Offshore Breakwaters and Shore Evolution Control
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Offshore Breakwaters and Shore Evolution Control

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eBook - ePub

Offshore Breakwaters and Shore Evolution Control

About this book

This volume highlights the technical advances in shoreline stabilization with special emphasis on application of offshore breakwaters. It provides an overview of theoretical and practical matters related to shore evolution control based on experience all over the world. The main topics deal with types and functions of coastal structures, coastal boundary conditions, sediment transport and shore profile evolution, wave loading and interactions with structures, functional and geometrical design, structural design (including some novel methods, materials, construction aspects, monitoring and maintenance) and worldwide experience and case studies. A review of some mathematical models is given in the appendix.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Major Symbols
  8. Glossary of Terms
  9. 1 Introduction
  10. 2 Coastal Boundary Conditions
  11. 3 Sediment Transport and Shore Profile Evolution
  12. 4 Waves at Structures
  13. 5 Functional and Geometrical Design
  14. 6 Structural Design
  15. 7 Materials
  16. 8 Construction Aspects
  17. 9 Monitoring, Maintenance and Economics
  18. 10 Worldwide Experience and Case Studies
  19. Appendix: Review Of Some Mathematical Models
  20. References
  21. Useful Addresses
  22. Subject Index

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