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Handbook of Coastal Engineering
by John B. Herbich (ed)
ISBN:9780071344029
Covering modern methods and research from coastal engineering experts from around the world, this guide contains the tools to apply the latest research, regulations, and design methods to coastal engineering challenges.
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Handbook of Coastal Engineering
Preface
Chapter 1 – Numerical Solution of Coastal Water Wave Equations
1. INTRODUCTION
2. MATHEMATICAL MODELS
3. NUMERICAL MODELS FOR BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS
4. NUMERICAL MODELS FOR INITIAL-BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS
5. SUMMARY
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
REFERENCES
Chapter 2 – Revetment Protection for Coastal and Shoreline Structures Exposed to Wave Attack
NOTATION
1. INTRODUCTION
2. REVETMENT SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS
3. FAILURE MODES OF REVETMENTS
4. REVETMENT DESIGN
CONCLUSIONS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
REFERENCES
Chapter 3 – Design of Dikes and Revetments-Dutch Practice
NOTATION
1. INTRODUCTION
2. HISTORY OF DIKE PROTECTION
3. DESIGN PHILOSOPHY AND METHODOLOGY
4. BOUNDARY CONDITIONS AND INTERACTIONS
4.3. Effect of Dikes and Sea Walls on the Beach
5. DESIGN OF DIKES AND SLOPING SEA WALLS
6. STRUCTURAL RESPONSE OF PLACED-BLOCK REVETMENTS
7. REVIEW OF DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR DIKES AND REVETMENTS
8. CONSTRUCTION ASPECTS
9. MAINTENANCE AND MONITORING OF SAFETY
10. CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCES AND SELECTED READINGS
Chapter 4 – Wave Forces on Vertical and Composite Walls
NOTATION
OVERVIEW
4.1. INTRODUCTION
4.2. TYPES OF WAVE LOADING
4.3. PULSATING WAVE LOADS
4.4. WAVE IMPACT LOADS
4.5. BROKEN WAVE FORCES
4.6. SEAWARD OR NEGATIVE FORCES
4.7. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
REFERENCES AND READINGS
Chapter 5 – Offshore (Detached) Breakwaters
NOTATION
INTRODUCTION
LITERATURE REVIEW
MODEL STUDIES
COMPARISON OF MODEL AND FIELD STUDIES
DESCRIPTION OF SELECTED PROJECTS81
SUMMARY AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
APPENDIX A
APPENDIX B
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Chapter 6 – Wave Overtopping of Coastal and Shoreline Structures
NOTATION
OVERVIEW
1.1. WAVE RUN-UP AND MEAN OVERTOPPING OF STRUCTURES
1.2. NUMBER OF WAVES OVERTOPPING
1.3. PEAK OVERTOPPING DISCHARGE
1.4. TOLERABLE OVERTOPPING DISCHARGE
1.5. WAVE OVERTOPPING
1.6. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
1.7. REFERENCES AND SUGGESTED READINGS
Chapter 7 – Sediment Transport and Beach Profile Change Due to Random Waves
1. INTRODUCTION
2. CLASSIFICATION OF BEACH PROFILES
3. NEAR-BOTTOM VELOCITIES UNDER RANDOM WAVES
4. EFFECTS OF LONG WAVES ON CROSS-SHORE SEDIMENT TRANSPORT
5. NUMERICAL MODELING OF BEACH PROFILE CHANGE
6. SUMMARY
REFERENCES
Chapter 8 – Coastal Protection Methods
8.1. INTRODUCTION
8.2. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
8.3. SHORE PROTECTION METHODS
8.4. FUNCTIONAL DESIGN
8.5. STRUCTURAL DESIGN (DETERMINISTIC DESIGN, DESIGN OPTIMIZATION, AND PROBABILISTIC DESIGN)
REFERENCES
Chapter 9 – Shoreline Protection Methods-Japanese Experience
1. INTRODUCTION
2. STATE OF BEACH EROSION IN JAPAN
3. BRIEF HISTORY OF COASTAL ENGINEERING IN JAPAN
4. SHORELINE PROTECTION METHODS
5. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
6. CASE STUDIES
7. ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS OF COASTAL GEOMORPHOLOGY
8. WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM JAPANESE EXPERIENCE?
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
REFERENCES
Chapter 10 – Beach Nourishment Design
INTRODUCTION
BEACH NOURISHMENT DESIGN
BENEFITS OF BEACH NOURISHMENT
SUMMARY
REFERENCES
Chapter 11 – Navigation Channels-Design and Operation
NOTATION
1. INTRODUCTION
2. PRINCIPLES AND DEFINITIONS
3. DESIGN PROCESS
4. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTAL DATA
5. DESIGN SHIPS
6. CHANNEL LAYOUT
7. CHANNEL LENGTH
8. CHANNEL WIDTH
9. CHANNEL DEPTH
10. AIDS TO NAVIGATION
11. HARBOR CHANNEL OPERATION
12. EXAMPLES OF HARBOR CHANNEL DESIGN
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
REFERENCES
Chapter 12 – Maintenance Dredging in Chanels and Harbors
1. INTRODUCTION
2. SEDIMENTATION IN DREDGED CHANNELS
3. SEDIMENTATION IN SEMIENCLOSED HARBOR BASINS
4. EXAMPLE NUMERICAL MODEL RESULTS
REFERENCES
Chapter 13 – Subaqueous Capping of Contaminated Sediment
INTRODUCTION
SEDIMENT CHARACTERIZATION AND SITE SELECTION
EQUIPMENT AND PLACEMENT TECHNIQUES
DISPERSION AND MOUND DEVELOPMENT
CAP DESIGN
LONG-TERM CAP STABILITY
CAP MONITORING
SUMMARY
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
REFERENCES
Chapter 14 – Modeling the Physical and Chemical Stability of Underwater Caps in Rivers and Harbors
NOTATION
INTRODUCTION
TYPICAL CAP COMPONENTS
CAP DESIGN CRITERIA
CAP PLACEMENT ANALYSIS
GEOTECHNICAL STABILITY ANALYSIS
CHEMICAL STABILITY ANALYSIS
PHYSICAL STABILITY ANALYSIS
HYDRAULIC FILTERING ANALYSIS
A GENERAL MODELING APPROACHTHE CAPSTABL MODEL
EXAMPLE MODEL APPLICATION
SUMMARY
REFERENCES
Chapter 15 – The USACE Dredging Operations and Environmental Research (DOER) Program
INTRODUCTION
CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT CHARACTERIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL WINDOWS FOR DREDGING OPERATIONS
INSTRUMENTATION FOR DREDGE AND SITE MONITORING
NEARSHORE/AQUATIC PLACEMENT OF DREDGED MATERIALS
INNOVATIVE DREDGING TECHNOLOGY
ECOLOGICAL RISK MANAGEMENT FOR DREDGING AND DISPOSAL PROJECTS
BENEFITS OF THE DOER PROGRAM
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
APPENDIX A: GENESIS OF THE DREDGING OPERATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH (DOER) PROGRAM
APPENDIX B: DOER TECHNICAL REPORTS AND TECHNICAL NOTES
Chapter 16 – Numerical Models for Predicting the Fate of Dredged Material Placed in Open Water
INTRODUCTION
PROCESSES AFFECTING DREDGED MATERIAL PLACED IN OPEN WATER
NUMERICAL MODELING OF DREDGED MATERIAL PLACED IN OPEN WATER
STFATE CONCEPTS
LTFATE CONCEPTS
MDFATE CONCEPTS
EXAMPLE MDFATE APPLICATION
SUMMARY
REFERENCES
Chapter 17 – Removal of Contaminated Sediment by Dredging
INTRODUCTION
EXTENT OF CONTAMINATION
CLASSIFICATION METHODOLOGIES
EVALUATION APPROACH
INTERIM AND LONG-TERM CONTROLS
CONTAINMENT
CONFINED DISPOSAL
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
RISK ASSESSMENT
DREDGING EQUIPMENT FOR HANDLING CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT
Mechanical Type Dredges
CASE STUDIES
SUMMARY
APPENDIX 1. CANADIAN SEDIMENT QUALITY GUIDELINES
APPENDIX 2. THE USE OF SEDIMENT QUALITY GUIDELINES AS BENCHMARKS
REFERENCES AND SELECTED READINGS
Chapter 18 – Marine Aggregate Dredging
INTRODUCTION
METHODOLOGY
DEMAND FOR MINED AGGREGATES
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
MANAGEMENT
REFERENCES
Chapter 19 – Methodology for Delineation of Coastal Hazard Zones and Development Setback for Open Duned Coasts
NOTATION
INTRODUCTION: WHY THE NEED FOR A DEVELOPMENT SETBACK?
COASTAL HAZARD ZONES AND DEVELOPMENT SETBACK
LEGISLATIVE NEED FOR A CHZ AND DEVELOPMENT SETBACK
SOME U.S. COASTAL SETBACK PRECEDENTS
HAZARDS IN THE COASTAL ZONE
ROLE OF THE FRONTAL DUNES
PLANNING HORIZON
METHODOLOGY FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SETBACK INCORPORATING THE COASTAL HAZARD ZONE
TESTS FOR APPLYING THE CHZ SETBACK
APPLICATION TO NEW ZEALAND’S BAY OF PLENTY COAST
WHAT IS THE APPROPRIATE PROJECTION FOR SEA LEVEL RISE?
OTHER FUNCTIONS OF A CHZ AND DEVELOPMENT SETBACK
CONCLUDING ISSUES
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
REFERENCES
Appendix A – Automated Coastal Engineering System (ACES)
INTRODUCTION
CONTENTS OF ACES
WINDSPEED ADJUSTMENT AND WAVE GROWTH
BETA-RAYLEIGH DISTRIBUTION
EXTREMAL SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT ANALYSIS
CONSTITUENT TIDE RECORD GENERATION
LINEAR WAVE THEORY
CNOIDAL WAVE THEORY
FOURIER SERIES WAVE THEORY
LINEAR WAVE THEORY WITH SNELL’S LAW
IRREGULAR WAVE TRANSFORMATION (GODA’S METHOD)
COMBINED DIFFRACTION AND REFLECTION BY A VERTICAL WEDGE
BREAKWATER DESIGN USING HUDSON AND RELATED EQUATIONS
TOE PROTECTION DESIGN
NONBREAKING WAVE FORCES AT VERTICAL WALLS
RUBBLE-MOUND REVETMENT DESIGN
IRREGULAR WAVE RUNUP ON BEACHES
WAVE RUNUP AND OVERTOPPING ON IMPERMEABLE STRUCTURES
WAVE TRANSMISSION ON IMPERMEABLE STRUCTURES
WAVE TRANSMISSION THROUGH PERMEABLE STRUCTURES
LONGSHORE SEDIMENT TRANSPORT
NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF TIMEDEPENDENT BEACH AND DUNE EROSION
CALCULATION OF COMPOSITE GRAIN-SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS
BEACH NOURISHMENT OVERFILL RATIO AND VOLUME
A SPATIALLY INTEGRATED NUMERICAL MODEL FOR INLET HYDRAULICS
MISCELLANEOUS ROUTINES
Appendix B – Tables
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