This book is intended to be a text for undergraduate students of coastal engineering. It also serves as a reference for graduate students and practicing engineers, building on a basic foundation in coastal engineering. Finally, it is a guide for people in related disciplines. Coastal managers may use the book to cover the more theoretical and engineering-related aspects of their trade. Its subject matter is of interest to geographers, planners and coastal scientists alike.
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Chapter 1: Introduction (878 KB)
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Contents:
- Water Waves
- Short-Term Wave Analysis
- Long-Term Wave Analysis
- Wave Generation
- Tides and Water Levels
- Wave Transformation and Breaking
- Design of Structures
- Breakwaters
- Introduction to Coastal Management
- Coastal Sediment Transport
- Basic Shore Processes
- Coastal Design
- One-Dimensional Modeling of Coastal Morphology
- Shore Protection
- Problems
- Software
Readership: Civil and coastal engineers, resource managers, planners, and coastal scientists.
Professor J William Kamphuis is Professor of Civil Engineering at Queen's University in Canada. He is Director of the Queen's University Coastal Engineering Research Laboratory and President of J W Kamphuis, Associates Limited, Coastal Consultants. Professor Kamphuis received his PhD in Civil Engineering from Queen's University in 1965. He is a registered professional engineer and a member of several professional societies. He is founding President of the Canadian Coastal Science and Engineering Association and is actively involved in the American Society of Civil Engineers and the International Association of Hydraulic Research. He is author of 150 technical publications. As a consultant, Professor Kamphuis carries out an international practice that has dealt with shore erosion and damage, hydraulic modeling, development of marinas and harbors, design of coastal structures, dynamics of tidal inlets, formation of ice jams and development of artificial islands for oil exploration. He has appeared as an expert witness in court proceedings and hearings, and is the author of 120 consulting reports.
