Civil & Environmental Engineer
CIVE 5281: Coastal Dynamics and Design
Lecture - 4 credits
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- Introduces the basic theory of the forcing and response of the built and natural coastal environment, including hurricanes and extratropical storms, wind waves, astronomical tides, storm surges, currents, fluid-structure interactions, sediment transport, and morphological changes.
- Seeks to provide an overview of the physical processes and the functional design of coastal works, including anthropogenic and natural and nature-based features.
- Uses examples and case studies to illustrate the theory and the interdependence of water motion and coastal morphology.
- Emphasizes the challenges of extreme events and natural hazards in the coastal environment.
- Requires prior completion of one semester of fluid mechanics or equivalent.
Introduces the basic theory of the forcing and response of the built and natural coastal environment, including hurricanes and extratropical storms, wind waves, astronomical tides, storm surges, currents, fluid-structure interactions, sediment transport, and morphological changes. Show more.
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