfront structures; breakwater; offshore deep water terminals).

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