Ocean and Coastal Hydrodynamics

Description

Defining variables with associated time-length scales affecting the behavior of shoreline and beach changes. Review of water waves theories and effects of ocean currents for estimate of fluid forces. Wave and current transformation and associated coastal processes. Development of design basis criteria for risk based design in the coastal zone. Oceanographic measurements and introduction to modeling.

Program

M.Sc. in Water Resources Engineering

Objectives

• The course aims at providing the graduate students with the knowledge of developing design criteria and methods of designing coastal protection structures. Further the course introduces the students to the principles of coastal zone management including field measurements and modeling.