Civil / PE Exam

Coastal Engineering Course Syllabus

Basic wave theory, wave measurement, wave statistics, wave record analysis, wave transformation, tides, water levels and storm surges
Design of breakwaters and ocean structures; hydraulic and numerical coastal models
Design of a breakwater, design of a hydraulic model of the breakwater and testing with the hydraulic model to determine breakwater stability
Environmental considerations, coastal zone management, coastal sediment transport and design in the coastal zone

Sorensen, R. M. Basic Coastal Engineering
Reeve, D. and Chawick, A. and Fleming, C. Coastal Engineering: Processes, Theory and Design Practice