| Titre : |
Coastal processes : with engineering applications |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Dean, Robert G., Auteur |
| Editeur : |
Cambridge university press |
| Année de publication : |
2002 |
| Importance : |
XI-475 p. |
| Format : |
26 cm |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-521-60275-4 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Index. décimale : |
627 Génie hydraulique |
| Résumé : |
The world's coastlines, dividing land from sea, are geological environments unique in their composition and the physical processes affecting them. Humans have been building structures throughout history at these dynamically active intersections of land and the oceans. Although coastlines were initially used for naval and commercial purposes, more recently recreation and tourism have increased activity in the coastal zones dramatically. Shoreline development is now causing a significant conflict with natural coastal processes.
This text on coastal engineering will help the reader understand these coastal processes and develop strategies to cope effectively with shoreline erosion. The book is organized into four parts: (1) an overview of coastal engineering using case studies to illustrate problems; (2) a consideration of the hydrodynamics of the coastal zone reviewing storm surges, water waves, and low-frequency motions within the near-shore and surf zone; (3) a discussion of coastal responses, including equilibrium beach profiles and sediment transport; and (4) a presentation of applications such as erosion mitigation, beach nourishment, coastal armoring, tidal inlets, and shoreline management.
Students, practicing engineers, and researchers in coastal engineering and coastal oceanography will find this book an invaluable resource for understanding the mechanisms of erosion and designing shoreline structures. |
Coastal processes : with engineering applications [texte imprimé] / Dean, Robert G., Auteur . - Cambridge university press, 2002 . - XI-475 p. ; 26 cm. ISBN : 978-0-521-60275-4 Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Index. décimale : |
627 Génie hydraulique |
| Résumé : |
The world's coastlines, dividing land from sea, are geological environments unique in their composition and the physical processes affecting them. Humans have been building structures throughout history at these dynamically active intersections of land and the oceans. Although coastlines were initially used for naval and commercial purposes, more recently recreation and tourism have increased activity in the coastal zones dramatically. Shoreline development is now causing a significant conflict with natural coastal processes.
This text on coastal engineering will help the reader understand these coastal processes and develop strategies to cope effectively with shoreline erosion. The book is organized into four parts: (1) an overview of coastal engineering using case studies to illustrate problems; (2) a consideration of the hydrodynamics of the coastal zone reviewing storm surges, water waves, and low-frequency motions within the near-shore and surf zone; (3) a discussion of coastal responses, including equilibrium beach profiles and sediment transport; and (4) a presentation of applications such as erosion mitigation, beach nourishment, coastal armoring, tidal inlets, and shoreline management.
Students, practicing engineers, and researchers in coastal engineering and coastal oceanography will find this book an invaluable resource for understanding the mechanisms of erosion and designing shoreline structures. |
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