CE595 COASTAL SEDIMENTATION
Course Code: |
5620595 |
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
Department: |
Civil Engineering |
Language of Instruction: |
English |
Level of Study: |
Graduate |
Course Coordinator: |
Lecturer Dr. IÞIKHAN GÜLER |
Offered Semester: |
Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
Coastal sediment properties, waves and currents oscillator boundary layers, incipient motion, onshore and offshore sediment movement, littoral drift, beach processes. Coastal protection structures, groins, jetties, breakwaters and harbour entrances, seawalls and revetments, beach nourishment, maintenance of river mouths. Dredging. Estuarine sedimentation. (R)