Core Information
Course CEE 482/582 Introduction to Coastal Engineering
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits
Spring Semester, ODU Campus
Session Spring Session #1
Instructor Dr. David R. Basco, Professor, P.E., Ph.D. CEE, KH Rm. 136
Phone (757) 683-3223
Fax (757) 683-5354
e-mail <basco@cee.odu.edu>
Course Description
   

HOW TO:

  • Use linear theory, wave characteristic formulas
  • Use wave tables (Weigel, 1966), formulas, software
  • Calculate wave properties (pressure, velocity, acceleration)
  • Use Rayleigh distribution for statistical waves
  • Calculate wave energy density spectrum
  • Make wave hindcast/forecast(s)
  • Relate energy density spectrum to "significant" wave height
  • Draw/Construct wave refraction diagram by hand
  • Determine tidal variations and storm surge statistics at your site
  • Understand wave transformations at coastal sites (shoaling, refraction, breaking, reflection)
  • Calculate the longshore sediment transport rate
  • Conduct an engineering sediment budget study
  • Relate beach volume change to shoreline change (erosion/accretion)
  • Conduct a beach sand gradation analysis (VAT)
  • Estimate size of armor stone for breakwaters
  • Understand how coastal zone management operates at your site (city, county, state, country)
  • Estimate shoreline change using a one-line model
  • Study further (references, journals, conference proceedings, reports, etc.)

FUTURE COURSES TO COVER:

  1. Dredging and Beach Engineering, CEE 687
  2. Design of Coastal Structures, CEE 782/882
  3. Coastal Hydrodynamics and Sediment Transport, CEE 788/888
  4. Computational Environmental Fluid Dynamics, CEE 789/889

Textbook and References
   

Required Textbook:

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References:
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Tentative Course Outline
 

CEE 482/582 Introduction to Coastal Engineering
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits
ODU Campus, Teletechnet sites, Internet (visual streaming)
Spring Session

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Week Topics Chapter Pages
1 Introduction, What is Coastal Engineering? 1 1-20
Introduction to water waves 2 21-30
2 Derivation of linear wave theory 2 31-35
Calculation of wave length, L, methods 2 36
3 Calculation of pressure, velocity, acceleration. 2 36-41
Calculation of energy, group celerity, tables 7 149-150
4 Short term wave analysis, irregular waves 3 51-53
The Rayleigh distribution 3 54-58
5 Long-term wave analysis 4 81-89
Wave generation - winds 5 103-106
6 Simple wave hindcasting, models 5 107-116
Review for Mid-Term Exam 1-5  
7 Mid-Term Examination 1-5  
8 Tides 6 117-133
Water levels 6 134-144
  Spring Break    
9 Wave transformations, refraction 7 149-158
Wave breaking 7 159-160
10 Rubble-mound stability, Hudson formula 9 210-214
Basic shore processes 12 281-283
11 The beach, materials, profiles 12 283-288
Longshore sediment transport rate 12 288-297
12 Theory - One Line Model planform change 14 331-
Numerical solutions, models 14 -352
13 Shore protection alternatives 15 363-
Artificial beach nourishment 15 -380
14 Introduction to Coastal Management 10 All
Review for Final Exam 6-15  
  Final Examination