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The relationship between beach slope and grain size
04/10/2010 11:21
The relationship between beach slope and grain size on beaches exposed to low and high energy waves (after Komar, 1976 in Pethick, 1984):
Ocean/Coastal Engineering Textbooks 2010
19/09/2010 16:36
ADVANCED SERIES ON OCEAN ENGINEERING (ISSN: 1793-074X)
Editor-in-chief:
Philip L F Liu
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Cornell Univ., Hollister Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853-3501
Tel: (607) 255-5090
Fax: (607) 255-9004
E-mail: pll3@cornell.edu
This book series consists of undergraduate and...
Tsunami
19/09/2010 16:34
A tsunami (pronounced sue-nahm-ee) is a series of huge waves that can cause great devastation and loss of life when they strike a coast. The word tsunami comes from the Japanese word meaning “harbor wave.” Tsunamis are sometimes incorrectly called “tidal waves” — tsunamis are not caused by...
What is Coastal Engineering?
19/09/2010 16:30
Coastal engineering is the study of the processes ongoing at the shoreline and construction within the coastal zone. The field involves aspects of nearshore oceanography, marine geology, and civil engineering, often directed at combating erosion of coasts or providing navigational...
Coastal Engineering HomePage
18/09/2010 21:04
Main purpose of this website is to be a proper source for information related to the field of coastal engineering including the processes ongoing at the shoreline and construction within the coastal zone for students, academics, and professionals in the fields of nearshore oceanography, ...