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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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Coastal engineering
spoil bank
Engineering; Coastal engineering
Artificial formation created by the deposit of dredged materials on the seabed.
unconsolidated
Engineering; Coastal engineering
In referring to sediment grains, loose, separate, or unattached to one another.
deflation
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The removal of loose material from a beach or other land surface by wind action.
diverging wave
Engineering; Coastal engineering
Waves that move obliquely out from a vessel’s sailing line.
subduction zone
Engineering; Coastal engineering
Elongate region in which the sea floor slides beneath a continent or island arc.
wave climate atlas
Engineering; Coastal engineering
Series of maps showing the variability of wave conditions over a long coastline.
basin
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A depressed area with no surface outlet, such as a lake basin or an enclosed sea.
