Undergraduate Course: Coastal Engineering 5 (CIVE11056)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Around 40% of the world¿s population lives within 100km of the coastline. The coastal zone is one of the most dynamic and high-energy systems on Earth, where geophysical processes such as erosion, deposition and flooding develop due to the action of wind, waves and tides. These ongoing processes can present a serious risk to life, home security and economy, and wellbeing to the population living in coastal areas. Increasing coastal erosion rates due to sea level rise is also a concern for these coastal communities. This course presents a series of lectures and hands-on tutorials to learn about the coast and how to manage it from an engineering perspective. In particular, we will focus on the design of breakwaters. The course will be assessed with coursework to be developed weekly in the classroom.
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| Course description |
Topics by week
1. Coastal features and processes: forcings, beach movement and sediment transport; Shoreline indicators
1 hour lecture + 2 hours tutorial
2. Waves - generation, propagation, refraction, shoaling, breaking
1 hour lecture + 2 hours tutorial
3. Coastal structures - general typology, specific examples
1 hour lecture + 2 hours tutorial
4. Armoured mounds: breakwaters, seawalls - armour sizing and stability
1 hour lecture + 2 hours tutorial
5. Wave overtopping
1 hour lecture + 2 hours tutorial
6. Wave overtopping (cont.)
1 hour lecture + 2 hours tutorial
7. Vertical breakwaters / seawalls / caissons - wave forces, stability
1 hour lecture + 2 hours tutorial
8. Design lectures and tutorials
3 hours tutorial
9. Design lectures and tutorials
3 hours tutorial
10. Design lectures and tutorials
3 hours tutorial
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Fluid Mechanics, Environmental Engineering, Mathematics. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 7,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 23,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
66 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written Exam %: 0%
Practical Exam %: 0%
Coursework %: 100%
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| Feedback |
Students will receive verbal feedback during the weekly tutorials.
Students will work on the design of a breakwater (the summative assessment) weekly during these tutorials based on the material seen during the lectures. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify the most important natural processes taking place on the coast;
- Analyse wave and tidal forcings using real world data;
- Identify natural and anthropogenic coastal features;
- Design the critical elements of a breakwater.
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Reading List
- Coastal Engineering: Processes, Theory and Design Practice, D Reeve, CRC Press, 2018.
- Introduction to coastal engineering and management, JW Kamphuis, World Scientific, 2020.
- Coastal processes with engineering applications, RG Dean & RA Dalrymple, Cambridge University Press, 2008.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Coastal,Waves,Beach,Erosion,Overtopping,Breakwaters |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Encarni Medina-Lopez
Tel: (0131 6)50 5642
Email: Encarni.Medina-Lopez@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Tom Lawford-Groves
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: t.lawford-groves@ed.ac.uk |
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