Coastal engineering

Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida... 

Isobe, M. (1986). Calculation Method for Refraction, Diffraction and Breaking of Irregular Wave using Parabolic Equation, Annual Journal of Coastal Engineering, Vol. 33, pp. 134-138 (in Japanese). 

Kawasaki, K. Murakami, T. Toda, K. Okubo, Y. (2008). Particle Tracking Analysis on Seawater Exchange and Soil Transport in Ise Bay Area at Tokai Heavy Rain, Annual Journal of Coastal Engineering, Vol. 55, pp. 986-990. (in Japanese with English abstract). 

Finite-element mesh. Boundary conditions (1) Points on boundary B move identically to points on boundary A (2) bottom fixed 351 elements, 391 nodes. (Data from Kraft, Jr., L.M. and Watkins, D.J., Prediction of wave-induced seafloor movements. Proceedings of the 15th Coastal Engineering Conference, American Society of Civil Engineers, Honolulu, HI, 2,1605-1623,1976. Reprinted with permission of ASCE.)... 

Hicks, S.D. 1972. Changes in tidal characteristics and tidal datum planes In The Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964. Oceanography and Coastal Engineering, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, pp. 310-314. 

Schwartz, R.K. 1975. Nature and genesis of some storm washover deposits. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Coastal Engineering Research Center, Technical Memorandum 61, New York, 69p. 

Kraft, Jr., L.M., and Watkins, D.J. 1976. Prediction of wave-induced seafloor movements. Proceedings of the 15th Coastal Engineering Conference, American Society of Civil Engineers, Honolulu, HI. 2 1605-1623. 

Coastal Engineering. The movement of water in oceans and lakes has erosive effects on their shorelines. The preservation of wetland for flood mitigation or marine ecology requires the knowledge of such effects. Use of artificial barriers such as breakwaters or dikes at a shore or a harbor can result in reducing the water wave level within protected areas, eliminate or reduce the effects of shoreline erosion, and redirect natural sediment so that new land can be created over time. 

Dold, J. W., D. H. Peregrine Steep unsteady water waves, an efficient computational scheme. In Proceedings of the 19th Coastal Engineering Conference 1, Houston, ASCE (1984). 

ABSTRACT The tidal current is one of the most important factors for closure of a cofferdam in port and coastal engineering. A 3d mathematical model was established to help estimate the hydrodynamic environment in the process of closure of a cofferdam in Caofeidian Harbour. It is shown from simulated results that the model is able to reflect the vertical changes of currents around the project reasonable. The characteristic velocities in final closure from the prediction results were analyzed. Some suggestions were also proposed for the closure of the cofferdam. 

Hanson, H. Brampton, A. Capobianco M. et al. 2002. Beach nourishment projects, practices, and objectives—a European overview, Coastal Engineering, 47(2) 87-111. 

Hanson, H. Kraus, N.C. 1989. GENESIS Generalised model for simulating shoreline change Report 1. Technical reference. Tech. Rep. CERC-89-19, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Coastal Engineering Research Centre, Vicksburg, Mississippi. 

Seabrook, S. Hall, K. 1998. Wave transmission at submerged rubble-mound breakwaters, hr Proceedings of the 26th Coastal Engineering Conference (ASCE, Copenhagen, Denmark), 2000-2013. 

Charles Leroy Bretsehneider obtained his MS degree from University of California in 1950, and the PhD degree from Texas A M University in 1959. His study on physieal oeeanography was awarded with the 1960 ASCE Coastal Engineering Research Prize. 

Bretsehneider, C.L. (1958). Revisions in wave forecasting Deep and shallow water. Proc. 6 Conf. Coastal Engineering-. 30-67. 

Mason, M.A. (1950). The transformation of waves in shallow water. Proc. P Conf Coastal Engineering Long Beach CA 22-32. 

Vanoni was considered an authority on the mechanics of sediment transport by streams and rivers. He performed research on the hydrodynamics of sediment transport, coastal engineering, and hydraulic structures. He has written seminal papers particularly on sediment transport, including the bedload equations, distribution of suspended sediment, stream degradation, bed forms, and total sediment discharge relations. His 1946 work deals with the sediment distribution demonstrating that the then assumed values result in different than the actual momentum transfer coefficients. He also was able to show that suspended sediment tends to reduee the turbulent momentum transfer and henee the flow resistance. Suspended sediment may also cause secondary flow in a river. He was awarded for this paper the 1950 Karl Emil Hilgard Prize by ASCE. 

Figure 2.2. Examples of indicative responsibilities of regulatory authorities in coastal engineering for a jack-up barge (UK inshore waters) Figure 2.3. Indicative responsibilities of regulatory authorities in coastal and maritime engineering works...

Figure 3.3. Typical management structirre on land-based and coastal engineering projects...

Common wave definitions often used in coastal engineering... 

Issues associated with emergency lighting near water s edge Examples of setting up and running a competency system as it might apply to coastal engineering... 

Once the performance of the coastal engineering industry has been benchmarked, the project objectives can be measured through the HSE tracking accident and fatality statistics in the coastal engineering sector in future years to assess how the safety record improves. 

Dean and Dyball - One of the key contractors who instigated the original Construction Risk in Coastal Engineering project and is now applying best... 

Edmund Nuttall - Key specialised coastal/maritime contractor and Environment Agency Framework Contractor working on a variety of coastal engineering projects in the UK... 

Environment Agency - Key coastal engineering client keen to integrate best practice into their capital works programme... 

Posford Haskoning - Consultant with extensive experience in the design and site supervision of coastal engineering projects world-wide and was involved in the original Construction Risk in Coastal Engineering project Seacore - Specialist piling contractor applying irmovative techniques to reduce costs and improve safety aspects world-wide... 

Appropriate written procedures to be followed in the event of serious and imminent danger, and for danger areas, must be established. These procedures must be implemented by sufficiently competent persons. The procedures should include the requirements of specific regulations. Competent persons and employees must have sufficient training and experience or knowledge of maritime and coastal engineering to implement the procedures. Employees must be provided with information on the risks to health and safety, the preventive and protective measures, the emergency procedures, and the identity of competent persons. 

Figure 2.4. Example of decisions the designer or contractor might make when giving due consideration to health and safety in coastal engineering design (based on the category of issues given in the CDMACOP)...

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