Measuring and Understanding Coastal Processes.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Staff, National Research Council
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, 1900.
Temas:
Coastal engineering.
Coast changes.
Travaux maritimes.
Littoral > Modifications.
Coast changes
Coastal engineering
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""Measuring and Understanding Coastal Processes for Engineering Purposes""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""HIGH-PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""HIGH-TO-MEDIUMâ€?PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""MEDIUM-PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""1 Introduction""; ""PREVIOUS RELEVANT REPORTS AND STUDIES""; ""COASTAL ENGINEERING AND PROCESSES""; ""MEASUREMENT COMPLEXITIES""; ""Diversity of Conditions""; ""Winds, Waves, Currents, and Tides""; ""Topography""; ""Summary of Measurement Complexities""; ""ANALYTICAL METHODS IN THIS STUDY""; ""2 Coastal Engineering Applications""
  • ""ENGINEERING APPLICATION AREAS""""Coastal Process Categories""; ""Coastal Features and Coastal Engineering Applications""; ""Shore""; ""Backshores""; ""Entrances""; ""Harbors""; ""3 Processes and Measurement Requirements""; ""HIGH-FREQUENCY WATER MOTIONS""; ""Processes""; ""Measurement Requirements""; ""Measurement Capabilities""; ""Velocity Measurementsâ€?In Situ""; ""Velocity Measurementsâ€?Remote Sensing""; ""Wave Measurementsâ€?In Situ""; ""Wave Measurementsâ€?Remote Sensing""; ""Measurement Needs""; ""Waves""; ""Velocity""; ""LOW-FREQUENCY WATER MOTIONS""; ""Measurements Requirements""
  • ""Measurement Capabilities""""Measurement Needs""; ""FLUID/SEDIMENT INTERACTIONS""; ""Measurement Requirements and Capabilities""; ""Measurement Needs""; ""Near-Bed Sediment Transport""; ""Fluid Turbulence""; ""Bathymetry""; ""Directional-Wave Characteristics""; ""Spatial-Scale Observations""; ""FLUID/STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS""; ""Structure Types and Measurement Requirements""; ""Breakwaters""; ""Elevated Platforms""; ""Seawalls""; ""Jetties and Groins""; ""Entrance Channels""; ""Navigation Aids""; ""Artificial Islands""; ""Measurement Capabilities""; ""Measurement Requirements""
  • ""Erosion at the Base of Rubble-Mound Structures""""Shock Pressure Implosion""; ""Storm Surge""; ""Loss of Fine Particles""; ""Overtopping""; ""Armor Decomposition""; ""Multidirectional Waves""; ""Breakwater Stability""; ""Summary""; ""4 Modeling Coastal Systems""; ""PHYSICAL MODELS""; ""MATHEMATICAL MODELS""; ""Long-Period Waves and Currents""; ""Waves and Wave-Induced Flows""; ""Wave Refraction and Diffraction Modeling""; ""Breaking Waves""; ""Wave-Induced Nearshore Currents""; ""Infragravity Waves""; ""Swash Zone""; ""Sediment Transport""; ""Sediment Entrainment""
  • ""Near-Bed Sediment Transport""""Suspended Sediment Transport""; ""Beach Morphology""; ""Bed Forms""; ""MODELING FORCES ON STRUCTURES""; ""5 Data""; ""QUALITY CONTROL""; ""Capabilities for Quality Control""; ""Quality Control Needs""; ""STANDARDS AND CALIBRATION""; ""DATA ASSIMILATION AND SYNTHESIS""; ""6 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""HIGH-PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""HIGH-TO-MEDIUM-PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""MEDIUM-PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""MEDIUM-TO-LOW-PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""DEVELOPMENT NEEDS""; ""Appendix: Survey Findings""; ""References""

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