College of Engineering
Department of Ocean
Engineering
OCE 307
Introduction to Engineering Wave Mechanics and Littoral Processes Spring
2007 Instructor:
Dr. James Hu
Place: Sheets 117 Time: T,Th 1:30-2:45 Credit: 3
Course
Description: An introduction to coastal engineering which
is a special branch of engineering involving a composite of many physical
and engineering sciences having implications in coastal areas. OCE307 is the
first course in a sequence of several courses covering the ocean hydrodynamics
and ocean structures areas in the OE undergraduate curriculum.
Course
Outline: 1. Introduction
2. Fundamentals of hydrodynamics WATER WAVE MECHANICS: REGULAR WAVES
3. Linear wave theory formulation
4. Linear wave theory solution
5. Water particle kinematics and pressure field
6. Wave energy and power
7. Transformation of waves entering shallow water IRREGULAR WAVES
8,9. Wave train analysis
9,10. Wave spectral analysis
11. Random wave simulation LITTORAL PROCESSES
12. Coastal sediment properties
13. Longshore sediment transport
