Coastal Engineering: Processes, Theory and Design Practice - Hardcover

Reeve, Dominic; Chadwick, Andrew; Fleming, Christopher

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138060429 ISBN 13: 9781138060425

Publisher: CRC Press, 2018

Synopsis

Effective coastal engineering is expensive, but it is not as costly as neglect or ineffective intervention. Good practice needs to be based on sound principles, but theoretical work and modelling also need to be well grounded in practice, which is continuously evolving. Conceptual and detailed design has been advanced by new industry publications since the publication of the second edition.

This third edition provides a number of updates: the sections on wave overtopping have been updated to reflect changes brought in with the recently issued EurOtop II manual; a detailed worked example is given of the calculation of extreme wave conditions for design; additional examples have been included on the reliability of structures and probabilistic design; the method for tidal analysis and calculation of amplitudes and phases of harmonic constituents from water level time series has been introduced in a new appendix together with a worked example of harmonic analysis; and a real-life example is included of a design adapting to climate change.

This book is especially useful as an information source for undergraduates and engineering MSc students specializing in coastal engineering and management. Readers require a good grounding in basic fluid mechanics or engineering hydraulics, and some familiarity with elementary statistical concepts.

About this title

About the Author

Dominic Reeve is Professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Swansea, UK and a Chartered Mathematician.

Andrew Chadwick is former Professor of Coastal Engineering at the University of the West Indies and Honorary Professor at Plymouth, UK.

Chris Fleming is a former Group Director of Halcrow, UK.

From the Back Cover

For year 4 undergraduate and MSc students. Covers conceptual and detailed design; wave overtopping; calculation of extreme wave conditions; structural reliability and probabilistic design; tidal analysis and calculation of amplitudes and phases of harmonic constituents from water level time series; harmonic analysis; and climate change.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138060429
• ISBN 13: 9781138060425
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 542