Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, marine engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in coastal marine structures. Here is what is discussed: 1. SHORELINE USE, 2. SHORELINE FORM AND COMPOSITION, 3. SEASONAL VARIATIONS OF SHORELINE PROFILES, 4. DESIGN CONDITIONS FOR PROTECTIVE MEASURES, 5. DESIGN WATER LEVELS, 6. DESIGN WAVE ESTIMATION, 7. WAVE HEIGHT AND PERIOD VARIABILITY AND SIGNIFICANT WAVES, 8. WAVE GAUGES AND VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, 9. WAVE HINDCASTS, 10. WAVE FORECASTS, 11. BREAKING WAVES, 12. HEIGHT OF PROTECTION, 13. WAVE RUNUP, 14. WAVE OVERTOPPING, 15. STABILITY AND FLEXIBILITY, 16. ARMOR UNIT STABILITY, 17. LAYER THICKNESS, 18. RESERVE STABILITY, 19. TOE PROTECTION, 20. FILTERS, 21. FLANK PROTECTION, 22. CORROSION, 23. FREEZE-THAW CYCLES, 24. MARINE BORER ACTIVITY, 25. ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, 26. ABRASION, 27. VANDALISM AND THEFT, 28. GEOTECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS, 29. WAVE FORCES, 30. IMPACT FORCES, 31. ICE FORCES, 32. HYDRAULIC MODEL TESTS, 33. TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELS, 34. THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS.

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Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, marine engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in failure modes of coastal structures. Here is what is discussed: 1. FAILURE MODES OF TYPICAL STRUCTURE TYPES, 2. SLOPING-FRONT STRUCTURES, 3. VERTICAL-FRONT STRUCTURES, 4. FLOATING STRUCTURES, 5. BEACH FILLS, 6. SCOUR POTENTIAL AND TOE FAILURE.

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, environmental engineers, marine engineers and construction managers interested in coastal geology. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. COASTAL TERMINOLOGY AND GEOLOGIC ENVIRONMENTS.

Introductory technical guidance for civil and marine engineers interested in design and construction of coastal structures. Here is what is discussed: 1. TYPES AND FUNCTIONS OF COASTAL STRUCTURES 2. TYPICAL CROSS SECTIONS AND LAYOUTS.

Technical dictionary for civil engineers, marine engineers and construction managers, of terminology used in coastal planning and engineering

Effective coastal engineering is expensive, but it is not as costly as neglect or ineffective intervention. Good practice needs to be based on sound principles, but theoretical work and modelling also need to be well grounded in practice, which is continuously evolving. Conceptual and detailed design has been advanced by new industry publications since the publication of the second edition. This third edition provides a number of updates: the sections on wave overtopping have been updated to reflect changes brought in with the recently issued EurOtop II manual; a detailed worked example is given of the calculation of extreme wave conditions for design; additional examples have been included on the reliability of structures and probabilistic design; the method for tidal analysis and calculation of amplitudes and phases of harmonic constituents from water level time series has been introduced in a new appendix together with a worked example of harmonic analysis; and a real-life example is included of a design adapting to climate change. This book is especially useful as an information source for undergraduates and engineering MSc students specializing in coastal engineering and management. Readers require a good grounding in basic fluid mechanics or engineering hydraulics, and some familiarity with elementary statistical concepts.