Lecture meets 3 times per week for 50 minutes per meeting for 15 weeks
Specific course information
Catalog description: An introduction to coastal engineering with emphasis on the interaction between oceanic dynamic processes (waves, currents, and tides) and coastal regions (beaches, harbors, structures, and estuaries) and on the engineering approaches necessary to prevent adverse effects caused by this interaction.
Prerequisites: None; CCE 34000 or equivalent recommended
Course status: Elective course
Specific goals for the course
Student learning outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course the student shall be able to:
Calculate and interpret the significance of basic coastal hydrodynamic processes associated with water waves, water levels, and sediment transport.
Identify and describe coastal protection measures and methods and their design considerations
Find, interpret, and utilize physical data and/or model output to support design
Design elements of coastal protection measures within a simplified subset of design constraints
Relationship of course to program outcomes
Outcome 1: An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
Outcome 2 - an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
Outcome 3 - an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
Outcome 6 - an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
Topics
Introduction/overview of coastal engineering
Coastal hydrodynamics
Water waves (wave descriptors, dispersion, classification, shoaling, refraction, breaking)
Water levels (spectrum of processes, tides, Great Lakes, sea level rise, storm surge)
Information sources (models, buoys, tide gages)
Design of Coastal Structures
Types of structures; Armor stability; Wave run-up and overtopping, wave transmission and reflection
Coastlines, beaches, and sediment transport
Beach material, equilibrium profile and applications, beach nourishment, sediment transport, surf zone processes
Shoreline protection measures (Types of structures, basic design guidance and principles)
