http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
x, 475 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
"Students, practicing engineers, and researchers in coastal engineering and coastal oceanography will find this book an invaluable resource for understanding the mechanisms of erosion and designing shoreline structures."--Jacket.
1.2 Some Terminology of the Coasts 6 -- 1.3 Examples of Coastal Engineering Projects 9 -- Appendix Useful Units 20 -- 2 Sediment Characteristics 21 -- 2.2 Sand Composition 21 -- 2.3 Grain Sizes 22 -- 2.4 Shape 29 -- 2.5 Porosity 29 -- 2.6 Fall Velocity 30 -- 3 Long-Term Processes 35 -- 3.2 Relative Sea Level Change 36 -- 3.3 Equilibrium Beach Profile 42 -- 3.4 Classification of Shorelines 45 -- Part 2. Hydrodynamics of the Coastal Zone -- 4 Tides and Storm Surges 73 -- 4.2 Astronomical Tides 74 -- 4.3 Storm Surges 78 -- 5 Waves and Wave-Induced Hydrodynamics 88 -- 5.2 Water Wave Mechanics 89 -- 5.3 Cross-Shore and Longshore Currents 103 -- 5.4 Low-Frequency Motions at the Shoreline 105 -- 5.5 Nearshore Circulation and Rip Currents 111 -- 5.6 Swash Zone Dynamics 114 -- Part 3. Coastal Response -- 6 Field Measurement Techniques and Analysis 133 -- 6.2 Beach Profile Measurements 134 -- 6.3 Analysis of Beach Profile Data 138 -- 6.4 Historical Shoreline Change 149 -- 6.5 Major Field Campaigns 152 -- 6.6 Innovative Field Techniques 154 -- 7 Equilibrium Beach Profiles 162 -- 7.2 Methods of Deriving Equilibrium Beach Profiles 163 -- 7.3 Constructive and Destructive Forces Acting on Beach Profiles 164 -- 7.4 Development of Equilibrium Beach Profile Theories 166 -- 7.5 Applications of the Equilibrium Profile 186 -- 8 Sediment Transport 210 -- 8.2 Incipient Sand Motion and Depth of Closure 212 -- 8.3 Longshore Sediment Transport 218 -- 8.4 Cross-Shore Sediment Transport 232 -- 8.5 Littoral Drift Applications 241 -- 8.6 Overwash and Washover 248 -- 8.7 Aeolian Sediment Transport 250 -- 8.8 Illustrations of Sand Transport and Dune Accumulation 254 -- 8.9 Cohesive Sediments 254 -- 9 Miscellaneous Coastal Features 275 -- 9.2 Nearshore Morphology 276 -- 9.3 Crenulate Bays 278 -- 9.4 Sand Waves 281 -- 9.5 Multiple Offshore Sandbars 282 -- 9.6 Beach Cusps 285 -- 10 Modeling of Beaches and Shorelines 301 -- 10.2 Physical Modeling of Coastal Processes 302 -- 10.3 Analytical Modeling 313 -- 10.4 Numerical Modeling 328 -- Part 4. Shoreline Modification and Analysis -- 11 Beach Fill and Soft Engineering Structures 343 -- 11.2 Beach Nourishment (Beach Fill) 344 -- 11.3 Submerged Berms 374 -- 11.4 Beach Drains 379 -- 12 Hard Engineering Structures 387 -- 12.2 Perched Beach 388 -- 12.3 Groins 389 -- 12.4 Offshore Breakwaters 394 -- 12.5 Artificial Headlands 400 -- 12.6 Revetments 402 -- 12.7 Seawalls 404 -- 12.8 Other Coastal Protection Devices 406 -- 12.9 Jetties and Inlets 407 -- 12.10 Monitoring and Mitigation for All Coastal Structures 409 -- 13 Tidal Inlets 413 -- 13.2 Tidal Hydrodynamics 414 -- 13.3 Inlet Stability 433 -- 13.4 Sedimentary Relationships at Inlets 437 -- 13.5 Sand Bypassing at Inlets 441 -- 13.6 Inlet Design Considerations 447 -- 14 Shoreline Management 452 -- 14.2 Options and Factors 453 -- 14.3 Role of Setbacks and Construction Standards 457 -- 14.4 Protective Value of a Wide Beach 461 -- 14.5 Sand Rights 463.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.