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93558 Coastal Engineering
Danish title: Marin teknik

Type: Å, Language: DDD
Credit points: 5 point
Previous course: D3984, SVAF 61
Offered by: Department of Applied Civil and Environmental Engineering (IABM)
Prerequisite: 93552.93603.93253
Recommended semester: 6th or 7th semester
Scope and form: Lectures, course work.
Examination: No examination. Evalution of exercices and quiz. (13 point scale )
Contact person: Kaj Christensen, IABM, Building 373, Tel. +45 4525 5025
Aim: To give the students a basic knowledge of theory and practice in coastal and harbour engineering.
Contents: Waves, wave mechanics, wave refraction, wave diffraction, wave reflection, breaking waves, wave forecasting, effect of waves on structures. Breakwaters (shore-connected and offshore). Shore protection. Basic concepts of sediment transport, coastal sediment transport, bed load equations. Wharves and piers. Marinas. Offshore structures.