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.
By:
J William Kamphuis (Queen's Univ Canada) Imprint: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Country of Publication: Singapore Volume: 16 Dimensions:
Height: 210mm,
Width: 146mm,
Spine: 19mm
Weight: 635g ISBN:9789810244170 ISBN 10: 9810244177 Series:Advanced Series On Ocean Engineering Pages: 472 Publication Date:01 September 2000 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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A / AS level
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Further / Higher Education
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
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.