NA60006: Coastal Engineering
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| NA60006 | |
|---|---|
| Course name | COASTAL ENGINEERING |
| Offered by | Ocean Engineering & Naval Architecture |
| Credits | 4 |
| L-T-P | 3-1-0 |
| Previous Year Grade Distribution | |
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Syllabus
Syllabus mentioned in ERP
Introduction to the coastal environment; Review of sea waves; Wave generation by wind and sea spectra; Storm surges and tsunami, Introduction to long waves; Nearshore wave transformation: shoaling, reflection, refraction, diffraction, breaking; wave run-up, wave overtopping. Wave dynamics in estuaries, energy dissipation by bottom friction and bed porosity. Near-shore mean motion: Wave setup, wave-induced currents (longshore and undertow). Basics of sediment transport and beach morphodynamics, Elements of coastal structures: types of coastal structures, forces on structures, stability of breakwaters; Climate change and its impacts on coastal environments. Introduction to coastal zone management.