Coastal Processes with Engineering Applications / Edition 1

by Robert G. Dean, Robert A. Dalrymple

Overview

The world's coastlines, dividing land from sea, are geological environments that are unique in their composition and the physical processes affecting them. At the dynamically active intersection of land and the oceans, humans have been building structures throughout history. Initially used for naval and commercial purposes, more recently recreation and tourism have increased activity in the coastal zone 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 in four parts: (1) an overview of coastal engineering, using case studies to illustrate problems; (2) hydrodynamics of the coastal zone, reviewing storm surges, water waves, and low frequency motions within the nearshore and surf zone; (3) coastal responses including equilibrium beach profiles and sediment transport; (4) applications such as erosion mitigation, beach nourishment, coastal armoring, tidal inlets, and shoreline management.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521602754
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	03/25/2004
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	488
Sales rank:	821,186
Product dimensions:	7.44(w) x 9.72(h) x 1.22(d)

Table of Contents

Part I. Introduction to Coastal Processes: 1. Overview; 2. Sediment characteristics; 3. Long-term processes; Part II. Hydrodynamics of the Coastal Zone: 4. Tides and storm surges; 5. Waves and wave-induced hydrodynamics; Part III. Coastal Response: 6. Field measurement techniques and analysis; 7. Equilibrium beach profiles; 8. Sediment transport; 9. Miscellaneous coastal features; 10. Modeling of beaches and shorelines; Part IV. Shoreline Modification and Analysis: 11. Beach fill and soft engineering structures; 12. Hard engineering structures; 13. Tidal inlets; 14. Shoreline management.

Editorial Reviews

'The book's presentation is of high standard. It can be utilized as a textbook on coastal processes and coastal engineering. The authors, who have devoted a lot of time in conducting research in coastal engineering, deserve to be congratulated on their achievement.' Bulletin

'… this book is useful in providing a mathematical summary of our understanding of hydrodynamic and sediment transport processes in the coastal zone and how they may be affected by engineering applications.' The Times Higher Education Supplement

From the Publisher

A reference for graduate students and researchers in coastal engineering, nearshore oceanography, and marine geology that deals primarily with sandy coastlines. It provides an overview of the problems of coastal engineering, based on examples and a geological perspective; reviews hydrodynamics, including storm surges, water waves, and low-frequency motions within the nearshore and surf zone; discusses the equilibrium beach profile and sediment transport; and covers aspects of erosion mitigation such as beach nourishment and coastal armoring, tidal inlets, and shoreline management. The authors are associated with the U. of Florida (Dean) and U. of Delaware (Dalrymple). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)