CE 492 Coastal Engineering II

Credit Structure: (3-0)3

Catalog Description:
Coastal currents, principles of coastal sediment transport, coastal erosion and control, coastal pollution control, data collection in field and laboratory.

Course Objectives:
This course provides the second part of the basic knowledge essential for civil engineers who are planning to have a role in the development, protecting and conserving our precious coastal environments. This course is opened as a technical elective for the civil engineering students.

Prerequisites:
None

Textbook(s):
None

Reference(s):
K. Horikawa, “Coastal Engineering: An Introduction to Ocean Engineering”, Kiyoshi University of Tokyo Press, Tokyo, Japan, 1978.
U.S. Army Coastal Engineering Research Center, “Shore Protection Manual”, 4th Ed., U.S. Government Printing Office, 1984.

Syllabus:
1. Introduction: Coastal environments, human activities and coastal engineering.
2. Coastal Currents: Classification of coastal currents, wave induced water level variations, nearshore currents, wave induced mass transport, water motion under breaking waves, longshore current, onshore-offshore exchange, wind induced currents, tidal currents.
3. Coastal Sediment Transport: Beach profile and bed forms, modes of sediment transport, initiation of sediment transport, longshore sand transport, modelling of shoreline changes.
4. Coastal Erosion and Control: Classifications of coastal problems, seawalls, bulkheads and revetments, sand bypassing, groins, jetties, breakwaters, beach nourishment.
5. Coastal Pollution Control: Basic principles, sea outfalls, harbour pollution control.
6. Data Collection in Field and Laboratory: Wave measurements, measurement of water level variation, current measurements, measurements of water depth.

Homeworks, Quizzes, Projects:
None

Computer Usage:
1. Term projects about sediment transport and current phenomena are carried by computer.
2. Demo programs about coastal protection.

LaboratoryWork:
None

Category Content:
Mathematics and Basic Sciences: None
Engineering Design: 2 credits
Engineering Sciences: 1 credit
Humanities & Social Sciences: None
Departmental: None

Instructors:
Erdal Özhan