Coastal engineering

Coastal engineering

A branch of civil engineering that applies engineering principles specifically to projects within the coastal zone including areas nearshore, estuary, marine, and shoreline.

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refraction of water waves

Engineering; Coastal engineering

(1) The process by which the direction of a wave moving in shallow water at an angle to the contours is changed: the part of the wave advancing in shallower water moves more slowly than that part ...

cycloidal wave

Engineering; Coastal engineering

A steep, symmetrical wave whose crest forms an angle of 120 degrees and whose form is that of a cycloid. A trochoidal wave of maximum steepness. See also trochoidal wave.

diffusion

Engineering; Coastal engineering

The distributing or spreading-out of molecules, atoms, or substances into a vacuum, fluid, or porous medium so that the concentration equalizes in all parts of the system

downwelling

Engineering; Coastal engineering

A downward movement (sinking) of surface water caused by onshore Ekman transport, converging currents, or when a water mass becomes more dense than the surrounding water.

marigram

Engineering; Coastal engineering

A graphic record of the rise and fall of the tide. The record is in the form of a curve in which time is represented by abscissas and the height of the tide by ordinates.

wave period

Engineering; Coastal engineering

The time for a wave crest to traverse a distance equal to one wavelength. The time for two successive wave crests to pass a fixed point. See also significant wave period.

alluvial deposits

Engineering; Coastal engineering

Detrital material which is transported by a river and deposited – usually temporarily – at points along the flood plain of a river. Commonly composed of sands and gravels.